How good is the reduction of patent application fee?

 

What is fee reduction?

 

Fee reduction and fee reduction, the full name of patent fee reduction, is a preferential policy of patent fee implemented by the state in order to develop patented technology, promote the development of science and technology, and reduce the burden of enterprises and individuals.

 

A patent application or patentee that meets the policy requirements may submit corresponding materials to the State Patent Office and request to reduce the fees related to the patent application.

 

What conditions are required?

 

Individual: average monthly income of the previous year is less than 5000 yuan (annual income is less than 60000 yuan)

 

Enterprise: the annual taxable income of the enterprise in the previous year is less than 1 million yuan

 

What costs can be mitigated?

 

Application fee (excluding publication printing fee and application surcharge)

 

Expenses for substantive examination of invention patent applications;

 

Review fee;

 

Annual fee (annual fee within ten years from the year when the patent right is granted)

 

How much can the patent fee be reduced?

 

Where the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or entity, the fee shall be reduced by 85%.

 

If two or more individuals or units are co-existing patent applicants or have joint patent rights, the fee shall be reduced by 70%.

 

How to handle the reduction of patent fee?

 

Individual:

 

Copy of ID card and personal signature (if there is no ID card, please provide a copy of special and valid certificates such as household register);

 

The original of the income certificate issued by the unit where he/she works (if he/she does not have a permanent job, the certificate issued by the county civil affairs department or the township people's government (sub district office) in the place where his/her registered residence is located or where he/she often resides about his/her economic difficulties shall be submitted, and the student can provide a student card).

 

Enterprise:

 

The copy of business license is stamped with official seal;

 

Copies of tax returns for water years paid by enterprises in the previous year. Within the final settlement period, submit a copy of the annual corporate income tax return of the previous year (enterprises registered within the current year need not submit this return).