How is the patent application fee charged in Changsha
According to the adjusted patent charging items and standards of the State Intellectual Property Office and related Matter Announcement (No. 75) stipulates:
Patent application The following fees are usually required to be paid during the process:
1. Application Fee:
Invention: Application fee 950 yuan (including printing Fee 50 yuan)
Utility model: application fee 500 yuan
Appearance design: application fee 500 yuan
2. Examination fee
This fee is only paid when applying for an invention patent, but does not need to be paid when applying for utility models and designs.
Invention application review fee is 2,500 yuan
3. Patent registration fee
After receiving the patent authorization notice and the registration formalities notice, the applicant needs to pay the patent registration fee and announcement printing charges.
Invention: 250 yuan + stamped tax of 5 yuan
Utility model: 200 yuan + stamped tax 5 yuan
Appearance design: 200 yuan + stamping tax 5 yuan
4. Annual fee
During the validity period of the patent, if you want to maintain your rights, you need to pay an annual fee to the State Intellectual Property Office every year.
The specific fees are as follows:
Invention:
900 yuan/year from the 1st year to the 3rd year
1,200 yuan/year from the 4th to the 6th year
2,000 yuan/year from the 7th to the 9th year
4,000 yuan/year from the 10th to the 12th year
6,000 yuan/year from the 13th to the 15th year
8,000 yuan/year from the 16th to the 20th year
Late payment of annual fees (within 6 months) will incur additional late payment fees on a monthly basis
Utility model:
RMB 600/year for the first to third years
900 yuan/year for the 4th and 5th years
1,200 yuan/year from the 6th to the 8th year
9th to 10th year 2,000 yuan/year
Late payment of annual fees (within 6 months) will incur additional late payment fees on a monthly basis
Design patent
600 yuan/year for the first to third years
900 yuan/year for the 4th and 5th years
1,200 yuan/year from the 6th to the 8th year
2,000 yuan/year for the 9th to 10th years
Late payment of annual fees (within 6 months) will incur additional late payment fees on a monthly basis
Description:
1. Annual fee payment time: When the patent is granted, the annual fee for the first year must be paid. Subsequent annual fees are based on the application date, only looking at the month and day. (For example: the application date is: January 1, 2010, Just look at January 1st.) One month before and after this date each year is the time to pay the annual fee for the next year.
2. If the applicant entrusts a patent agency to apply for a patent, in addition to paying the above fees, he also needs to pay an agency fee to the patent agency. The amount of the agency fee It varies according to the type of patent application and the amount of agency work.
3. The above fees are the fees that are usually required to be paid in patent applications. Other fees are subject to the payment notice issued by the State Intellectual Property Office to the applicant.
In our country, the fees for applying for a patent will not differ due to different regions. Therefore, no matter which city you apply for a patent in, it is applicable are all unified charging standards across the country.
"Patent Law"
Article 93: Report to the State Council Patent Administration When applying for a patent and handling other procedures, the department shall pay the following fees:
(1) Application fee, application surcharge, publication printing fee, priority claim fee;
(2) Substantive examination fees and re-examination fees for invention patent applications;
(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee, annual fee;
(4) Request fee for restoration of rights and request fee for extension of time limit;
(5) Fees for changes in descriptions, patent rights evaluation report request fees, and invalidation declaration request fees.
The payment standards for the various fees listed in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the price management department and the financial department of the State Council in conjunction with the patent administration department of the State Council.
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