1. If the applicant or patentee requests patent fee reduction, he or she shall submit a request for fee reduction and attach relevant supporting documents when necessary. The request for fee reduction shall be signed or sealed by all applicants or patentees. 2. If an individual applies for patent fee reduction, he or she must truthfully fill in his or her annual income in the request for fee reduction. If necessary, he or she shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Patent Office, provide information on his or her financial difficulties issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level. Proof of the situation. 3. If two or more individuals jointly request patent fee reduction, they shall truthfully fill in the annual income of each person in the request for fee reduction. If necessary, they shall provide the information of the people at or above the municipal level according to the requirements of the Patent Office. A certificate of financial difficulty issued by the government department that manages patent affairs. 4. If a unit requests patent fee reduction, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the request for fee reduction, and attach a certificate issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level. 5. If an individual and an organization jointly request patent fee reduction, the individual should truthfully fill in his/her annual income in the fee reduction request, and the unit should truthfully fill in the economic difficulties, and attach a copy of the patent management work of the people's government at or above the municipal level. Certificate issued by the department. 6. The certificate issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall state the nature of the unit requesting patent fee reduction, whether it is an enterprise, an institution, or an agency group, and explain its economic difficulties. 7. After receiving the fee reduction request, the Patent Office shall conduct an examination, make a decision on whether to approve the fee reduction request, and notify the applicant or patentee. 8. If the applicant or patentee provides false information or documents when requesting patent fee reduction, the Patent Office shall revoke the decision to approve the request for patent fee reduction after verification, and notify the applicant or patentee to make up for the delay within the specified period. Pay all the fees that have been deferred; if the party fails to make up the payment within the time limit or the amount of the make-up payment is insufficient, the Patent Office will make corresponding decisions in accordance with the law based on the insufficient payment of fees. 9. The applicant or patentee shall make up for the reduced patent fees after obtaining economic benefits from his invention and creation.