KEY ACCOUNT PRICING · USD
Application, grant and maintenance fees are shown by pricing condition.
All applicable entity pricing is displayed side by side.
Fees incurred during filing and examination
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| basic filing fee | Required | 1,020 USD | ?General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation. |
| priority claim fee | Optional | 90 USD | ?General pricingA scanned priority document and German translation are required; translation is included. |
| Request for search (substantive examination) | Optional | 720 USD | ?General pricingA German utility model is registered without substantive examination by default. The applicant may separately request a search/examination to assess validity; an adverse search result does not prevent registration. |
| document drafting (starting from) | Optional | 300 USD | ?General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements. |
| translation fee (per 1,000 Chinese characters) | Optional | 68 USD | ?General pricingChinese-to-German translation fee, calculated by the word count in the draft patent documents. |
| response to an office action (starting fee, per instance) | Optional | 450 USD | ?General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions. |
Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| / — grant fee | Required | 0 USD | ?General pricingThe grant fee is included in the filing fee. |
Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.
| Year / item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official fee (original) | Service fee (USD) | Total | |||
| Year 4 · Annuity | Required | 210 EUR | 156 USD | 389 USD | — |
| Year 7 · Annuity | Required | 350 EUR | 156 USD | 544 USD | — |
| Year 9 · Annuity | Required | 530 EUR | 156 USD | 743 USD | — |
Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| assignment | Optional | 402 USD | — |
| change of applicant name/address/representative | Optional | 252 USD | ?General pricingCharged per amendment item; two amendments are charged at twice this fee. |
1. After filing, German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) takes approximately 7-14 business daysissues the filing receipt;
2. Germanyutility modelFrom filing to grant takes approximately 2-3 months, The maximum term of protection is 10 years;
3. All timeframes above are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.
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