Patent fee waiver application

To apply for patent fee waiver, you need to meet certain conditions to enjoy the fee waiver. Patent applicants and patentees need to meet one of the following conditions to reduce or exempt 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 also need to meet the above requirements to enjoy the patent application fee reduction and exemption. Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encouraging inventions and creations, promoting the application of inventions and creations, improving innovation ability, and promoting scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.