Fees for applying for a patent for appearance

Legal analysis: In the process of patent application, the official fee is the examination and approval fee that the state intellectual property needs to pay to the state in order to obtain the patent right. This part of the expenses is clearly and conspicuously publicized on China National Intellectual Property Administration's website, because there may be various matters in the process of patent application, and the website shows the details of official expenses to the public in various ways.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 34 After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it after 18 months from the date of filing. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.

Article 35 Within 3 years from the date of filing, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, make a substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.