Invention,Utility Model, Design and General 

SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM CHARGES

FOR CHINESE PATENT

Item

Official Fees

RMB

Attorney Fees

RMB

I   Patents for Invention

 

 

 

 

 

101. Filing an application (including publication fee)

950

     4500

102. Filing a PCT application for national phase entry 

 (including publication fee)

 

950

 

5000

103. Filing a divisional application (including publication fee)

950

4500

104. Additional charge for specification including drawings

 

 

    in excess of 30 pages, per page

      50

-

    in excess of 300 pages, per page

100

-

105. Additional charge for claims in excess of 10, per claim

150

50

106. Filing request for earlier publication

 

630

107. Filing request for substantive examination

2500

1300

108. Filing request for re-examination

1000

4500

109. Patent certificate fee (including printing fee and stamp tax)

255

 700

110. Filing request for invalidation

3000

5800

 

 

 

111. Fee for deposit of microorganism for 30 years

 

 

    a) Microorganisms (per strain)

500$

*

    b) Cell lines, animal and plant viruses (per strain)

700$

*

112. Fee for viability report

a) Microorganisms (per strain)

 

50$

 

*

    b) Cell lines, animal and plant viruses (per strain)

70$

*

113. Fee for providing samples of microorganisms

 

 

    a) Microorganisms (per strain)

30$

*

    b) Cell lines, animal and plant viruses (per strain)

50$

*

114. Quarantine

50$

*

 

 

 

115. Application maintenance fee (per annum)

300

270

116. Annuities    (per annum)

 

     

    1st to 3rd year

900

450

    4th to 6th year

1200

540

    7th to 9th year

2000

630

    10th to 12th year

4000

720

    13th to 15th year

6000

810

    16th to 20th year

8000

900

117. Delayed payment of annuity or maintenance fee within six months

+25% surcharge

450

 

 

 

118. Late entering into national phase of PCT application

1000

2200

119. Restoring the unity of the invention for PCT application

900

2000

120. Filing request for correction of priority

300

1000

    Remark *: It is charged by actual cost.

Item

Official Fees

RMB

Attorney Fees

RMB

II  Patents for Utility Model

 

 

 

 

 

201. Filing an application

500

3600

202. Filing a divisional application

500

3600

203. Filing a PCT application for national phase entry

500

4000

204. Additional charge for specification (including drawings)

 

 

    in excess of 30 pages, per page

50

-

    in excess of 300 pages, per page

100

-

205. Additional charge for claim in excess of 10, per claim

150

 50

 

 

 

206. Filing request for re-examination

300

4000

207. Patent certificate fee (including printing fee and stamp tax)

205

 700

208. Filing request for invalidation

1500

4500

 

 

 

209. Annuities   (per annum)

 

 

    1st to 3rd year

600

450

    4th to 5th year

900

540

    6th to 8th year

1200

630

    9th to10th year

2000

720

210. Delayed payment of annuity fee within six months

+25% surcharge

450

 

 

 

211. Late entering into national phase of PCT application

1000

2200

212. Restoring the unity of the invention of PCT application

900

2000

213. Conducting the search of Utility Model

2400

900

214. Filing request for correction of priority

300

1000

 

 

 

III  Patents for Design

 

 

 

 

 

301. Filing an application

500

2800

302. Filing a divisional application

500

2800

303. Filing request for re-examination

300

3600

304. Patent certificate fee (including printing fee and stamp tax)

205

700

305. Filing request for invalidation

1500

4500

 

 

 

306. Annuities   (per annum)

 

 

    1st to 3rd year

600

450

    4th to 5th year

900

540

    6th to 8th year

1200

630

    9th to10th year

2000

720

307. Delayed payment of annuity fee within six months

+25% surcharge

450

 

 

 

Item

Official Fees

RMB

Attorney Fees

RMB

IV  Fees in General

 

 

 

 

 

401. Late filing of documents and references

-

540

402. Receiving and forwarding official documents

-

450

403. Registration of change of bibliographic data for agency

50

700

404. Registration of change of bibliographic data for

 

 

    inventor, applicant, and patentee

200

700

405. Claiming priority

 

 

    a) Claiming single conventional priority

80

540

    b) Additional charge for each additional priority

80

360

406. Filing a request for exception to loss of novelty

-

900

407. Interview with examiner

-

2700min

408. Providing a certified copy of Chinese patent application

100

900

409. Filing request for extension of time limit (for the same

    notification or office action)

 

 

    The request for the first extension (per month)

300

700

    The request for the second extension (per month)

2000

700

410. Recording a license contract

-

1300

411. Recording a transfer of a patent right

200

1200

412. Recording a transfer of a pending application

200

1200

413. Translation fee (per 100 original words or characters)

 

 

    a) From English into Chinese

-

140

    b) From Japanese into Chinese

-

100

    c) From German, Russian or French into Chinese

-

200

    d) From Chinese into English

-

200

    e) From Chinese into Japanese

-

200

    f) From Chinese into German, Russian or French

-

220

414. Typewriting

 

 

    per page of English

-

70

    per page of Chinese

-

100

415. Copying, per page

-

6

416. Making drawings (per piece)

 

 

    a) Drawing against a draft

-

450min.

    b) Correcting a formal drawing

-

120min.

    c) preparing a drawing

-

50

417. Making photo (per piece)

-

450min.

418. Restoring right

1000

2200

419.Preparing observation on the office action

-

Hourly basis

420. Assuming representation during re-examination or

 

 

    invalidation

-

Hourly basis

421. Withdrawing a patent application

-

550

 

 

 

 

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