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Design protection cost per country - China

You fill find in the table below the information regarding the costs of registering design rights in China.

Country

Cost of Registration*

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Mainland China

Application Fee: 64 €

Examination Fee: N/A

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):

  • Surcharge for claims in excess of 10 (per claim) 19 €
  • Surcharge for specification in excess of 30 pages (per page) 6 €
  • Surcharge for specification in excess of 300 pages (per page) 13 €

 

Approximate total registration fee: 64 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: 461€
10 years: 1,434€
15 years: NA
20 years: NA
25 years: NA

Macao

Application Fee: 113 €

Examination Fee: N/A

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):
surcharge 28 €

Approximate total registration fee: 141 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: no fee
10 years: 282 €
15 years: 563 €
20 years: 845 €
25 years: 1,127 €

Hong Kong

Application Fee:
each single design article 87 €;
1 design for 1 set of articles 173 €; "

Examination Fee:
NA (18 € for advertisement, obligatory)

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):

  • For 2 or more designs for articles not forming a set of articles: For the first article to which the first design is to be applied 87 € and For each other article to which any of the designs is to be applied 65 €
  • For set of articles with 2 or more designs : 173 € for the first design, 137 € for each further design

 

Approximate total registration fee: 105 - 191 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: no fee
10 years: 220 €
15 years: 415 €
25 years: 715 €

Taiwan

Application Fee: 88 €

Examination Fee: N/A

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):N/A

Approximate total registration fee: 88 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: 190 € (SME 47 €)
10 years: 603 € (SME 414 €)
15 years: 780 € (12 y) ( SME 603 € (12 y)
20 years: N/A
25 years: N/A

*depending on the nature of the work

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: The fees included in these results are are an estimation of the minimum price of protection. This estimation only aims to serve as a guide, additional official costs and taxes may apply. These costs do not include agent fees which may substantially raise the full cost of protection. Furthermore the costs expressed in €o are subject to change due to variations in the exchange rate with the local currency. No responsibility is accepted for actions taken the basis of the information provided in this document.

The amounts give an estimate of the costs involved in the protection of a specific IP right for the duration indicated.