First of all, we must understand that when applying for patent agency, the applicant needs to pay agency fees and official fees. The amount of agency fee shall be determined by the applicant through consultation with the agency according to the difficulty and workload of the technical field to which the application belongs.
Official fees paid to China National Intellectual Property Administration:
1. The first official fee includes the application fee and examination fee for the invention attack application. The amount (RMB) is: 950 yuan (including the printing fee of 50 yuan) for the application of the invention patent; Application fee for utility model patent 500 yuan; 500 yuan, design patent application fee; The examination fee for invention application is 2500 yuan.
In order to obtain and keep the patent, the applicant also needs to pay the annual patent fee and other fees to the patent office within a few years after the application. The Patent Office may reduce or exempt certain fees (application fee, examination fee for invention application, maintenance fee for invention application, reexamination fee and annual fee for three years after authorization) for applicants with real difficulties.
3. If the applicant is an organization, the above fees can be reduced by 70% (the examination fee can be reduced by 60%), and if the applicant is an individual, the above fees can be reduced by 85% (the examination fee can be reduced by 80%).
Requirements for the application of individual invention patent:
1, the applicant provides original technical data and personal (unit) information;
2. Entrust a patent agency, sign an agency agreement, and write patent application documents that meet the requirements of the Patent Law; If necessary, you can retrieve it first.
3. Submit the patent application documents to the State Patent Office, obtain the patent application number, and pay the patent application fee as required;
4. After preliminary examination, the application for a patent for this invention will be published in the patent bulletin and website 18 months after the date of application; According to the requirements of the applicant, it may also be required to publish it in advance at any time within 15 months from the date of application;
5. Enter the stage of substantive examination (substantive examination): the applicant may file an application for substantive examination with the Patent Office at any time within 3 years from the date of application or after the patent application is made public, and must pay the patent substantive examination fee in accordance with the regulations;
6. After substantive examination, the patent conforms to the practicality, novelty and creativity of the invention, and the patent right is granted, and the patent application maintenance fee, annual fee, printing fee and certificate fee are paid in accordance with the regulations to obtain the invention patent certificate; Authorized invention patents will be published.
7. Where a patent for invention claims the priority of an earlier application, the relevant materials of the earlier application shall be provided.
The above gives you a detailed introduction to the price of individual invention patent application and how to handle it. This process needs to prepare a lot of materials, and you can entrust a professional organization to help you apply, which can save you time. Welcome to consult!
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