Patent Fees

 

Official Patent Fees

Currency: NT dollar

a) Invention Patent

Filing Fee

3,500

Request for Advanced Lay-Open (Early Publication)

1,000

Request for Invention Patent Substantive Examination (within 10 claims, provided the specification and drawings are within 50 pages) Effective from January 1, 2010

7,000

Each claim after the 10th claim, Effective from January 1, 2010

800

Each 50 pages after the 1st 50 pages; less than 50 pages is counted as 50 pages, Effective from January 1, 2010

500

Re-examination (providing the specification and the drawings are within 50 pages

8,000

Filing an Invalidation to an Invention Patent

10,000

b) Utility Model

Filing Fee

3,000

Technical report

5,000

Filing an Opposition to a Utility Model

9,000

c) Design

Filing Fee

3,000

Re-examination

3,500

Filing an Opposition to a Design

8,000

Request for Interview

1,000

Correction of the speciation and drawings after allowance

2,000

Receive and forward Certificate; apply English Certificate

1,000

Re-issue or replace Certificate

600

d) Annuities

(Invention)

 

1st ~ 3rd years, each year

2,500

4th ~ 6th years, each year

5,000

7th ~ 9th years, each year

8,000

10th year onward, each year

16,000

(Utility Model)

1st ~ 3rd years, each year

2,500

4th ~ 6th years, each year

4,000

7th year onward, each year

8,000

(Design)

1st ~ 3rd years, each year

2,500

4th ~ 6th years, each year

3,500

7th year onward, each year

5,000