How to pay the annual fee for the design patent

ways to pay the annual fee for the design patent:

1. Go to the patent administration department of the State Council in person and pay in person;

2. Remittance by post office or bank. And the applicant shall indicate the correct application number or patent number and the name of the fee paid on the remittance slip;

3. Other ways to pay the annual fee for the design patent.

Legal Basis

The fees stipulated in Article 94 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China

The patent law and these Detailed Rules can be paid directly to the patent administration department in the State Council, remitted by post office or bank, or paid in other ways stipulated by the patent administration department in the State Council.

if remittance is made by post office or bank, the correct application number or patent number and the name of the fee paid shall be indicated on the remittance slip sent to the patent administration department of the State Council. Do not meet the provisions of this paragraph, as did not go through the payment procedures.

if the fee is paid directly to the patent administration department of the State Council, the payment date shall be the payment date; If the payment is made by post office remittance, the postmark date remitted by post office shall be the payment date; If the fees are paid by bank remittance, the actual remittance date of the bank shall be the payment date.

if the patent fee is overpaid, re-paid or wrongly paid, the party concerned may, within 3 years from the payment date, request a refund from the patent administration department in the State Council, and the patent administration department in the State Council shall refund it.