When will the annual patent fee be deducted?

The patentee shall pay the annual fee from the year when the patent right is granted. Pay once a year, usually within one month before the expiration of the previous year. If it is not paid in the previous month, the Patent Office will give it a grace period of one month. If the annual fee is not paid in accordance with the regulations, the patent right shall be terminated before the expiration of the time limit.

legal ground

Article 43 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The patentee shall pay the annual fee from the year when the patent right is granted.

Article 44

In any of the following circumstances, the patent right shall be terminated before the expiration of the time limit:

(a) failing to pay the annual fee in accordance with the provisions;

(2) The patentee waives his patent right in writing.

Where the patent right is terminated before the expiration of the time limit, it shall be registered and announced by the patent administration department of the State Council.