2. The annual fee shall be paid on the application date.
The annual fee shall be paid on the date of patent application.
4. The annual fee can be deferred for three years after authorization; (that is, the patent application date is 1, 201September 6, and 20 17 years, that is, the annual fee is reduced in the second, third and fourth years; 18 year authorization, that is, tax reduction and exemption in the third, fourth and fifth years.
5. Everyone pays the first annual fee at the same time as the license fee and certificate fee, and records the annual fee in which year.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 42 The term of patent right for invention is 20 years, and the term of patent right for utility model and patent right for design is 10 years, counting from the date of application.
Article 43 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.