1. Preparation materials, including:
(1) requires cost reduction. The request for fee reduction shall be signed or sealed by all applicants or patentees, and the annual income of each applicant shall be truthfully filled in the request for fee reduction.
(2) Relevant supporting documents. Where an individual applies, it shall provide a certificate of its economic difficulties issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level; Where an entity applies, a certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall be attached.
2. Submit the original electronic scanned copy of the fee waiver request and relevant supporting documents at the electronic application client (if the electronic scanned copy is not submitted, it shall be deemed that the relevant supporting documents have not been submitted).
3. If you have saved the general power of attorney in the Patent Office when you apply for fee reduction, you can fill in the electronic template of patent agency power of attorney through the electronic application client and view the relevant statements. There is no need to submit the corresponding electronic scanned copy of the power of attorney for patent agency, but the electronic scanned copy of the fee reduction certificate must be submitted at the same time.
4. After receiving the request for fee reduction, the Patent Office shall examine it, make a decision on whether to approve the request for fee reduction, and notify the applicant or the patentee.
Extended data:
According to the method of patent fee reduction and exemption (DecreeNo. 2004/2003). Thirty-ninth)
Article 6? Where the applicant or patentee requests fee reduction, it shall submit a request for fee reduction, and if necessary, it shall be accompanied by relevant supporting documents.
The request for fee reduction shall be signed or sealed by all applicants or patentees.
Article 7? If an individual requests to slow down the patent fee, he shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the request for slowing down the patent fee, and when necessary, he shall provide a certificate of his financial difficulties issued by the patent administrative department of the people's government at or above the municipal level in accordance with the requirements of the Patent Office.
Where a unit requests to slow down the patent fee, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the fee reduction request, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
Article 8? After receiving the request for fee reduction, the Patent Office shall examine it, make a decision on whether to approve the request for fee reduction, and notify the applicant or the patentee.
Article 11? After the decision to approve the patent fee waiver request is made, if the Patent Office finds that the decision is wrong, it can correct it by itself and notify the applicant or the patentee of the correction result.
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