How much is the patent fee?

When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administrative department of the State Council, you need to pay the patent registration fee, announcement printing fee, annual fee, specification item change fee, patent evaluation report request fee, invalidation request fee, etc. The charging standard 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, and the specific amount shall be paid as required.

As patent application involves various expenses, how to pay various expenses is directly related to the approval and protection period of patent application. According to the regulations, patent application requires the following expenses:

(1) application fee, application surcharge and publication printing fee;

(2) the substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention;

(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee, maintenance fee for invention patent application and annual fee.

After handling the patent application, one copy of the Notice of Acceptance of Patent Application and one copy of the Notice of Examination and Approval of Fee Reduction shall be obtained or received, and the corresponding fees shall be paid within the specified time according to the application number and the amount of fees payable given in these two notices. An application for a patent for invention shall pay the substantive examination fee after receiving the notice that it can be made public in advance after passing the preliminary examination. The applicant shall pay the patent registration fee, announcement printing fee, invention patent application maintenance fee and annual fee for the current year when receiving the notice of granting patent right and going through the registration formalities. Future annual fees shall be paid in advance before the expiration of the previous year. Other expenses such as priority claim fee, reexamination fee, change fee of recorded items, and other patent affairs handling fees shall be paid according to the needs of the applicant and the examination situation.

Legal basis:

Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

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 right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee;

(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.

The payment standards of the fees listed in the preceding paragraph 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.