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How much does it cost to apply for an invention patent?

1. The first official fee includes:

1. Invention patent application fee 950 yuan (including 50 yuan printing fee);

2. Utility model patent The application fee is 500 yuan;

3. The design patent application fee is 500 yuan;

4. The invention application review fee is 2,500 yuan.

In addition, the registration fee for invention patent authorization is 255 yuan, and the registration fee for utility model or design patent authorization is 205 yuan.

5. To obtain and maintain a patent, the applicant also needs to pay patent annual fees and other fees to the Patent Office within a few years after application.

2. If a patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he or she may request a reduction in part of the patent fees from the State Intellectual Property Office:

1. Average monthly income in the previous year Individuals whose income is less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year);

2. Enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan;

3. Public institutions, societies Groups and non-profit scientific research institutions. If two or more individuals or units are ***applicants for the same patent or ***owners of patent rights, they shall comply with the aforementioned provisions respectively

3. When applying for patent entrustment, the applicant Agency fees and official fees need to be paid. The amount of the agency fee is determined by the applicant and the agency after negotiation based on the difficulty of the technical field to which the application belongs and the workload. The official fee is paid to the State Intellectual Property Office.

Patent applicants or patentees may request a reduction in the following patent fees: application fees (excluding publication and printing fees, application surcharges), invention patent application substantive examination fees, six months from the year when the patent right is granted. Annual fee and review fee. If the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or a single unit, the above fees shall be reduced by 85%. If two or more individuals or units are applicants for the same patent or patent holders, they shall pay a reduction of 70% of the above fees.

Extended information

Fees reduction

On the above-mentioned official fees, you can find ways to save some under certain conditions. The Patent Law stipulates: "Application fees, substantive examination fees and annual fees within three years from the year when the patent right is granted can be reduced by 85%, if you apply in the name of an individual, you can apply for a 70% reduction, if you apply in the name of an organization, you can apply for a 70% reduction, and if two or more individuals apply for a 70% reduction, , applications from two or more entities will not be exempted. In addition, the reexamination fee for application for reexamination can also be applied for fee reduction.”

Therefore, assuming there are no side fees, the process from applying for a patent to obtaining it can be reduced. For a patent certificate, if you apply for an invention patent and do not enjoy the fee reduction, you need to pay 4,605 ??yuan; after applying for fee reduction and exemption in the name of an individual, you need to pay 1,205 yuan; after applying for fee reduction and exemption in the name of an organization, you need to pay 1,850 yuan; for two or more people, you need to pay After individual application fee reduction, you need to pay 1,850 yuan.

If you apply for utility models and designs and do not enjoy the fee reduction, you need to pay 1,305 yuan. After applying for fee reduction and exemption in the name of an individual, you need to pay 575 yuan. After applying for fee reduction and exemption in the name of an organization, you need to pay 740 yuan. Yuan, if two or more individuals apply for fee reduction, they need to pay 740 Yuan.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia: Invention Patent