Article 2 The special funds for patents in Suzhou High-tech Zone shall be arranged in the three funds for district science and technology.
Article 3 Special funds for patents are mainly used to support the protection and promotion of patent applications with high technical content, good market prospects and advanced nature in this industry.
Article 4 Enterprises, institutions, organs, social organizations and individuals in the area who have invention patents that meet the requirements of Article 3 of the Interim Measures may apply to the Suzhou Patent Administration Department for special patent funds to subsidize each invention, with a maximum subsidy of 4,000 yuan.
Article 5 Where an invention patent complies with the provisions of Article 4 of the Interim Measures, it may apply to the district patent administration department for patent award funds. The maximum award for each invention patent is 2000 yuan.
Article 6 All enterprises, institutions, organs, social organizations and individuals living in the district may apply to the district patent administration department for special patent funds to apply for utility model patents, design patents, software copyrights and integrated circuit layout. The maximum reward for each patent application is 1000 yuan.
Seventh where the town (street), the district patent application volume of 80, authorized more than 80%, a one-time reward of 50 thousand yuan; If the annual application amount reaches 60 and the authorized amount exceeds 80%, a one-time reward of 40,000 yuan will be given; If the annual application amount reaches 30 items and the authorized amount exceeds 80%, a one-time reward of 20,000 yuan will be given.
Article 8 Enterprises and units in the area whose annual patent applications and authorizations reach the provisions of Article 7 of the Interim Measures shall also enjoy the scope of one-time annual awards.
Article 9. Units and individuals applying for invention patent funding shall apply to the district patent administration department for funding, and the application shall be submitted to the Suzhou patent administration department for review after preliminary examination by the district patent administration department.
Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
1, Application Form for Patent Funding in Jiangsu Province;
2. A copy of the first page of the patent application accepted and sealed by China National Intellectual Property Administration Nanjing Patent Agency;
3. To apply for a service invention, you must provide a letter of introduction or proof from the unit. Personal application must provide a copy of Jiangsu ID card;
4, a brief description of the patented technology;
5. Original invoice issued by China National Intellectual Property Administration (or agency) for paying the patent application fee (if the applicant is a unit, a copy and a receipt issued by the unit for receiving the subsidy fee can be provided).
Article 10 The application materials for invention patent funding shall be submitted by the district patent administration department in the first month of each quarter, and after being audited by the municipal patent administration department, the list of funded projects and funding requests shall be submitted to the provincial intellectual property office. After receiving the special funds allocated by the Provincial Intellectual Property Office, the municipal patent administration department shall report the patent applicant's grant application and issue the patent application grant fee.
Article 11 An application for a patent for utility model or design shall be funded by the applicant to the district patent administration department. Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
1, Suzhou High-tech Zone Patent Application Fee Funding Application Form;
2. To apply for a service invention, you must provide a letter of introduction or proof from the unit. Personal application, must provide a copy of Suzhou identity card;
3, the patent application acceptance notice (copy);
4. The original invoice issued by China National Intellectual Property Administration (or its agency) for paying the patent application fee (if the applicant is a unit, a copy and the invoice issued by the unit for receiving the subsidy fee can be provided).
Twelfth Suzhou High-tech Zone Science and Technology Bureau is the district patent management department. Special funds for patents are earmarked by the District Science and Technology Bureau and the Finance Bureau.
Thirteenth units and individuals applying for funding should provide authentic materials and vouchers. If there is fraud or fraudulent use of funding, once found, all funding will be recovered. If the circumstances are serious, the responsibility will be investigated according to law.
Article 14 The beneficiaries of patent application funding are patent applicants, patent agencies and patent agents, which are not within the scope of these Measures.