When will the patent personal fee reduction come out?
From September 1, 20 16. The Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission recently issued the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees, stating that from September 20, 2006, enterprises, individuals and institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions with financial difficulties will be exempted from patent application and maintenance fees. Therefore, the personal patent fee has been lowered since September 1.