How to apply for patent fee reduction? Introduction of patent registration process

What if we suddenly encounter temporary financial difficulties when applying for a patent? Don't worry, you can successfully complete the patent application process through the patent reduction and exemption policy at this time. After introducing the patent application process, we will introduce how to apply for patent fee reduction. Patent Application Process In China, there are three kinds of patent applications: appearance patent application, utility model patent application and invention patent application. Application for a patent for design (1) To apply for a patent for design, you need to prepare the six-sided appearance view of the product, fill in the application for a patent for design together with a brief description of the design, and submit the application documents to the State Patent Office. After submitting the application, you can get the patent acceptance notice in about a week; In about 3-5 months, the Patent Office will issue a notice of granting the design patent right and a notice of handling the registration formalities; After paying the patent registration fee and annual fee, the license can be issued in about two months. (2) Application for utility model patent and invention patent Both utility model patent and invention patent need to write a patent specification and submit it to the State Patent Office together with the patent application. As the Patent Law stipulates that the invention patent will only undergo substantive examination after the patent specification of the application is made public, the purpose of submitting an early public statement is to enter the substantive examination as soon as possible, thus shortening the period of patent application. Therefore, the invention patent also needs to submit two documents: the request for prior public statement and the request for substantive examination. 1. After the application for a patent for utility model is submitted, you can get the patent acceptance notice in about one week; About half a year later, the Patent Office issued a notice of granting the patent right of utility model and a notice of handling the registration formalities; After paying the patent registration fee and annual fee, the license can be issued in about two months. 2. After submitting an application for a patent for invention, you can get a patent acceptance notice in about a week; After the application is submitted, the preliminary examination stage will be carried out. If it is qualified, the specification of the applied patent will be disclosed in advance according to the public statement, that is, it will enter the substantive examination stage; Those who pass the actual examination shall be issued a Notice of Granting Invention Patent Right and a Notice of Handling Registration Procedures. After timely payment, it will take about two months to issue the certificate. The application process of invention patent takes about three years. Paper materials to be submitted for patent tax reduction or exemption: Paper materials shall be delivered or mailed to the designated department for accepting the declaration of fee reduction within 20 working days from the date of online declaration. If the relevant certification materials are not submitted to the designated audit institution within the prescribed time limit or the audit institution finds that the audit is unqualified, the request for fee reduction shall not be approved. If the application for fee reduction is unqualified or fails to be submitted within the time limit, the applicant or the patentee may reapply. Individuals: the original income certificate of the previous year issued by the unit and a copy of my ID card should be submitted to the audit institution that accepts the record; If you don't have a fixed job, submit a certificate of financial difficulty and a copy of your ID card issued by the county-level civil affairs department or the township people's government (street office) where you have your domicile or habitual residence. Enterprise: submit a copy of the business license stamped with the official seal of the enterprise and a copy of the annual enterprise income tax return for the previous year to the filing and examination institution (during the settlement period, submit the annual enterprise income tax return for the previous year). Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions: submit a copy of the legal person registration certificate stamped with the official seal, and use the organization code certificate of the unit for filing, and also submit a copy of the organization code certificate.