Why is the application for patent fee reduction different from the examination and approval?

The scope of slowing down the patent application fee is as follows: 1. Application fee (including publication printing fee and application surcharge will not be reduced); 2. Examination fee for application for patent for invention; Annual fee (within three years from the year when the patent right is granted); 4. Maintenance fee for invention patent application; 5. Review fee.

The expense reduction documents shall be submitted together with the patent application documents.

After the approval, there will be an acceptance notice and a slow batch notice, and then you can pay according to the above instructions.

The fees for slowing down patent application mainly involve: application fee, actual examination fee (only for inventions), annual fee for the first three years (starting from self-registration), etc.

1, enjoy the official fee reduction ratio:

A, the applicant is a single individual or unit, can enjoy 85% reduction (the invention patent application fee is 3450 yuan in full, 560 yuan after the reduction; The application fee for utility model patent shall be 500 yuan in full, and 75 yuan after reduction and exemption; The application fee for patent for design shall be paid in full in 500 yuan, and 75 yuan after reduction and exemption);

B, the applicant is more than two individuals or units, can enjoy 70% reduction (the invention patent application fee is 3450 yuan in full, and it is 1070 yuan after reduction; The full application fee for utility model patent is 500 yuan, which is 150 yuan after reduction and exemption; The full application fee for the design patent is 500 yuan, which is 150 yuan after reduction);

2, in line with the conditions of relief, the annual fee and examination fee for the first six years after the patent is granted are also reduced by 85%/70%;

3. Non-exempt expenses: surcharge for patent application documents exceeding 30 pages (50 yuan/page), surcharge for claims exceeding 10 (150 yuan/item), and expenses for claiming priority (80 yuan/item).