2. 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.
3. Official expenses are paid to China National Intellectual Property Administration. The first official fee includes the application fee and the examination fee for the invention application, and the amount (RMB) is: the application fee for the invention patent in 950 yuan (including the printing fee in 50 yuan); Application fee for utility model patent 500 yuan;
4, the design patent application fee 500 yuan; 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.
6. 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. 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%).
What are the contents of design patent examination?
1, whether the application for a patent for design has the documents specified in Article 27 of the Patent Law and other necessary documents, and whether these documents conform to the prescribed format;
2. If the applicant entrusts a patent agency to apply for a patent, is there a power of attorney?
3. Whether a foreign applicant who has no habitual residence or business office in China does not conform to the provisions of Article 18 of the Patent Law and is not qualified to file a patent application in China;
4. Whether a foreign applicant who has no habitual residence or business office in China entrusts the State Council or the State Council to authorize a foreign-related patent agency designated by the Patent Office to handle his patent application and other patent affairs;
5, whether the patent application fee has been paid;
6. Whether the patent application obviously violates national laws, ethics and public interests;
7, whether the patent application meets the requirements of oneness;
8, the applicant to modify the application documents, whether obviously beyond the scope of the original pictures or photos;
9. According to the third paragraph of Article 2 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, whether the theme of the patent application obviously does not belong to the design referred to in the Patent Law;
10, whether only one patent can be granted for the same design;
1 1, whether it belongs to the first applicant according to Article 9 of the Patent Law.
How much is the patent examination? Patent examination may not pass. Once you fail in the exam, you need to change it, then reapply and spend money again, which is more troublesome. You have great doubts about the patent examination fee and the content of patent examination. At this time, you can come to a lawyer for help.