How to apply for an international patent and how much is the application fee?

When applying for a patent, the application fee and examination fee must be paid. If you are approved, you must also pay the patent registration fee and annual fee. If you entrust a patent agency, you must also pay the agency fee, which is about1.5 ~ 20 thousand. This is a considerable investment. 1. An applicant who files an international application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China can file an international application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China as long as he meets one of the following conditions: 1) A China national or a China legal person 2) A foreigner who has long lived in China or a foreign legal person registered in the China industrial and commercial department has multiple applicants, as long as one of them meets the conditions. Different countries can appoint different applicants. Due to the special patent system in the United States, only inventors can become American applicants. 2. The special point 1 for China units or individuals to submit international applications should be entrusted to a foreign-related agency designated by China National Intellectual Property Administration, China (foreign-related agencies can consult). 2) Where a unit or individual in China files a PCT application for an invention completed in China, it may first file a China patent application with China National Intellectual Property Administration, China, or directly file an international application. 3) declare that the invention does not involve national security or major national economic interests. 3. Documents and requirements for handling international applications 1) The minimum requirement for an international application to obtain an international application date is the acceptance conditions, and the following conditions must be met at the same time: a) The applicant is qualified to file an international application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China. If there are multiple applicants, at least one applicant is qualified. B) The international application shall be written in the prescribed language. China National Intellectual Property Administration, China accepts two languages: Chinese and English. C) The following contents must be stated in the request for submitting the request: i) The request must be stated as an international application. As long as the applicant uses the letter of request formulated by the International Bureau, there will be a passage on the table saying, "The undersigned requests to handle this international application in accordance with the provisions of the patent cooperation treaty", then this requirement will be met. Ii) The name of the applicant must be stated; Iii) At least one Contracting State must be designated. D) Submission of instructions e) Submission of claims 2) Other documents to be submitted The following documents are not necessary to determine the application date, and the applicant shall submit them in time: a) Attached drawings. If necessary, the attached drawings shall be submitted. Note: the appended drawings will lead to the change of the international application date, otherwise the appended drawings will not be considered. B) abstract c) power of attorney d) electronic copy of sequence table, if sequence table is involved. E) Declare that the invention does not involve national security or major national economic interests; 3) Only one document is required for all international stages. 4. Provisions on Payment of Fees and Reduction of Fees The applicant shall pay the transmission fee, search fee and international application fee (sometimes additional fee) within one month from the date of receiving the international application. For other expenses, see the expense table at the back. 5. Submission of international application documents The application documents shall be submitted to PCT Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office, China. These institutions do not accept PCT applications. It can be mailed, submitted in person or faxed, and the date of international application is subject to the date of receipt. Electronic applications will be accepted in the future. When submitting by fax, the original fax should reach PCT of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office in China within 14 days from the date of fax. 6. International Search Every international application must go through international search. As long as the applicant pays the search fee on time, the search will begin. As long as the international application is accepted by China National Intellectual Property Administration, China, the international search will be conducted by China National Intellectual Property Administration, China. The goal of international retrieval is to find relevant existing technologies. After the search, the applicant will get an international search report and a written opinion. The search report will list relevant comparison documents, and the written opinions will put forward preliminary and non-binding opinions on whether the invention requested for protection is novel, creative and industrial practical. However, when one of the following circumstances occurs, China National Intellectual Property Administration, China will announce that it will not make an international search report: 1) The subject involved in the international application does not need to be searched; 2) The description, the claims or the appended drawings do not meet the requirements, and it is impossible to conduct meaningful retrieval; 7. Time limit for international search: China National Intellectual Property Administration, China will make an international search report (or announce that it will not make an international search report) and written opinions within the prescribed time limit, which is 3 months from the date of receipt of the search book. 8. The international publication shall be completed by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization within 65,438+08 months from the priority date. If there is any problem with the published text, the applicant should contact the International Bureau to solve it. The published contents can be found in http://www.wipo.int. 9. International preliminary examination (optional procedure) This procedure is not compulsory, but initiated at the request of the applicant. After the applicant submits a qualified international preliminary examination request and pays the handling fee and preliminary examination fee, the procedure begins. As long as the international application is accepted by China National Intellectual Property Administration, China, the international preliminary examination will be undertaken by China National Intellectual Property Administration, China. In the retrieval stage, the examiner's examination is closed, while in the preliminary examination stage, the examiner and the applicant can communicate, and the applicant may get written opinions and finally get the international preliminary examination report. The report puts forward preliminary and non-binding opinions on whether the claimed invention is novel, creative and industrial practical. If the applicant is not prepared to modify the application documents or extend the time limit for entering Switzerland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia to 30 months, he may not choose the international preliminary examination procedure to save money. The above-mentioned six countries stipulate that if the application is not submitted to the international preliminary examination unit within 19 months from the priority date, the time limit for entering the national phase is 20 months from the priority date.