Patent relief conditions

Legal analysis: (1) individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan 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.

Legal basis: Article 43 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the patentee shall pay the annual fee from the year when the patent right is granted.

Article 51 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Any unit or individual willing to exploit a patent by public license shall notify the patentee in writing, and pay the license fee in accordance with the published license fee payment method and standard to obtain a patent exploitation license. During the implementation of the open license, the annual patent fee paid by the patentee shall be reduced accordingly. The patentee who implements an open license may grant a general license after consultation with the licensee on the license fee, but shall not grant an exclusive or exclusive license to the patent.