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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
basic filing fee (including 10 claims)Required1,200 USD
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General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.

If required — excess-claim fee for each claim from the 11thOptional135 USD—
if required — priority claim feeOptional120 USD
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General pricingPriority may be claimed using DAS or a certified priority document. Translation is included.

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

if required — translation fee (per 1,000 Chinese characters)Optional72 USD
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General pricingChinese-to-French translation fee, calculated by the word count in the draft patent documents.

if required — response to an office action (starting fee, per instance)Optional300 USD
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General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
grant/certificate feeRequired600 USD
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General pricingIncludes the Year 1 annuity.

Patent annuity fees

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

Year / itemRequired / optionalStandard feesReduced feesNotes
Official fee (original)Service fee (USD)TotalOfficial fee (original)Service fee (USD)Total
Year 2 · AnnuityRequired38 EUR156 USD198 USD19 EUR156 USD177 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Year 3 · AnnuityRequired38 EUR156 USD198 USD19 EUR156 USD177 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Year 4 · AnnuityRequired38 EUR156 USD198 USD19 EUR156 USD177 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Year 5 · AnnuityRequired38 EUR156 USD198 USD19 EUR156 USD177 USD
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Year 6 · AnnuityRequired76 EUR156 USD240 USD57 EUR156 USD219 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Year 7 · AnnuityRequired96 EUR156 USD262 USD72 EUR156 USD236 USD
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Year 8 · AnnuityRequired136 EUR156 USD307 USD136 EUR156 USD307 USD
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Year 9 · AnnuityRequired180 EUR156 USD356 USD180 EUR156 USD356 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Year 10 · AnnuityRequired220 EUR156 USD400 USD220 EUR156 USD400 USD
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Standard feesStandard fee

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Receipt time5–7 business days
Processing time12–16 months

Notes

1. After filing, French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) takes approximately 5-7 business daysissues the filing receipt;

2. Franceutility modelFrom filing to grant takes approximately 12-16 months, The maximum term of protection is 10 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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