If the applicant or patentee requests patent fee reduction, he or she shall submit a request for fee reduction and attach relevant supporting documents when necessary. The request for fee reduction shall be signed or sealed by all applicants or patentees. To reduce patent application fees, you can entrust an agency such as Patent Baba to assist in the application, saving inventors time and energy.
(1) If an individual requests patent fee reduction, he or she shall truthfully fill in his or her annual income in the request for fee reduction. If necessary, the patent management work of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall be provided according to the requirements of the Patent Office. A certificate issued by the department regarding their financial difficulties.
(2) If two or more individuals simultaneously request patent fee reduction, they shall truthfully fill in the annual income of each person in the request for fee reduction. If necessary, the patent fee shall be reduced according to the requirements of the Patent Office. If required, provide proof of financial difficulties issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
(3) If an unit requests patent fee reduction, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the request for fee reduction, and attach a certificate issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
(4) If an individual and an employer jointly request patent fee reduction, the individual shall truthfully fill in his/her annual income in the fee reduction request, and the unit shall truthfully fill in the financial difficulties and attach the Certificate issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
The certificate issued by the patent management department of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall state the nature of the unit requesting patent fee reduction, whether it is an enterprise, an institution, or an agency group, and explain its economic difficulties. For more patent issues, please consult Baiteng Patent Baba.