-The following charges include all of the costs required (in USD), 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.
Patent fee
|
Jurisdiction |
Application Fee (GBD) |
Duration (month) |
Validity (year) |
|
PCT International Patent for priority right only |
1,570 |
1 |
2.5 |
|
China Invention Patent |
1,050 |
18 to 36 |
20 |
|
China Utility Model Patent |
530 |
9 |
10 |
|
Hong Kong Short-term Patent |
270 |
9 |
8 |
|
Hong Kong Standard Patent (1st Stage) |
270 |
N/A |
20 |
|
Hong Kong Standard Patent (2nd Stage） |
270 |
N/A |
20 |
|
European Union (EPO) Patent * |
5,390 |
24 to 48 |
20 |
|
Japan Invention Patent Application |
3,370 |
12 to 24 |
20 |
|
Japan Utility Model Patent |
1,570 |
3 |
10 |
|
Korea Invention Patent |
1,670 |
12 to 24 |
20 |
|
Korea Utility Model Patent |
1,360 |
12 to 24 |
15 |
|
Singapore Patent |
2,170 |
24 |
20 |
|
Australia Standard Patent |
2,610 |
36 |
20 |
|
Australia Innovation Patent |
1,670 |
1 to 2 |
8 |
|
New Zealand Patent |
1,630 |
36 |
20 |
Patent Search Report
|
Total(GBD) |
Day |
Language of Patent Specification |
||
|
China |
Patent Search Report Specified for UK Short Term Patent Registration Conducted by State Intellectual Property Office of PRC |
590 |
15 |
Chinese |
|
460 |
30 |
Chinese |
||
|
950 |
15 |
English |
||
|
710 |
30 |
English |
Patent Specification Drafting
Drafting a Chinese/English Patent Specification (PS) of Invention Patent or Utility Model Patent
|
Draft of Chinese Patent Specification |
Amount (GBD) |
Estimated Time for Completion |
|
Drafting a Chinese/English Patent Specification (PS) of Invention Patent or Utility Model Patent |
1,050 – 4,170 |
4-5 weeks |
Short-term Patent Registration Renewal
In order to preserve the continuity and validity of your granted short-term patent for a further period of 4 years, a request for renewal must be made before the deadline as mentioned above.
|
Official Fee (GBD) |
Our Service Fee (GBD) |
Total Fee (GBD) |
|
|
Each Short-term Patent |
120 |
60 |
170 |
Standard Patent Renewal
In order to preserve the continuity and validity of your granted standard patent for a further year, a request for renewal must be made before the deadline as mentioned above. The protection limit of a standard patent is 20 years from the application date and a renewal request needs to be made once a year.
|
Official Fee (GBD) |
Our Service Fee (GBD) |
Total Fee (GBD) |
|
|
Each Renewal Request |
60 |
60 |
110 |
* European Community is including 28 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, Sweden, and UK.