How much are the fees and charges for invention or utility solution registration?
ELITE:
– Official charge for filing application: VND 150,000/ 01 application;
– Fee for formality examination: VND 180,000/ 01 independent point;
– Fee for formality examination from page 7 of the description onward: VND 8,000/ 01 page;
– Fee for publication of valid application: VND 120,000/ 01 application;
– Fee for publication of valid application from the 2nd image onwards VND 60,000/ 01 image;
– Fee for examination of requesting priority (if any): VND 600,000/ 01 priority application;
– Fee for the patent search for the examination process: VND 600,000/ 01 independent point;
– Fee for substantive examination: VND 720,000/ 01 independent point;
– Fee for substantive examination from page 7 of the description onward: VND 32,000/ 01 page.
Please note that:
In the section “International patent classification” in the written declaration, the applicant shall state the classification criteria of technical solutions sought to be protected according to the latest International Patent Classification (under the Strasbourg Agreement) published by the IPVN in the Industrial Property Official Gazette. If the applicant fails to classify or correctly classify, the IPVN shall conduct the classification and the applicant shall pay a classification service fee as prescribed (VND 100,000/ 01 international patent classification).
