How much does it cost to apply for an international patent?

Because patents have strong geographical protection, enterprises need to apply for international patents for their own interests to ensure patent protection rights in this country. So how much does it cost to apply for an international patent? How much does it cost to apply for an international patent? For your reference. How much does it cost to apply for an international patent? How much does it cost to apply for an international patent? At present, to apply for a patent in one country, in addition to paying 4000 to 5000 dollars, it is necessary to prepare about 20000 to 25000 dollars in five countries. We also have to pay the fees for the international phase of PCT, including the transmission fee, retrieval fee and international preliminary examination fee of about 265,438+000 yuan charged by China Patent Office, and the basic fee, designation fee and handling fee of about 65,438+065,438+050 yuan charged by the International Bureau. If it is an international application filed by an individual from China; The fees charged by the International Bureau can be reduced by 75%. What are the ways to apply for an international patent? 1. The Paris Convention was adopted by submitting a national application based on China's application to the respondent country within a certain period (65,438+02 months for invention and 6 months for utility model and design). 2. An application filed in the manner specified in the PCT is called an international application, and it can be designated to file an application to multiple treaty member States at the same time. Bian Xiao reminds you that it is appropriate to use the PCT route when the applicant wants to obtain protection from more than five countries (generally more than five countries) for an invention. Because only one international application needs to be submitted to the Chinese Patent Office through PCT, the trouble of submitting national applications to each country is avoided. How much does it cost to apply for an international patent? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patents, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie's intellectual property rights or contact us by phone.