Is there an annual fee for appearance patent? What are the specific rules?

Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns. 500 yuan, application fee for design patent. However, if the applicant meets the requirements, he can apply for a certain percentage of fee reduction. However, patent registration, printing fee and stamp duty cannot be reduced, and this part needs to pay 205 yuan. The annual fee for the design patent is charged according to the number of years of the patent and needs to be paid every year. The annual fee is 2000 yuan for the first to third years in 600 yuan, the fourth to fifth years in 900 yuan, the sixth to eighth years 1.200 yuan, and the ninth to tenth years.

As mentioned at the beginning, the application fee is reduced for qualified applicants. The conditions for reducing the payment of appearance patents are: first, individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3500 in the previous year; Second, enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year; Third, institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions. Among them, if the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or unit, the 75 yuan application fee will be reduced by 85%; If two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the fee will be reduced by 70%, and the application fee is 150 yuan.

Article 23 of the Patent Law stipulates the conditions for granting a patent for appearance: first, it does not belong to the existing design, and no unit or individual has filed an application with the patent administration department of the State Council and recorded it in the corresponding documents; Second, compared with the existing design or the feature combination of the existing design, there are obvious differences; Third, it cannot conflict with the legal rights obtained by others before the filing date. Generally speaking, patent law emphasizes the uniqueness and creativity of patent application.

Nowadays, with the increasingly prominent role of product design in enhancing product competitiveness. At present, the amendment to the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has deliberated on product designs, explicitly granted patent protection to some designs, and extended the protection period of design patents.