Does the patent fee reduction have to be filed by the right holder himself herself?

It can be entrusted to a patent firm or a patentee. The patentee is a person who has obtained certain qualifications for patent applications and other patent affairs by others.

1. It is proposed by yourself.

2. Entrust the first institution to propose.

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1. What expenses can be mitigated?

The 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 fees (annualities within six years from the year in which the patent is granted);

4) Review fees.

2. The conditions that need to be met to apply for a patent to be slowed down

If the patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he or she may request a reduction in the above-mentioned fees from the State Intellectual Property Office:

1) Individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (10,000 yuan per year) in the previous year;

2) Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year;

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

Where two or more individuals or units are joint patent applicants or co-patentees, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be complied with.

3. The proportion of patent slowdown

If the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or an entity, the fee provided for in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced by 85%.

Where two or more individuals or entities are joint patent applicants or co-patentees, 70% of the fees provided for in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced.

4. When will the patent mitigation application be filed?

The patent applicant or patentee can only request a reduction in the fees that have not yet expired. The request for reduction of the application fee shall be filed at the same time as the patent application, and the request for reduction of other fees may be filed at the same time as the patent application, or two and a half months before the expiration of the relevant fee payment period. Where a request for reduction is not submitted within the prescribed time limit, the reduction shall not be granted.

5. What supporting materials are required for patent application?

Where a patent applicant or patentee requests a reduction in the payment of patent fees, a written request for a reduction in fees and relevant supporting materials shall be submitted. If a patent applicant or patentee submits a request for reduction of patent fees through the patent affairs service system and is reviewed and approved for filing, it only needs to submit a request for fee reduction within a natural year, and no more relevant supporting materials need to be submitted.

6. What are the uses of a patent application?

Increase revenue. When a patent is granted for a pure technology or method, it becomes an industrial property right and becomes an intangible asset with value. In other words, applying for a patent for a technological invention or design can bring economic benefits to the enterprise.

In practice, patents can be used as capital for registered capital contribution or capital increase, and actual capital accumulation can also be obtained through patent licensing.

Generally speaking, there are three situations in which royalties can be reduced:

Type 1: Individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan in the previous year;

The second type: enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year;

Third, the holder of the patent is a public institution, a social organization, or a non-profit scientific research institution;

Since September 1, 2016, the State Intellectual Property Office has officially implemented online filing and approval, and the original paper fee reduction certificate has been cancelled. If the examination is passed, if the applicant submits a request for reduction of patent fees within a natural year validity period, he or she can enjoy the corresponding proportion of the reduction of patent fees in accordance with the Measures for Reduction of Patent Fees, and there is no need to submit the certificate of patent fee reduction again according to the patent application one by one. From the last quarter of each year (October 1), the filing of the next year will be opened to facilitate the applicant or patentee to file in advance.

Each review is conducted for a period of one month. (The specific information is subject to the latest document issued by the CNIPA).

It should be noted that if the patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he or she may request a reduction in payment from the State Intellectual Property Office:

1.Individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (10,000 yuan per year) in the previous year;

2.Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year;

3.public institutions, social organizations, non-profit scientific research institutions;

Example: Individual. The following information needs to be filled in by the ICP filing system:

1) The name of the applicant and the number of other valid documents such as ID card, passport, military ID, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan ID card that match the applicant;

2) Mobile phone number;

c) detailed address;

Here's what you'll need to submit to your agency for review:

1) A copy of the ID card (if you do not have an ID card, please provide your passport and other valid documents: military ID, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan ID card, etc.);

2) The original income certificate issued by the unit (if there is no fixed job, the certificate of economic hardship issued by the county-level civil affairs department or the township people** (sub-district office) at the place of household registration or habitual residence shall be submitted - seal);

You can save money by reducing the processing fee, and of course you can do it without reducing the fee.

First of all, individuals can apply for a fee reduction, which can be up to 85%, and if you feel that the annual fee is too high, you can apply.

If the applicant or patentee is an individual, he or she may request a reduction of 85% of the application fee, the examination fee and the annual fee for the application for a patent for a patent, and 80% of the maintenance fee and reexamination fee for the application for a patent for invention.

If the applicant or patentee is a unit, it may request a reduction of 70% of the application fee, the examination fee and the annual fee for the application for invention patent, and 60% of the maintenance fee and reexamination fee for the application for invention patent.

Where two or more individuals or individuals jointly apply for a patent, they may request a reduction of 70% of the application fee, the examination fee and the annual fee for the invention patent application, and 60% of the maintenance fee and reexamination fee for the invention patent application.

Where two or more units jointly apply for a patent, the patent fee shall not be reduced.