2065438+2009 patent processing fee waiver process

When individuals or units finally come up with a technology or product that is at the forefront of the industry through long-term efforts and efforts, the way to protect property rights is to apply for a patent. So what is the process of reducing and exempting the 20 19 patent processing fee? Next, Bajie Intellectual Property takes you to know the relevant knowledge. 2065438+2009 patent processing fee waiver process I. Patent processing fee waiver process The patent applicant or patentee needs to meet one of the following conditions: an individual with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan in the previous year (with an average annual income of 42,000 yuan); Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year; 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. (1) Where the applicant or patentee has filed in the filing system for patent fee reduction and exemption and passed the examination and approval, he may apply for a patent or pay the patent fee within one natural year, and may request the reduction and exemption of relevant fees in accordance with the Measures for Patent Fee Reduction and Exemption, without submitting supporting materials one by one. (2) If the applicant requests to reduce or exempt the patent fee when filing a patent application, he only needs to check "Request to reduce or exempt the fee and complete the qualification filing for reducing or exempting the fee" in the patent application request, and fill in the registration number of the patent fee reduction and exemption; 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. Two. Proof materials If a patent applicant or patentee requests fee reduction, it shall provide the following proof materials according to the type of patent applicant or patentee: If an individual requests fee reduction, he shall truthfully fill in his income of the previous year in the request for fee reduction, and submit the annual income certificate issued by his unit at the same time; If there is no fixed job, submit the certificate issued by the civil affairs department at the county level or the township people's government (street office) where the household registration is located. Where an enterprise requests to reduce or exempt patent fees, it shall truthfully fill in the financial difficulties in the request for fee reduction and exemption, and submit a copy of the enterprise income tax return for the previous year. During the period of final settlement, the enterprise shall submit a copy of the annual enterprise income tax return for the previous year. If a public institution, social organization or non-profit scientific research institution requests to reduce or exempt patent fees, it shall submit a copy of the legal person certification materials. Three, correction, revocation and punishment of patent fee reduction request approval decision, China National Intellectual Property Administration found that the decision is wrong, it should be corrected, and the correction decision shall promptly notify the patent applicant or patentee. If the patent applicant or patentee provides false information or false supporting documents when requesting the reduction or exemption of patent fees, China National Intellectual Property Administration will cancel the decision on the reduction or exemption of patent fees after verification, notify the patent applicant or patentee to pay the reduced fees within a time limit, and cancel its qualification for fee reduction or exemption within five years from this year. If the payment is not made or the payment amount is insufficient, it shall be dealt with accordingly according to law.