The policy is as follows.

1. Patent fee reduction

For patent application fee reduction, certain conditions must be met to enjoy the reduction. Patent applicants and patentees must meet one of the following conditions: Patent application fees can be reduced or reduced:

(1) Only individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan, that is, individuals whose annual income is less than 42,000 yuan, can have patent application fees reduced.

(2) Only enterprises with tax income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year can be exempted from patent application fees.

(3) Public institutions, social groups and non-profit scientific research institutions can also reduce or exempt patent application fees.

(4) If two or more individuals or units apply for the same patent, they must also meet the above regulations to enjoy the reduction or exemption of patent application fees.

(1) There are 4 fees that can be reduced or reduced when applying for a patent:

1. Application fees can be reduced or reduced. However, the reduced application fees do not include published printing fees and additional application fees.

2. The substantive examination fees for invention patent applications can be reduced or exempted.

3. The annual patent fee can be reduced or exempted for 6 years.

4. The reexamination fee for patent applications can be reduced or reduced.

2. How is the reduction and exemption of patent fees stipulated?

The conditions for patent applicants and patentees who can apply for a reduction in patent fees are as follows: the average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan ( Individuals whose average monthly income was less than 5,000 yuan in the previous year (60,000 yuan in the previous year) were adjusted from Enterprises with taxable income less than 1 million yuan. "Announcement on Adjusting the Conditions for Reducing Patent Fees and Fee Standards for Trademark Registration" In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on tax reduction and fee reduction, effectively reduce social burdens, and promote the development of the real economy, in accordance with the "Announcement on Tax Reduction and Fee Reduction" by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission "Notice on Relevant Policies for Partial Administrative Charges" and "Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Reducing the Standards for Certain Administrative Charges" (Caishui [2019] No. 45, Fagai Price [2019] No. 914) require that the National Intellectual Property Rights The Bureau will adjust the patent fee reduction conditions and trademark registration fee standards starting from July 1, 2019. The announcement is as follows:

The "Notice on the Issuance of the Ministry of Finance and National Development and Reform Commission" (Finance and Taxation [2016] 〕No. 78) Article 3 stipulates that the conditions for patent applicants and patentees who can apply for a reduction in patent fees are adjusted from individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan in the previous year (42,000 yuan in the year) to the average monthly income in the previous year. Individuals whose taxable income is less than 5,000 yuan (60,000 yuan per year); enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan, adjusted to enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 1 million yuan.

3. What conditions must be met for patent fee reduction and exemption?

(1) The following conditions must be met for patent fee reduction and exemption:

1. Patent applicants have real difficulty in paying fees. , and can provide corresponding supporting materials;

2. The patent applicant has submitted a request for reduction of payment to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council;

3. The Patent Administration Department of the State Council has made a decision to agree to the reduction.

Legal basis

"Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on reducing some administrative fee standards"

1. Motorcycles (including ordinary motorcycles , light motorcycles, coach motorcycles, embassy motorcycles, consulate motorcycles) license plate production fee is adjusted from 70 yuan per pair to 35 yuan.

2. The fee for travel permit to and from Taiwan (electronic) is adjusted from 80 yuan to 60 yuan per copy; the fee for Taiwan residents’ travel permit to and from the mainland (reissue) is adjusted from 500 yuan to 200 yuan per copy.

3. All regions and relevant departments must strictly implement the provisions of this notice, and shall not delay or refuse to implement the reduced administrative fee standards for any reason.

4. Market supervision, finance, and price authorities at all levels should strengthen supervision and inspection of policy implementation, and impose penalties on charges that violate policy provisions in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.