How can an individual apply for a patent for fee reduction?

Legal analysis: If the application is filed and the payment is delayed, the five fees can be delayed together after the application is passed. After the application, the requester can only request an extension of the other four unpaid fees except the application fee. In addition to the application fee, other mitigation fees should be proposed two months before the expiration of the payment period.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees. Where the patent applicant or patentee requests to reduce the patent fee, it shall submit the request for reduction and relevant supporting documents. Where a patent applicant or patentee submits a patent fee waiver request through the patent affairs service system and is approved for filing, it is only necessary to submit a fee waiver request without submitting relevant supporting documents within a natural year.