What are the conditions for slowing down patent application fees?

The 21st century is an era of knowledge economy. It is no longer a world where technical operations are king, but a world where patent applications are based on knowledge innovation. For many people who are capable but have some financial difficulties, the emergence of the patent application fee reduction policy is very gratifying. So, what are the conditions for slowing down patent application fees? The editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled the following content to answer your questions. I hope it will be helpful to you.

What are the conditions for reducing patent application fees

If a patent applicant or Patentee meets one of the following conditions, he or she may Request a reduction of the above fees from the State Intellectual Property Office:

(1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year);

(2) Enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan;

(3) Public institutions, social groups, and non-profit scientific research institutions.

Two or more individuals or units are If there are joint patent applicants or joint patent holders, they shall comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively.

According to the provisions of the "Measures for the Reduction and Payment of Patent Fees", a patent applicant or patentee may request a reduction in the following patent fees:

(1) Application fee (excluding publication printing fee and application surcharge);

(2) Substantive examination fees for invention patent applications;

(3) Annual fee (annual fee within six years from the year the patent is granted);

(4) Review fee.

"Measures for Reducing Patent Fees (Effective from September 1, 2016)" Article 2 A patent applicant or patentee may request a reduction in the following patent fees:

(1) Application fee (excluding publication printing fee and application surcharge);

(2) Substantive examination fee for invention patent application;

(3) Annual fee (six months from the year the patent right is granted) annual fee within the year);

(4) Review fee .

Article 3 The patent applicant or patentee meets the requirements If one of the following conditions applies, you may request the State Intellectual Property Office to reduce the above fees:

(1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year);

(2) Enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan;

(3) Public institutions, social groups, and non-profit scientific research institutions.

Two or more individuals or units are If there are joint patent applicants or joint patent holders, they shall comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively.

Article 4 The patent applicant or patentee is an individual or units, the payment shall be reduced by 85% of the fees stipulated in Article 2 of these Measures.

If two or more individuals or units are joint patent applicants or joint patentees, the payment shall be reduced Article 2 of these Measures stipulates 70% of the fee.

In summary, it can be seen that as long as the applicant meets one of these three conditions, the patent application fee can be reduced. The relevant conditions for which the fee cannot be reduced are also mentioned above. If you have other questions, the Legal Savior Network provides Lawyer online consultation service, online consultation is welcome.