How much is the patent application fee slowed down?

2 1 century is the era of knowledge economy, which is no longer dominated by technology operation, but by patent application of knowledge innovation. For many people who have the ability but some financial difficulties, the emergence of the patent application fee reduction policy is how gratifying. Then, what conditions need to be met to slow down the patent application fee? Below, I have compiled some related contents, hoping to help you.

First, the patent application fee has slowed down.

1, 2065438, before September 2006, the patent application fee waiver refers to the policy of reducing the patent application fee to a certain extent for individuals or individual enterprises and institutions with financial difficulties. 2065438+September, 2006 1 day, the method of reducing and paying patent fees was officially implemented.

Second, it can reduce the cost.

According to the provisions of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees, 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.

Three. Conditions for slowing down and reducing patent application fees

The applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions:

(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; Where the applicant or patentee requests fee reduction after the application date, it shall submit a request for fee reduction (applicable after the application date) and fill in the number of the patent fee reduction application certificate.

Four, the patent application fee is not reduced.

(a) did not use the fee reduction request made by China National Intellectual Property Administration;

(two) the request for fee reduction is not signed or sealed;

(3) The request for fee reduction does not conform to the provisions of Article 2 or Article 3 of these Measures;

(four) the individual or unit requesting fee reduction fails to provide the certification materials that meet the provisions of Article 7 of these Measures;

(5) The name of the patent applicant or patentee or the name of the invention-creation in the request for fee reduction is inconsistent with the corresponding contents in the patent application or patent register.

To sum up, as long as the applicant meets one of these three conditions, that is, an individual with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year) in the previous year; Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year; Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions can postpone the payment of patent application fees. The relevant conditions for non-deductible payment are also mentioned above.

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