Can I apply for a high-tech enterprise without a patent?

No, to apply for a high-tech enterprise, you must have a patent, which is the recognition condition.

Enterprises registered in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) have independent intellectual property rights on the core technologies of their main products (services) in the past three years through independent research and development, transfer, donation, merger and acquisition, or through exclusive licenses for more than five years; (Specifically, there must be more than invention patents 1 piece, more than 6 pieces of utility model authorization or more than 6 pieces of computer software registration in the last three years and the year of application. The premise of applying for a high-tech enterprise is to have a patent, and the enterprise can obtain the patent right through the convenience of application, transfer and license, and sign a service contract in the early stage, pending the confirmation of the patent certificate application).