Patent application fee reduction
Before September 1, 2016, the patent application fee reduction refers to the economic impact There is a certain degree of mitigation policy for individuals or individual enterprises and institutions that have difficulties in applying for patents.
The "Patent Fee Reduction Method" was officially implemented on September 1, 2016.
Conditions for slowing down and reducing payment of patent application fees
The applicant or Patentee meets one of the following conditions of:
(1) Individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year);
(2) Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year;
(3) Institutions, social groups, and non-profits Scientific research institutions;
If two or more individuals or units are joint patent applicants or joint patent holders, they shall comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively;
If the applicant or the patentee requests a fee reduction after the application date, he or she must submit a "Request for Fee Reduction (Applicable to submissions after the application date)" and fill in the patent fee Subtract the registration certificate number.
Conditions for patent application fee reduction and non-reduction
(1) Failure to use the provisions formulated by the State Intellectual Property Office The request for fee reduction and payment is not signed or stamped;
(2) The request for fee reduction and payment is not signed or stamped;
(3) The request for fee reduction does not comply with the provisions of Article 2 or Article 3 of these Measures;
(4) The individual or unit requesting fee reduction fails to provide certification materials that comply with the provisions of Article 7 of these Measures;
(5) The information in the request for fee reduction The name of the patent applicant or patentee, or the title of the invention, is inconsistent with the corresponding content in the patent application or patent registration book.
Fees can be reduced
According to the provisions of the "Measures for Reducing Patent Fees", patent applicants Or the patentee may request a reduction in the following patent fees:
(1) Application fee (excluding publication printing fees and application surcharges);
(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.
Although invention patents require a certain fee, you can apply for mitigation fees when the above conditions are met. If you have other related questions you would like to know, please feel free to consult the free legal consultation of Legal Savior Network, which can help you answer your doubts.
