Patent Government Fees

China National Intellectual Property Administration Application Fee

China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is the National Institution, which is in charge of the registration and administration of Patents, Trademarks, and country of origin geographical indications, and guiding law enforcement work regarding trademarks and patents. For the Patent Government fee, the application fee shall be paid within two months from the date of application or within 15 days from the date of receipt of the acceptance notice. The fees paid at the same time as the application fee also include the Publication printing fee and the additional application fee. If the priority advantage is claimed, the priority advantage fee shall be paid at the same time. If the patent application fee is not paid or fully paid within the prescribed time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to be withdrawn. If the number of pages of the Instructions (including the attached drawings) exceeds 30 or the claims exceed 10, an application surcharge fee shall be paid, and the amount shall be calculated based on the number of pages or items exceeded. The amount of the priority advantage fee shall be calculated based on the number of items claiming priority. If the payment is not made or fully paid within the prescribed time limit, it shall be deemed that the priority advantage is not claimed.

 

Part I Patent Application Fee

1. Filing Fee
Invention Patent900 RMB
Utility Model Patent500 RMB
Design Patent500 RMB
2. Additional Filing Fee
If the claims exceed 10 items, additional fees shall be charged for each item from item 11150 RMB /Item
If the Instructions exceed 30 pages, additional fees shall be charged for each page from 31 pages.50 RMB /page
If the Instructions exceed 300 pages, additional fees shall be charged for each page from 301 pages.100 RMB /page
3. Printing fee and Announcement fee50 RMB
4. Advantage requirement fee80 RMB/Item
5. Substantive Examination fee for Invention patent application2,500 RMB
6. Reexamination fee
Invention1,000 RMB
Utility Model300 RMB
Design300 RMB
7. Registration fee
Invention200 RMB
Utility Model150 RMB
Design150 RMB

Part II Government Annual fee

1. Invention Patent
1—3 Years(Each year)900 RMB
4—6 Years(Each year)1,200 RMB
7—9 Years(Each Year)2,000 RMB
10—12 Years(Each Year)4,000 RMB
13—15 Years(Each Year)6,000 RMB
16—20 Years(Each Year)8,000 RMB
2. Utility Model Patent or Design Patent
1—3 Years(Each Year)600 RMB
4—5 Years(Each Year)900 RMB
6—8 Years(Each Year)1,200 RMB
9—10 Years(Each Year)2,000 RMB
3. Yearly fee overdue fine
If the Yearly fee is not paid on time, 5% of the full annual fee of the current year will be charged for each month beyond the specified payment time.

* The above is only the major Patent Government fees.

* Issued on 1st July 2017 by CNIPA.