What conditions need to be met for patent fee reduction and exemption?

According to the first paragraph of Article 3 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees, the conditions for the reduction and exemption of patent application fees are as follows:

1. Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 5,000 yuan (60,000 yuan per year);

2. Enterprises with taxable income of less than 6,543,800 yuan in the previous year;

3, institutions, social organizations, non-profit scientific research institutions.

Article 4 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees stipulates that if the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or unit, the fee stipulated in Article 2 shall be reduced or exempted by 85%.

Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the fees stipulated in Article 2 shall be reduced by 70%.

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Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees

If the patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he may request China National Intellectual Property Administration to reduce or exempt the above fees:

(1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 5,000 yuan (60,000 yuan per year);

(2) Enterprises with taxable income of less than 6,543,800 yuan in the previous year;

(3) Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions.

Article 4

Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the fees stipulated in Article 2 shall be reduced by 70%.

Where the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or unit, it shall be reduced.

Pay 85% of the fees stipulated in Article 2.