Why do you have to pay the patent late fee before the payment date?

Note: once the annual fee expires, it becomes the deadline for late payment, not the deadline for annual fee payment. See the following table for specific calculation:

The calculation of the above two tables shows the annual patent fee and late payment fee at a glance!

At present, there are four ways to pay the annual patent fee:

1, online payment. Registered users of electronic application can log on to the electronic application network of the Patent Office and use the online payment system to make payment according to relevant requirements. Online payment is limited to users with electronic patent application accounts who log in to China Electronic Patent Application Network to pay fees, and other users who apply for patents through agencies cannot use online payment.

2. Post office remittance or bank transfer. Post office remittance to China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office, bank transfer to China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office. The specific account number can be found in official website of the Patent Office. When paying the annual patent fee through the above two remittance methods, the application number, fee name (or abbreviation) and itemized amount shall be accurately stated. If the application number and fee name (or abbreviation) are not indicated, it shall be deemed that the payment procedures have not been handled. In addition, after the remittance transfer is completed, users need to register and log in to the online patent payment information supplement and management system, and fill in the relevant payment information.

3. Pay on-site at the service hall window of the Patent Office or patent agencies all over the country. The advantage of paying at the window site is that you can get the payment receipt on the spot without waiting for the receipt to be mailed; The disadvantage is that you need to go to the window in person; Moreover, not all cities have window payment. Generally, provincial capitals and larger cities will have service windows of patent offices.

4. Entrust a third-party annual fee housekeeper to pay the annual patent fee on his behalf. At present, there are many different products on the market. You can search Baidu, monitor the annual fee period, or pay the annual fee online.