Process and cost of drug patent application

Legal subjectivity:

Application for pharmaceutical patent: According to the provisions of the Patent Law, an individual applying for a patent for pharmaceutical invention shall file an application with the patent administration department and submit relevant materials for examination. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.

Legal objectivity:

Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall pay the following fees when applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council: (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.