In chinese Law, "invention-creations" mean inventions, utility models and designs.

"Invention" means any new technical solution relating to a product, a process or improvement thereof. 

"Utility model" means any new technical solution relating to the shape, the structure, or their combination, of a product, which is fit for practical use. 

"Design" means any new design of the shape, the pattern or their combination, or the combination of the colors with shape or pattern, of a product, which creates an aesthetic feeling and is fit for industrial application.

(1)Filing Receipt (1-2 Weeks After Application);

(2)Preliminary Examination By The Office;

(3)Publication Of The Patent(18 Months After Application);

(4)Substantive Examination By The Office;

(5)Issuance Of Patent Certificate.

In smooth condition, the issuance of the certification usually takes around 2-3 years.

Any invention or utility model for which patent right may be granted must possess novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability. 

Novelty means that, before the date of filing, no identical invention or utility model has been publicly disclosed in publications in the country or abroad or has been publicly used or made known to the public by any other means in the country, nor has any other person filed previously with the Patent Administration Department Under the State Council an application which described the identical invention or utility mode1 and was published after the said date of filing.

Inventiveness means that, as compared with the technology existing before the date of filing, the invention has prominent substantive features and represents a notable progress and that the utility model has substantive features and represents progress. 

Practical applicability means that the invention or utility model can be made or used and can produce effective results. 

Patents for Invention		Official Fees(CNY)	Attorney Fees(CNY)
101	Filing an Application (Including Publication Fee)	950	4500
102	Filing a PCT Application for National Phase Entry
	a) Filing Fee (Including Publication Fee)	950	4500
	b) Surcharge for Late National Phase Entry within the Grace Period	1000	2800
103	Filing a Divisional Application (Including Publication Fee)	950	4000
104	Additional Charge for Specification Including Drawings in Excess of 30 Pages, Per Page in Excess of 300 Pages, Per Page	50 100	- -
105	Additional Charge for Claims in Excess of 10, Per Claim	150	50
106	Filing Request for Earlier Publication	-	300
107	Filing Request for Substantive Examination	2500	1300
108	Filing Request for Re-examination	1000	4500
109	Patent Certificate Fee (Including Printing Fee and Stamp Tax)	Annual Fee of Current Year	700
110	Filing Request for Invalidation	3000	5800
112	Fee for Viability Report a) Microorganisms (Per Strain) b) Cell Lines, Animal and Plant Viruses (Per Strain)	50 USD 70 USD	* *
113	Fee for Providing Samples of Microorganisms a) Microorganisms (Per Strain) b) Cell lines, Animal and Plant Viruses (Per Strain)	30 USD 50 USD	* *
114	Quarantine	50USD	*
115	Application Maintenance Fee (Per mouth)	300	270
116	Annual Fees Per Annual
	1st to 3rd year	900	450
	4th to 6th year	1200	540
	7th to 9th year	2000	630
	10th to 12th year	4000	720
	13th to 15th year	6000	810
	16th to 20th year	8000	900
117	Delayed Payment of Annual Fee or Maintenance Fee Within Six Months	+25% surcharge	450
118	Restoring the unity of the invention for PCT application	900	2000
Fees in General		Official Fees(CNY)	Attorney Fees(CNY)
401	Registration of Change of Bibliographic Data for Inventor, Applicant	200	700
402	Claiming Priority a) Claiming Single Conventional Priority b) Additional Charge for Each Additional Priority	80 80	540 360
403	Recording a Transfer of a Patent Right	200	1200
404	Translation Fee (Per 100 Original Words or Characters) a) From English into Chinese b) From Japanese into Chinese c) From German, Russian or French into Chinese	- - -	140 100 200
405	Preparing observation on the office action	-	Hourly basis
406	Assuming representation during re-examination or invalidation	-	Hourly basis

Remark *: It is charged by actual cost.