Procedures for applying for patent fee reduction:
1. If the applicant or patentee requests a reduction in patent fees, he or she shall submit a request for fee reduction and relevant supporting materials.
2. If an individual requests a reduction in patent fees, he or she must truthfully fill in the income of the previous year in the request for fee reduction and submit an annual income certificate issued by the unit where he/she works;
If an enterprise requests a reduction in patent fees, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the request for fee reduction and submit a copy of the annual corporate income tax return for the previous year;
Public institutions, social groups, non-profit organizations, If a for-profit scientific research institution requests a reduction in patent fees, it shall submit a copy of the legal person certification materials.
3. After receiving the request for fee reduction, the State Intellectual Property Office shall conduct an examination and make a decision on whether to approve the request for fee reduction.
According to the "Measures for Patent Fee Reduction and Payment":
Article 6 If a patent applicant or patentee requests a reduction in patent fees, a request for fee reduction and related certificates shall be submitted. Material. If a patent applicant or patentee submits a patent fee reduction request through the patent affairs service system and is reviewed and approved for filing, if he or she requests a patent fee reduction again within a calendar year, he or she only needs to submit a request for fee reduction and does not need to submit relevant certificates. Material.
Article 7 If an individual requests a reduction in patent fees, he or she shall truthfully fill in the income of the previous year in the request for fee reduction, and at the same time submit an annual income certificate issued by the unit where he/she works; if he does not have a fixed job, he shall submit Proof of financial difficulties issued by the county-level civil affairs department or the township people's government (subdistrict office) of the place of household registration or habitual residence.
If an enterprise requests a reduction in patent fees, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the request for fee reduction and submit a copy of the annual corporate income tax return for the previous year. During the settlement period, the enterprise shall submit a copy of the annual corporate income tax return for the previous year.
Public institutions, social groups, and non-profit scientific research institutions that request a reduction in patent fees must submit copies of legal person certification materials.
Article 8 After receiving the request for fee reduction, the State Intellectual Property Office shall conduct an examination, make a decision on whether to approve the request for fee reduction, and notify the patent applicant or patentee.
Extended information:
Conditions for payment reduction:
Patent applicants or patentees meet one of the following conditions:
( 1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (annual 42,000 yuan);
(2) Enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan;
< p>(3) Public institutions, social groups, and non-profit scientific research institutions;Two or more individuals or units are ***same patent applicants or ***patentees , shall comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Patent fee reduction method