The company applied for patent fee reduction.

Considering that some patent applicants have less economic income and it is difficult to pay all kinds of patent fees in full, China National Intellectual Property Administration may, in accordance with relevant regulations, partially defer the payment of patent fees to patent applicants who do have financial difficulties. Patent fees that allow deferred payment of request fees include: patent application fee, maintenance fee for invention patent application, substantive examination fee, and annual patent fee for the first three years after authorization. The fee reduction and exemption ratio is: for non-service patent applications with only one patent applicant, the highest reduction and exemption ratio of patent fees is 85%, and the highest reduction and exemption ratio of maintenance fees for invention patent applications is 80%; For non-service patent applications of two or more patent applicants and service patent applications with applicants as the unit, the highest reduction ratio of patent fees is 70%, and the highest reduction ratio of maintenance fees for invention patent applications is 60%. The applicant requesting fee reduction shall submit a fee reduction request to China National Intellectual Property Administration, explaining the reasons for requesting fee reduction, and the applicant for a service patent shall also submit relevant certification materials. Enterprise: Only the taxable income of the previous year is less than 300,000 can the application fee be reduced or exempted, which has nothing to do with the taxable amount after the enterprise enjoys the special tax reduction and exemption policy.