Change time:
From the date of patent application to the whole patent validity period, the provisions are as follows:
Chapter 1, Part 1 of Patent Examination Guide 6.7: Changes to the description items include: application number, application date, ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Change procedure:
Article 119 When submitting application documents or going through various formalities to the patent administration department in the State Council, the applicant, the patentee, other interested parties or their representatives shall sign or seal them; If a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be sealed by the patent agency.
Where a request is made to change the name of the inventor, the name, nationality and address of the patent applicant and patentee, the name and address of the patent agency and the name of the agent, it shall go through the formalities for changing the recorded items with the patent administration department of the State Council, and attach the supporting materials of the reasons for the change.
Change cost:
Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the 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.