You should pay the certificate fee and the first-year patent annual fee within 3 months after the service of the approval decision. The granted patent will then be published. At the same time, a patent number is attached and a patent certificate will be sent to the applicant. The granted patent shall be effective on the date of publication thereof.

An applicant who unintentionally fails to pay the first-year patent annual fee and the certificate fee within the specified time may pay the patent certificate fee and double the first-year patent annual fee within 6 months after the original time period expires.

• Publish Date : 2020-09-11
• Update : 2020-09-14
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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