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Australia Invention patent

Application, grant and maintenance fees are shown by pricing condition.

Patent fee details

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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
filing and substantive examination (including 20 claims)	Required	2,101 USD	? General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.
claiming priority (if required)	Optional	75 USD	? General pricingA scanned priority document and English translation are required; translation is included.
document drafting (if required) (starting from)	Optional	300 USD	? General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements.
translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters)	Optional	53 USD	? General pricingChinese-to-English translation fee, calculated by the word count in the Word document.
response to an office action (if required) (starting fee, per instance)	Optional	600 USD	? General pricingSubstantive-examination responses are charged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
Calculated by the number of claims at grant — grant fee for up to 20 claims	Required	810 USD	? General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.
Calculated by the number of claims at grant — additional fee per claim for 20–29 claims	Required	270 USD	? General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.
calculated by the number of claims at grant — more than 30 claims: additional fee per claim	Required	413 USD	? General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.

Patent annuity fees

Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.

Year / item	Required / optional	Electronic filing			Other filing method			Notes
Year / item	Required / optional	Official fee (original)	Service fee (USD)	Total	Official fee (original)	Service fee (USD)	Total	Notes
Year 5 · Annuity	Required	300 AUD	78 USD	282 USD	350 AUD	78 USD	317 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 6 · Annuity	Required	315 AUD	78 USD	293 USD	365 AUD	78 USD	327 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 7 · Annuity	Required	345 AUD	78 USD	313 USD	395 AUD	78 USD	347 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 8 · Annuity	Required	380 AUD	78 USD	337 USD	430 AUD	78 USD	371 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 9 · Annuity	Required	420 AUD	78 USD	364 USD	470 AUD	78 USD	398 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 10 · Annuity	Required	465 AUD	78 USD	395 USD	515 AUD	78 USD	429 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 11 · Annuity	Required	540 AUD	78 USD	446 USD	590 AUD	78 USD	480 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 12 · Annuity	Required	645 AUD	78 USD	518 USD	695 AUD	78 USD	552 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 13 · Annuity	Required	780 AUD	78 USD	610 USD	830 AUD	78 USD	644 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 14 · Annuity	Required	945 AUD	78 USD	722 USD	995 AUD	78 USD	756 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 15 · Annuity	Required	1,140 AUD	78 USD	855 USD	1,190 AUD	78 USD	889 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 16 · Annuity	Required	1,385 AUD	78 USD	1,022 USD	1,435 AUD	78 USD	1,056 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 17 · Annuity	Required	1,675 AUD	78 USD	1,220 USD	1,725 AUD	78 USD	1,254 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 18 · Annuity	Required	2,010 AUD	78 USD	1,448 USD	2,060 AUD	78 USD	1,482 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 19 · Annuity	Required	2,390 AUD	78 USD	1,707 USD	2,440 AUD	78 USD	1,741 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 20 · Annuity	Required	2,815 AUD	78 USD	1,996 USD	2,865 AUD	78 USD	2,030 USD	? Electronic filingElectronic filing Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations. Other filing methodOther filing method Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Additional fees

Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
assignment of the patent owner	Optional	450 USD	—

Notes

1. After filing, IP Australia (IP Australia) takes approximately 3-5 business daysissues the filing receipt;

2. Australiainvention patentFrom filing to grant takes approximately 2-3 years, The maximum term of protection is 20 years;

3. If excess-claim or excess-page fees arise after formalities examination, the corresponding amounts must also be paid at grant. Additional attorney and official fees are charged as incurred. Late payment may incur a reinstatement fee; non-payment causes the application to be deemed withdrawn, and official and service fees are non-refundable;

4. All timeframes above are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.

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