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Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| Filing fee (no more than two independent claims) | Required | 600 USD | ?General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage quotation excludes application drafting. Translation, if required, is charged by word count. The fee includes annuities for the first four years. |
| Chinese-to-Englishtranslation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters) | Optional | 53 USD | ?General pricingThe title of the invention and abstract must be provided in both Chinese and English. |
| priority claim fee (if required) | Optional | 0 USD | ?General pricingDAS cannot be used; a certified priority document is required. |
| search report fee (if required) | Optional | 720 USD | ?General pricingThis fee covers requesting a search report from CNIPA, which is mandatory for a short-term patent. The applicant may request it directly or instruct us. Only search reports issued by the Chinese, UK or European patent office are accepted. CNIPA charges an official fee of CNY 4,000. |
Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.
| Year / item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official fee (original) | Service fee (USD) | Total | |||
| Year 5 · Annuity | Required | 1,080 HKD | 156 USD | 294 USD | — |
Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| request for substantive examination (requested after grant) | Optional | 1,200 USD | ?General pricingIf the case proceeds smoothly, substantive examination takes approximately 12–24 months. |
| assignment of patent rights | Optional | 330 USD | — |
1. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department generally issues the filing receipt within 5–7 business days.
2. Filing to grant for a Hong Kong short-term patent takes approximately six months. The maximum term is eight years from filing, with one renewal during the term.
3. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.
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