Six necessary conditions for identification of high-tech enterprises: core intellectual property rights, high-tech fields, human resource composition, R&D investment, high-tech product (service) income, and scoring standards.
1. Core intellectual property rights
Conditions: Enterprises registered in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan), through independent research and development, transfers, and donations in the past three years , mergers and acquisitions, etc., or through exclusive licensing for more than 5 years, it has independent intellectual property rights for the core technologies of its main products (services).
2. High-tech fields
The eight major industries supported by the state are: electronic information, biology and new medicine, aerospace, new materials, high-tech services, new energy and Energy conservation, resources and environment, advanced manufacturing and automation.
3. Human resources composition
The policy requires that the proportion of R&D personnel should reach 10%.
4. Investment in research and development expenses
The total research and development expenses incurred by an enterprise in China account for no less than 60% of the total research and development expenses. If the enterprise is registered and established for less than three years, the calculation shall be based on the actual operating years.
5. Income from high-tech products (services)
Income from high-tech products (services) accounts for more than 60% of the company's total revenue that year.
6. Scoring criteria
The scoring criteria are divided into four major modules: corporate research and development organization and management level, ability to transform scientific and technological achievements, number of independent intellectual property rights, sales and total asset growth and other indicators.