Different situations need to provide different materials. 1. 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.
2. If an individual requests to slow down the patent fee, he shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the request for fee reduction, and when necessary, he shall provide a certificate of his economic 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.
3. Where two or more individuals * * * request for patent fee reduction and exemption, they shall truthfully fill in the annual income of each person in the request for fee reduction and exemption, and when necessary, they shall provide a certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level on their financial difficulties in accordance with the requirements of the Patent Office.
4. 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.
5. Individuals and units * * * request patent fee waiver, individuals shall truthfully fill in their annual income in the request for fee waiver, and units shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
6. The certificate issued by the administrative department for patent affairs of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall indicate whether the unit requesting patent fee reduction or exemption is an enterprise, institution or government organization, and explain its economic difficulties.