time of payment
Pay the annual fee for the next year in advance within one month before the patent application date.
payment types/methods
Fees can be paid directly to the Patent Office or remitted by post office.
All kinds of fees paid to the Patent Office shall be marked with the correct application number, short name of fees and itemized amount, and those that are not marked shall be regarded as not having gone through the payment procedures. Therefore, please be sure to write down the correct application number, the short name of the fee and the itemized amount in the remittance information.
If the annual fee is not paid on time (except the authorized annual fee) or the amount paid is insufficient, it can be paid back within six months from the date of expiration of the annual fee, and the late payment fee can be paid at the same time; The amount of the late payment fee is calculated by adding 5% of the full annual fee of the current year for every 1 month that exceeds the prescribed payment time; If the overdue payment time exceeds the prescribed time limit but is less than one month, the late payment fee will not be paid. If it is overdue for more than one month, a late fee of 5% of the annual fee will be added, with a maximum of 25%. If it is not paid at the expiration of the time limit, the patent right shall be terminated from the date of paying the annual fee.
Hope to adopt, thank you!