1, the average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan, and the annual income was less than 42,000 yuan, so the patent application fee can be reduced or exempted;
2. Only enterprises whose tax payment in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan can reduce or exempt the patent application fee;
3. Institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions can also reduce the cost of patent application;
4. If two or more individuals or units apply for the same patent, they still need to meet the above requirements to enjoy the patent application fee reduction and exemption; The fees that can be reduced or exempted when applying for a patent are as follows:
(1) The application fee can be reduced or exempted. However, the reduced application fee does not include the published printing fee and additional application fee;
(2) The fee for substantive examination of 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 reexamination fee for a patent application may be reduced or exempted.
Legal basis:
Article 51 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Any unit or individual willing to exploit a patent with an open license shall notify the patentee in writing and obtain a patent exploitation license after paying the license fee according to the published payment method and standard.
During the implementation of the open license, the annual patent fee paid by the patentee shall be reduced accordingly.
The patentee who implements an open license may grant a general license after consultation with the licensee on the license fee, but shall not grant an exclusive or exclusive license to the patent.