(2) The annual fee paid for the first time includes the patent registration fee, the annual fee of the year when the patent right is granted and the stamp duty of the patent certificate that the applicant should pay when going through the registration formalities after receiving the notice of registration formalities and the notice of patent grant issued by the Patent Office. Among them, the annual fee of the year when the patent right is granted shall be paid in accordance with the year indicated in the notice of registration procedures issued by the Patent Office. Generally speaking, the utility model is the annual fee for the first year, and the invention may be the first year. It is particularly important to note that the above three fees should be paid within the time limit specified in the registration notice issued by the Patent Office. Future annual fees shall be paid in advance within one month before the expiration of the previous year.
(3) Generally speaking, the time limit specified in the registration notice issued by the Patent Office is based on the publication date, plus 2 months, plus 15. If the publication date is 20121February 5, then add 2 months, plus 15, which is 20650.