·Advantage Low Application fee with a huge geographic market Invention patent 950 RMB;(Maintaining fee:900 per year) Substantial examination for Invention patent:2500 RMB Utility model Design 500 RMB Disadvantage(a market not for everyone) Finding reliable and skilled Chinese patent attorneys 4500$per Patent for translation and filing? 2000$per mark? When product can easily be copied and where fixed costs of equipment represent a low barrier When you can effectively keep yr invention secret during its exploitation 2023/12/12 Tongji-Taolue Zhang 20• Advantage • Low Application fee with a huge geographic market • Invention patent 950 RMB; (Maintaining fee: 900 per year) Substantial examination for Invention patent: 2500 RMB Utility model & Design 500 RMB • Disadvantage (a market not for everyone) • Finding reliable and skilled Chinese patent attorneys 4500$ per Patent for translation and filing? 2000$ per mark? • When product can easily be copied and where fixed costs of equipment represent a low barrier • When you can effectively keep yr invention secret during its exploitation 2023/12/12 Tongji - Taolue Zhang 20