First, how to apply for patent fee relief
If the web link is required to slow down at the same time when applying, the five fees can be slowed down together after the application is passed. After the application, the requester can only request an extension of the other four unpaid fees except the application fee. In addition to the application fee, other mitigation fees should be proposed two months before the expiration of the payment period.
If it is really difficult to apply for paying the patent fee, you may request the Patent Office to reduce the application fee, examination fee, maintenance fee, reexamination fee and annual fee for the first three years after the patent is approved. Other expenses cannot be delayed.
The request for fee reduction shall be examined and approved by the Patent Office. The maximum approval for individual applications will be slowed down by 85%, and the maximum approval for applications by more than two people or units will be slowed down by 70%. If a mitigation request is made, it can be paid according to the approved mitigation amount (individual 15%, unit or more than two people 30%). If the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office disagrees, it will notify the applicant, and the applicant shall pay the insufficient part within the time limit stipulated by the Patent Office.
Second, the process of slowing down the patent application fee.
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.
If an individual requests to slow down the patent fee, he shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the request for slowing down the patent fee, and when necessary, he shall provide a certificate of his financial 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.
Where two or more individuals * * * request (patent application process) 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.
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.
Where an individual or unit * * * requests to slow down the patent fee, the individual shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the fee reduction request, and the unit 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.
The certificate issued by the administrative department for patent work 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.
After receiving the request for fee reduction, the Patent Office shall examine it, make a decision on whether to approve the request for fee reduction, and notify the applicant or the patentee.
Where the applicant or the patentee provides false information or false documents when requesting to slow down the patent fee, the Patent Office shall, after verification, revoke the decision to approve the slow down of the patent fee and notify the applicant or the patentee to pay back all the slowed down fees within a specified time limit; If the party concerned fails to pay the overdue fee or the overdue fee is insufficient, the Patent Office shall make a corresponding decision according to the insufficient payment.
After the applicant or the patentee obtains economic benefits from his invention-creation, he shall pay the deferred patent fee.
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