Legal analysis: Prisoners who obtain invention patents can receive rewards such as reduced sentences. Because if there is an invention or major technological innovation, it can be regarded as meritorious service (depending on the benefits generated by the patent and the size of the contribution, major meritorious services, meritorious services, awards, praises, etc. can be obtained), and meritorious service can be used as a necessary condition for commutation of the sentence. The basis for calculating the range of sentence reduction is not a sufficient condition. Applying for a patent for this purpose can lead to a reduction in sentence.
Legal basis: Article 78 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. Criminals who are sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment, or life imprisonment shall, during the execution period, if they conscientiously abide by the prison regulations, accept For education and reform, if there is genuine repentance or meritorious service, the sentence may be reduced; if one of the following major meritorious services is performed, the sentence shall be reduced: (1) Preventing other people from major criminal activities; (2) Reporting major criminal activities inside or outside the prison, Verified to be true; (3) Having inventions or major technological innovations; (4) Sacrificing oneself to save others in daily production and life; (5) Having outstanding performance in resisting natural disasters or eliminating major accidents; (6) Making other significant contributions to the country and society. The actual term of the sentence after commutation shall not be less than the following periods: (1) If sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention, or fixed-term imprisonment, it shall not be less than one-half of the original sentence; (2) If sentenced to life imprisonment, it shall not be less than thirteen years (3) If the people's court restricts the commutation of a criminal whose execution is suspended in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 50 of this Law, and if the suspended execution period is commuted to life imprisonment in accordance with the law, the suspended execution period shall not be less than twenty-five years. If the sentence is reduced to 25 years' fixed-term imprisonment in accordance with the law upon expiration, it shall not be less than 20 years.
Article 29 of the "Prison Law of the People's Republic of China" If a criminal sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment does repent or perform meritorious service during his sentence, he shall be punished according to the results of the prison assessment. The sentence can be reduced. Anyone who has performed one of the following major meritorious services shall have his sentence reduced: (1) Preventing other people from major criminal activities; (2) Reporting major criminal activities inside and outside the prison, which are verified to be true; (3) Having inventions or major technological innovations; (3) Having inventions or major technological innovations; 4) Those who sacrifice themselves to save others in daily production and life; (5) Those who have outstanding performance in resisting natural disasters or eliminating major accidents; (6) Those who have made other major contributions to the country and society.