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Utility Models protection cost per country - China

You fill find in the table below the information regarding the costs of registering utility models in China.

Annuity or renewal costs (necessary to keep the right registered) are also included. The amounts give an estimate of the costs involved in the protection of a specific IP right for the duration indicated. To make the information more readable, the latter costs have been divided in totals for period of 5 years.

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: 45 €

Examination Fee: N/A

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):
surcharge 28 €

Approximate total registration fee: 73 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: 68 €
10 years: 180 €
15 years: N/A
20 years: N/A
25 years: N/A

Hong Kong

Application Fee:
84 € (E-filing 60 € )

Examination Fee:
NA 8 € for advertisement (obligatory )
[to enforce a patent, substantive examination at 441 € must be carried out]

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable): N/A

Approximate total registration fee: 92 € (E-filing 68 € )

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: 102 €
10 years: N/A(120 € after 8y)
15 years: N/A
20 years: N/A
25 years: N/A

Taiwan

Application Fee: 89 €

Examination Fee: Evaluation report 147 €

Exceptions/Surcharge (if applicable):
18 € for each additional claim (after 10 claims) in a technical evaluation report of a utility model patent

Approximate total registration fee: 235 €

Total annuity fees if applicable :
5 years: 458 € (SME 316 €)
10 years: 1,404 € (SME 1,345 €)
15 years: 780 € (12 y) ( SME 603 € (12 y)
15 years: N/A
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.