The following charges include all of the costs required (in NTD), which include all of the official fee, attorney fee, documentation fees and regular incidentals. -The following charges exclude the charges for responding to the objection or cancellation by third parties or official, patent assignment or renewal, etc. -To conduct a patent search before the application for registration in order to evaluate the feasibility of registration. (optional) -It is an estimated cost only and the charge is subject to actual cost which may vary due to unforeseen circumstances like fluctuation of currency and increase or decrease of tariffs, procedures and works.
Design Registration Fee
| Jurisdiction |
1st Design Fee (NTD$) |
Per Additional Design Fee (NTD$) |
Duration (month) |
Validity (year) |
Renewal Frequency |
| China |
18,000 |
8,000 |
6 |
15 |
Renew annually |
| Hong Kong |
6,000 |
5,200 |
6 |
25 |
Renew every 5 years |
| European Union (EU)* |
32,620 |
11,200 |
3-6 |
25 |
Renew every 5 years |
| United Kingdom |
21,460 |
10,000 |
1-2 |
25 |
Renew every 5 years |
| Taiwan |
26,800 |
Nil |
12 |
12 |
Renew annually |
| Macau |
24,000 |
Nil |
9 |
25 |
Renew annually |
| Korea |
31,200 |
Nil |
12 |
20 |
Renew annually |
| Japan |
42,000 |
Nil |
15 |
20 |
Renew annually |
| USA (Small Entity) |
74,400 |
Nil |
18 |
15 |
N/A |
| Australia |
27,200 |
21,600 |
6 |
10 |
Renew once after five years |
| Canada |
60,000 |
Nil |
18 |
10 |
Renew once within five years |
| South Africa |
36,000 |
26,000 |
9-12 |
15 |
Renew annually after three years |
| Singapore |
12,000 |
8,800 |
6 |
15 |
Renew every 5 years |
*Due to the impact of Brexit, we strongly recommend our clients pursuing design registration in UK in addition to EU so as to guarantee enforcable registered design rights in UK post to Brexit.
* European Community is including 27 country members as below.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.