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Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| Standard Patent (R), re-registration route — Stage 1 (request to record) | Required | 570 USD | ?General pricingFor filed patent applications in China, the United Kingdom or EU applications designating the United Kingdom, this request must be made within six months after publication. English or Chinese may be selected; absent instructions, we use the language of the specification. |
| Standard Patent (R), re-registration route — Stage 2 (request for registration and grant) | Required | 570 USD | ?General pricingIncludes annuities for the first three years. |
| Original Grant Patent (O) — filing and substantive examination fees | Required | 1,200 USD | ?General pricingAn Original Grant Patent application undergoes substantive examination in Hong Kong and may proceed to grant without an additional grant fee once examination is passed. Post-grant annuities must be paid on time. English or Chinese may be selected as the filing language; absent instructions, we use the language of the specification. The fee includes the first three post-grant annuities. |
| 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. |
Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.
| Year / item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes | ||
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| Official fee (original) | Service fee (USD) | Total | |||
| Year 6 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 7 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 8 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 9 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 10 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 11 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 12 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 13 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 14 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 15 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 16 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 17 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 18 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 19 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 20 · Pre-grant maintenance fee | Required | 270 HKD | 78 USD | 112 USD | ?General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee（re-registration standard patents only） |
| Year 4 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 5 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 6 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 7 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 8 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 9 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 10 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 450 HKD | 78 USD | 135 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 11 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 620 HKD | 78 USD | 157 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 12 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 620 HKD | 78 USD | 157 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 13 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 620 HKD | 78 USD | 157 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 14 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 620 HKD | 78 USD | 157 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 15 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 620 HKD | 78 USD | 157 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 16 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 850 HKD | 78 USD | 186 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 17 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 850 HKD | 78 USD | 186 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 18 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 850 HKD | 78 USD | 186 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 19 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 850 HKD | 78 USD | 186 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
| Year 20 · Post-grant annuity | Required | 850 HKD | 78 USD | 186 USD | ?General pricingPost-grant: annuity |
Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
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| Fee | |||
| assignment of patent rights | Optional | 300 USD | — |
1. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department generally issues the filing receipt within 5–7 business days.
2. The grant timing of a Hong Kong standard patent depends on the grant of the underlying designated patent. The maximum term is 20 years.
3. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.
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