First, the patent fee relief
To apply for patent fee waiver, you also need to meet certain conditions to enjoy the fee waiver. Patent applicants and patentees need to meet one of the following conditions to reduce the patent application fee:
(1) Only individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan in the previous year, that is, individuals with an annual income of less than 42,000 yuan, can reduce or exempt the patent application fee.
(2) Only enterprises whose tax payment in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan can reduce or exempt the patent application fee.
(3) Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions can also reduce or exempt the patent application fee.
(4) Where two or more individuals or units apply for the same patent, they need to meet the above provisions before they can enjoy the reduction or exemption of the patent application fee.
(a) when applying for a patent, there are four fees that can be reduced or exempted:
1, the application fee can be reduced. However, the reduced application fee does not include the published printing fee and additional application fee.
2. The substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention may be reduced or exempted.
3. The annual patent fee can be reduced or exempted for 6 years.
4. The patent application reexamination fee can be reduced or exempted.
Second, how is the reduction or exemption of patent fees stipulated?
The conditions for patent applicants and patentees who can apply for patent fee relief are adjusted from individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan a year) in the previous year to individuals with an average monthly income of less than 5,000 yuan (60,000 yuan a year); Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year were adjusted to enterprises with taxable income of less than 6,543,800 yuan in the previous year. Announcement on Adjusting the Conditions for Reducing the Payment of Patent Fees and the Standards for Trademark Registration Fees In order to implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council Municipality on reducing taxes and fees, effectively reduce the social burden and promote the development of the real economy, According to the requirements of the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission on Policies Concerning the Reduction and Exemption of Some Administrative Charges and the Notice of the Ministry of Finance of the National Development and Reform Commission on the Reduction and Exemption of Some Administrative Charges (Cai Shui [20 19] No.45, Development and Reform Price [2019] No.914), China National Intellectual Property Administration will be released on the 20th.
Adjust the conditions stipulated in Article 3 of the Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission of the Ministry of Finance on Printing and Distributing (Cai Shui [2016] No.78) that patent applicants and patentees can apply for patent fee relief from individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan) in the previous year to individuals with an average monthly income of less than 5,000 yuan (60,000 yuan) in the previous year; Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year were adjusted to enterprises with taxable income of less than 6,543,800 yuan in the previous year.
3. What conditions should the patent fee be reduced or exempted?
(a) the patent fee relief meets the following conditions:
1. If it is really difficult for the patent applicant to pay the fee, it may provide corresponding certification materials;
2. The patent applicant submits a request for reduction to the patent administration department of the State Council;
3. The patent administration department in the State Council has made a decision to grant relief.
legal ground
Notice of the Ministry of Finance of the National Development and Reform Commission on reducing some administrative fees.
First, motorcycle (including ordinary motorcycles, mopeds, coaches, embassies and consulates) license plate fees are adjusted from each pair of 70 yuan to 35 yuan.
2. Taiwan Pass (electronic) charging standard is adjusted from 80 yuan to 60 yuan; Mainland travel permit for taiwan residents (replacement) fee standard was adjusted from 500 yuan to 200 yuan.
Three, all regions and relevant departments should strictly implement the provisions of this notice, and shall not delay or refuse to implement the administrative fees for any reason.
Four, market supervision, finance, price departments at all levels should strengthen the supervision and inspection of the implementation of the policy, in violation of the provisions of the policy fees, according to the relevant laws and regulations to be punished.