1, China National Intellectual Property Administration opened a patent business processing system.
The payer can directly log in to the patent business processing system for online payment, and need to provide the application number or patent number of payment. After inquiring about the corresponding payment fee, he will jump to the third-party payment platform to complete the actual payment and obtain the electronic bill that has been issued.
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You can pay the corresponding fees directly to the patent administration department of China National Intellectual Property Administration.
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Post office or bank remittance, the specific payment time is mainly based on the postmark date of post office remittance or the actual remittance date of bank.
Treatment of expired patent payment:
1, patent payment
Payment must be made immediately after the deadline. Once the overdue time exceeds the specified time, the patent right will be invalid. The term of the invention patent right is 20 years, and the term of the utility model patent and the design patent right is 10 year. From the date of application, the patentee shall pay the annual fee from the year when the patent right is granted.
2. In order to prevent accidents,
The annual fee shall be paid in advance within one month before the expiration of the previous year. Failure to pay the annual fee on time will result in corresponding late fees.
3, the patentee
If the annual fee is overdue or not paid in full, 1 month will be given as the deferred payment period, and those who pay the annual fee during the deferred period do not need to pay additional late fees.
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If the payment is overdue for 2~6 months, in addition to the corresponding annual fee, 5%, 65%, 438+00%, 65%, 438+05%, 20% and 25% of the annual fee of the current year shall be paid as late fees respectively.
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If it is more than 6 months, it is necessary to pay the annual patent fee that needs to be paid in the current year within 2 months after receiving the notice. If you want to restore the patent right, you have to pay a late fee of 25%, and the patent restoration fee is 1 000 yuan. After the payment is successful, you can submit an application for the restoration of rights.
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If you fail to apply for the patent right and pay the relevant fees within 2 months after receiving the notice of termination of the patent right, you will lose the patent right.
In short, after owning the patent right, you must pay the fee on time. After a certain period of time, the patent right will be invalid and have no legal effect.