Legal basis: Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 93 When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:
(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.
Article 99 The right to claim for restoration of rights shall be paid within the relevant time limit stipulated in these Detailed Rules. Failing to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as not making a request.
The request fee for extending the time limit shall be paid before the expiration of the corresponding time limit; Failing to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as not making a request.
Description item change fee, patent evaluation report request fee and invalidation request fee shall be paid within 1 month from the date of filing the request; Failing to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as not making a request.