Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law 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. Article 94 The fees stipulated in the Patent Law and these Detailed Rules may be paid directly to the patent administration department in the State Council, or through the post office, bank or other means stipulated by the patent administration department in the State Council.