I. Conditions for applying for fee waiver:
(a) individuals working or studying in Guangdong Province, the average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year);
(2) The taxable income of enterprises registered in Guangdong Province in the previous year was less than 300,000;
(3) Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions registered in Guangdong Province.
Where two or more individuals or units are the same applicant or patentee, the above provisions shall be met respectively.
Second, online declaration.
If a patent applicant or patentee submits a patent fee waiver request through the patent affairs service system and it is approved for filing after examination, it only needs to submit the fee waiver request again within a natural year without submitting relevant certification materials. Users who apply for electronic registration can directly log in to handle business, and other users need to register in the patent affairs service system before they can handle business.
Iii. Application materials for fee reduction:
(1) Personal:
1. Copy of ID card (if there is no ID card, please provide copies of other valid documents such as household registration book);
2. Original income certificate issued by the unit (if there is no fixed job, submit the certificate issued by the county-level civil affairs department or the township people's government (street office) where the household registration is located or where the habitual residence is located).
(2) Enterprises:
1. Copy of business license and organization code (if you submit a copy of business license (copy) with organization code or unified social credit code, you don't need to submit a copy of organization code certificate, please provide a copy of the corresponding certificate according to the type of certificate filled in by the filing system);
2. A copy of the annual enterprise income tax return for the previous year. During the settlement period, submit a copy of the annual tax return of enterprise income tax in the previous year (the enterprise registered in that year does not need to submit this return).
(three) institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions:
1. Copy of organization code certificate (if you submit a copy of legal person certificate with unified social credit code, you don't need to submit a copy of organization code certificate);
2. Copy of the certificate of institution as a legal person.
Fourth, matters needing attention:
The above certification materials shall be delivered to the agency selected when the online filing is completed within 20 natural days, and the submitted materials will not be returned.