How much is the patent application fee and how to pay it?
1. When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:
(1) application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee;
(2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention;
(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee;
(four) the cost of requesting the restoration of rights and the cost of requesting the extension of the time limit;
(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.
The payment standards of various fees shall be stipulated by the price management department of the State Council and the financial department in conjunction with the patent administration department of the State Council.
2. The fees stipulated in the Patent Law and the detailed rules for the implementation of the Patent Law may be paid directly to the patent administration department in the State Council, or by remittance through the post office or bank or by other means stipulated by the patent administration department in the State Council.
If remittance is made by post office or bank, the correct application number or patent number and the name of the fee paid shall be indicated on the remittance slip sent to the patent administration department in the State Council. If it does not conform to the provisions of this paragraph, it shall be deemed that it has not gone through the payment formalities.
If the fee is paid directly to the patent administrative department of the State Council, the payment date shall be the payment date; If payment is made by post office remittance, the postmark date of post office remittance shall be the payment date; If payment is made by bank remittance, the actual remittance date of the bank shall be the payment date.
If the patent fee is overpaid, re-paid or wrongly paid, the party concerned may, within 3 years from the date of payment, request a refund from the patent administration department in the State Council, and the patent administration department in the State Council shall refund it.
3. The applicant shall pay the application fee, publication and printing fee and necessary patent application surcharge within 2 months from the date of filing the patent application or within/0/5 days from the date of receiving the notification of acceptance; If it fails to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit, its application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
Where the applicant claims the priority, he shall pay the priority claim fee at the same time as the application fee; Failure to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as failure to claim priority.
4. Where a party requests substantive examination or reexamination, it shall pay the fee within the relevant time limit stipulated in the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation; Failing to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as not making a request.
The above is the part about the patent application fee and how to pay it in the intellectual property agreement. For more patent application fee information, please consult the customer service staff at the service desk!
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