| Activities | Official fees | Official fees in approx. Euros | Useful links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland |
Filing fee | CNY 900 | € 120 |
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| Surcharge – for each claim exceeds 10 items | CNY 150 per claim | € 20 per claim | ||
| Surcharge – for each page of the Description of the Application Documents exceeds page 30 | CNY 50 per page | € 6 per page | ||
| Surcharge – for each page of the Description of the Application Documents exceeds page 300 | CNY 100 per page | € 15 per page | ||
| Printing Fee for Publishing the Application | CNY 50 | € 6 | ||
| Substantive Examination for an Application of Invention Patent | CNY 2,500 | € 325 | ||
| Re-examination fee | CNY 1,000 | € 130 | ||
| Approximate total registration fee (minimal) | CNY 3,450 | € 450 | ||
| Annuity fee (if applicable) | ||||
| 1st - 3rd year of the 20-year term | CNY 900 per year | € 120 per year | ||
| 4th - 6th year of the 20-year term | CNY 1,200 per year | € 160 per year | ||
| 7th - 9th year of the 20-year term | CNY 2,000 per year | € 260 per year | ||
| 10th - 12th year of the 20-year term | CNY 4,000 per year | € 520 per year | ||
| 13th - 15th year of the 20-year term | CNY 6,000 per year | € 780 per year | ||
| 16th - 20th year of the 20-year term | CNY 8,000 per year | € 1,040 per year | ||
| Total amount of 20-year annuity fee | CNY 82,300 | € 10,700 | ||
| Note: The amount of the surcharge shall be, for each month of late payment, 5% of the whole amount of the annual fee of the year within which the annual fee is due to be paid. | ||||
| Hong Kong | Application for grant of a standard patent (O) (e-filing is 30% off) | HK$ 480 | € 56 |
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| Request for registration of a designated patent and grant of a standard patent (R) | HK$ 380 | € 44 | ||
| Request to record a designated patent application for a standard patent (R) (e-filing is 30% off) | HK$ 380 | € 44 | ||
| Advertisement fee (O or R) | HK$ 68 | € 10 | ||
| Substantive examination of a standard patent (O) | HK$ 4,000 | € 465 | ||
| Approximate minimal registration fee – standard patent (O) | HK$ 4,548 | € 530 | ||
| Approximate minimal registration fee – standard patent (R) (including registration and recordal fees plus the two times of advertising fees) | HK$ 896 | € 110 | ||
| Request for renewal of a standard patent for a further year after the expiry of the 3rd year | ||||
| 4th - 10th year of the 20-year term | HK$ 450 per year | € 50 per year | ||
| 11th - 15th year of the 20-year term | HK$ 620 per year | € 70 per year | ||
| 16th - 20th year of the 20-year term | HK$ 850 per year | € 100 per year | ||
| Total amount of the 20-year annuity fee | HK$ 10,500 | € 1,220 | ||
| Additional fee for late payment of a renewal fee of standard patent | HK$ 270 | € 30 | ||
| Note: e-filing/application fee enjoy about 30% off. For more details, please refer to the HK IP Department website. | ||||
| Macau | Registration application | MOP 800 | € 90 |
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| Substantive examination fee | MOP 2,500 | € 280 | ||
| Approximate minimal total registration fee |
MOP 3,300 |
€ 370 |
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| Annuity fee (if applicable) | ||||
| 4th - 5th year of the 20-year term | MOP 500 per year | € 55 per year | ||
| 6th - 20th year of the 20-year term | MOP 800 per year | € 90 per year | ||
| Total amount of 20-year annuity fee | MOP 13,000 | € 1,460 | ||
| Surcharge for annual fee paid within the six-month period after the end of annuity. | MOP 250 | € 30 | ||
| Taiwan | Filing of an invention application | NT$ 3,500 | € 103 |
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| Substantive examination of an invention application (whose description, claims, abstract, and drawings in total do not exceed 50 pages and the number of claims is less than 10) | NT$ 7,000 | € 206 | ||
| Surcharge for substantive examination of an invention application whose total claims exceed 10 | NT$ 800 per additional claim | € 25 per additional claim | ||
| Surcharge for substantive examination of an invention whose description, claims, abstract, and drawings exceed 50 pages (additional pages less than 50 shall be counted as 50) | NT$ 500 each addition of 50 pages | € 15 each addition of 50 pages | ||
| Approximate minimal total registration fee | NT$ 10,500 | € 310 | ||
| Annuity for a granted invention parent | ||||
| 1st - 3rd year | NT$ 2,500 per year | € 75 per year | ||
| 4th - 6th year | NT$ 5,000 per year | € 150 per year | ||
| 7th - 9th year | NT$ 8,000 per year | € 235 per year | ||
| 10th year and beyond | NT$ 16,000 per year | € 470 per year | ||
| Total amount of a 20-year annuity fee | NT$ 222,500 | € 6,550 | ||
Disclaimer
Disclaimer: The fees included in these results 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.