2. The applicant or patentee fills in and submits the filing information online through the fee reduction filing system. If it is approved, within the validity period of a natural year, if the applicant makes a request for patent fee reduction and exemption, he can enjoy a corresponding proportion of patent fee reduction and exemption in accordance with the Measures for Patent Fee Reduction and Exemption, and it is not necessary to submit a patent fee reduction and exemption certificate one by one according to the patent application.
3. When applying for fee reduction, the applicant or the patentee shall select the year before fee reduction, and the application for the next year shall be started from the last quarter of each year (10, 1) to facilitate the applicant or the patentee to apply in advance.