Does it cost money to apply for a patent yourself? How to apply?

If you apply yourself, you can save the patent agency fee, but you still have to pay the patent application fee. After the patent is granted, you have to pay an annual fee every year.

Application process:

1. Prepare application documents

2. Apply for a registered account in official website, China National Intellectual Property Administration, and submit electronic application documents or paper application documents to the patent agency by mail or on-site.

3. Pay the patent fee in time after notifying the payment.

Step 4 get authorization