Annual fee reduction standard for invention patents

Legal analysis: 1, the application fee can be reduced. However, the reduced application fee does not include the published printing fee and additional application fee. 2. The substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention may be reduced or exempted. 3. The annual patent fee can be reduced or exempted for 6 years. 4. The patent application reexamination fee can be reduced or exempted.

Legal basis: Article 4 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Annual Fees. If the applicant or the patentee is an individual, he may request to postpone the payment of 85% of the application fee, the examination fee and annual fee of the application for a patent for invention and 80% of the maintenance fee and reexamination fee of the application for a patent for invention. Where the applicant or the patentee is a unit, it may request a postponement of 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention, and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention. Where two or more individuals or individuals and units apply for a patent at the same time, they may request that 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention be deferred. If more than two * * * units apply for a patent at the same time, the patent fee will not be slowed down.