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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
filing and substantive examination (including 20 claims)Required2,101 USD
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General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.

claiming priority (if required)Optional75 USD
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General pricingA scanned priority document and English translation are required; translation is included.

document drafting (if required) (starting from)Optional300 USD
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General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements.

translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters)Optional53 USD
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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)Optional600 USD
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General pricingSubstantive-examination responses are charged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
Calculated by the number of claims at grant — grant fee for up to 20 claimsRequired810 USD
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General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.

Calculated by the number of claims at grant — additional fee per claim for 20–29 claimsRequired270 USD
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General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.

calculated by the number of claims at grant — more than 30 claims: additional fee per claimRequired413 USD
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General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4.

Patent annuity fees

Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.

Year / itemRequired / optionalElectronic filingOther filing methodNotes
Official fee (original)Service fee (USD)TotalOfficial fee (original)Service fee (USD)Total
Year 5 · AnnuityRequired300 AUD78 USD282 USD350 AUD78 USD316 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 6 · AnnuityRequired315 AUD78 USD293 USD365 AUD78 USD327 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 7 · AnnuityRequired345 AUD78 USD313 USD395 AUD78 USD347 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 8 · AnnuityRequired380 AUD78 USD337 USD430 AUD78 USD371 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 9 · AnnuityRequired420 AUD78 USD364 USD470 AUD78 USD398 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 10 · AnnuityRequired465 AUD78 USD395 USD515 AUD78 USD429 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 11 · AnnuityRequired540 AUD78 USD446 USD590 AUD78 USD480 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 12 · AnnuityRequired645 AUD78 USD517 USD695 AUD78 USD551 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 13 · AnnuityRequired780 AUD78 USD609 USD830 AUD78 USD643 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 14 · AnnuityRequired945 AUD78 USD722 USD995 AUD78 USD756 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 15 · AnnuityRequired1,140 AUD78 USD854 USD1,190 AUD78 USD888 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 16 · AnnuityRequired1,385 AUD78 USD1,021 USD1,435 AUD78 USD1,055 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 17 · AnnuityRequired1,675 AUD78 USD1,219 USD1,725 AUD78 USD1,253 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 18 · AnnuityRequired2,010 AUD78 USD1,447 USD2,060 AUD78 USD1,481 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 19 · AnnuityRequired2,390 AUD78 USD1,706 USD2,440 AUD78 USD1,740 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Year 20 · AnnuityRequired2,815 AUD78 USD1,995 USD2,865 AUD78 USD2,029 USD
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Electronic filingElectronic filing
Australian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Other filing methodOther filing method
Australian 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

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
assignment of the patent ownerOptional450 USD—
Receipt time3–5 business days
Processing time2–3 years

Notes

1. After filing, IP Australia (IP Australia) takes approximately 3-5 business daysissues the filing receipt;

2. Australiainvention patentFrom filing to grant takes approximately 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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