Article 2 The patent applicant or patentee may request the reduction or exemption of the following patent fees:
(1) Application fee (excluding publication printing fee and application surcharge);
(2) the substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention;
(3) Annual fee (annual fee within six years from the year when the patent right is granted);
(4) review fee.
Article 3 Where the patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he may request China National Intellectual Property Administration to reduce or exempt the above fees:
(1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per capita per 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.
Article 4 Where the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or entity, the fees stipulated in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced by 85%.
Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the fees specified in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced by 70%.