How slow is the patent application fee? Patent fee reduction and exemption conditions

From 20 1 1, in order to better support patent development and reduce the patent burden of enterprises or individuals, China has introduced the method of patent fee reduction and exemption. If the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or unit, the fee shall be reduced by 85%. If two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the above expenses shall be reduced by 70%. The following small series will introduce you to how to apply for patent fees and the conditions for deferred payment of patent fees. How slow is the patent application fee? Conditions for slowing down patent fees. How to slow down the patent application fee? If a patent applicant or patentee requests fee reduction, it shall provide the following supporting materials according to the type of patent applicant or patentee: if an individual requests fee reduction, he shall truthfully fill in his income of the previous year in the request for fee reduction and submit the annual income certificate issued by his unit; If there is no fixed job, submit the certificate issued by the civil affairs department at the county level or the township people's government (street office) where the household registration is located. Where an enterprise requests to reduce or exempt patent fees, it shall truthfully fill in the financial difficulties in the request for fee reduction and exemption, and submit a copy of the enterprise income tax return for the previous year. During the period of final settlement, the enterprise shall submit a copy of the annual enterprise income tax return for the previous year. If a public institution, social organization or non-profit scientific research institution requests to reduce or exempt patent fees, it shall submit a copy of the legal person certification materials. Two. The patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions: (1) an individual with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per person per year) in the previous year; (2) Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year; (3) Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions; Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, they shall abide by the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively.