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New Zealand 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	Required	2,371 USD	? General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.
excess-claim fee (if required) — excess-claim fee (when exceeding 25 claims, per block of 5 claims)	Optional	525 USD	—
claiming priority (if required)	Optional	75 USD	? General pricingNo additional service fee is normally charged for claiming priority with a DAS code. If the authority cannot retrieve the priority data, an electronic copy of the certified priority document must be submitted and translated by us for filing with the patent office.
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
grant fee	Required	675 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	General pricing			Notes
Year / item	Required / optional	Official fee (original)	Service fee (USD)	Total	Notes
Year 5 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 6 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 7 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 8 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 9 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 10 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 11 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 12 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 13 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 14 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 15 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 16 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 17 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 18 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 19 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 20 · Pre-grant maintenance fee	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPre-grant: maintenance fee New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 5 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 6 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 7 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 8 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 9 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 10 · Post-grant annuity	Required	200 NZD	78 USD	189 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 11 · Post-grant annuity	Required	450 NZD	78 USD	328 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 12 · Post-grant annuity	Required	450 NZD	78 USD	328 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 13 · Post-grant annuity	Required	450 NZD	78 USD	328 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 14 · Post-grant annuity	Required	450 NZD	78 USD	328 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 15 · Post-grant annuity	Required	450 NZD	78 USD	328 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 16 · Post-grant annuity	Required	1,000 NZD	78 USD	633 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 17 · Post-grant annuity	Required	1,000 NZD	78 USD	633 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 18 · Post-grant annuity	Required	1,000 NZD	78 USD	633 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 19 · Post-grant annuity	Required	1,000 NZD	78 USD	633 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 20 · Post-grant annuity	Required	1,000 NZD	78 USD	633 USD	? General pricingPost-grant: annuity New Zealand 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
change of applicant name/address/representative	Optional	540 USD	—
assignment of the patent owner	Optional	540 USD	—

Notes

1. After filing, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) takes approximately 3-5 business daysissues the filing receipt;

2. New Zealandinvention patentFiling to grant takes 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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