Summary of the new fees and revised fees under the new patent system
2019/10/21 International|
Please note that upon commencement of the Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 and the Patents (General)(Amendment) Rules 2019 on 19 December 2019, the new fees andrevised fees will apply to the following new forms and existing formsif such fees are paid on or after that date. |
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New forms1 |
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Form No. |
Descriptions |
New fees(HKD) |
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OP1 |
Request for grant of a standard patent (O) |
l Paper filing:$480or E-filing:$345 l Advertisement fee: $68 l Additional fee for late payment of filing fee or advertisement fee: $95 |
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OP2 |
Request for substantive examination of a standard patent (O) application |
$4,000 |
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OP3 |
Request to review |
$1,700 |
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OP4 |
Request for substantive examination ofa short-term patent |
$4,000 |
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OP5 |
a) Addition of priority claim b) Restoration of priority right |
a) $135 b) $405 |
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OP6 |
Request for hearing |
$1,700 |
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OP7 |
Application to amend specification after grant |
$1,700 |
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OP8 |
Notice of intention to appear at hearing |
$1,700 |
1 For the new form with No. OP1Aand description “Statement of inventorship in respect ofa standard patent (O)”, no fee is payable.
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Existing forms |
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Form No. |
Descriptions |
Newfee/revised fees(HKD) |
Remarks |
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P2 |
Opposition notice under section 38B(1) or 81Q(1) of the Patents (General) Rules as amended by the Patents (General)(Amendment) Rules 2019 |
$1,525 |
l This is the new fee for filing such typeof opposition notice. l The fee of $325 for the other type of opposition notice/counter-statement remains unchanged. |
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P4 |
Request to record a designated patent application |
Filing fee: l Paper filing:$380or l E-filing:$275
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l The existing feewhether for paper filing or e-filingis $380. l The existing advertisement fee ($68) and additional fee for late payment of filing fee or advertisement fee ($95) remain unchanged. |
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P5 |
Request for registration of a designated patent and grant of a standard patent |
- ditto -
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- ditto -
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P6 |
Request for grant of a short-term patent |
Filing fee: l Paper filing:$755 or l E-filing:$545
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l The existing fee whether forpaper filing or e-filing is $755. l The existing advertisement fee ($68) and additional fee for late payment of filing fee or advertisement fee ($95) remain unchanged. |
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P10 |
Request for renewal of a standard patent |
l 4thto 10thyear of the 20-year term: $450 l 11thto 15thyear of the 20-year term: $620 l 16thto 20thyear of the 20-year term: $850 |
l The existing renewal fee for a standard patent for each year after expiry of the 3rdyear concerned is $540. l The existing additional fee for late payment for renewal of a standard patent or a short-term patent ($270) and the existing fee for renewal of a short-term patent ($1,080) remain unchanged. |
The Patents Registry
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
October 2019
