How much is the patent application fee?

To apply for a patent, you need to pay the application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee, priority claim fee, substantive examination fee for invention patent application, reexamination fee and so on. If the payment is not made on time or insufficient, it is necessary to pay the late payment fee in time. If it is really difficult for the applicant or the patentee to pay the patent fee, he may request a postponement.

legal ground

Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:

(1) Application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee;

(2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention;

(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee;

(four) the right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee;

(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.

The payment standards of the fees listed in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the price management department of the State Council and the financial department in conjunction with the patent administration department of the State Council.