Regulations for Reduction and Exemption of Patent Annuities Article 6
A patentee who is a natural person with no capital for patent annuity may apply in writing on a yearly basis to the Specific Patent Agency for annuity exemption.An applicant for annuity exemption shall submit proof of low income issued by the relevant authority (township and district offices) of his domicile , and the application must be submitted within the periods prescribed below:1. for the first annuity, three (3) months after the day on which the decision of approval or disposition letter is received; and2. for annuities from the second year onward, the time the annuity is to be paid within six (6) months after the due date.
中文原文 專利年費減免辦法第6條
專利權人為自然人且無資力繳納專利年費者，得逐年以書面向專利專責機關申請免收專利年費。
申請免收專利年費者，應檢附戶籍所在地之鄉（鎮、市、區）公所或政府相關主管機關出具之低收入戶證明文件，並應於下列各款規定之期間內為之：
一、第一年之專利年費，應於核准審定書或處分書送達後三個月內。
二、第二年以後之專利年費，應於繳納專利年費之期間內或期滿六個月內。
申請免收專利年費者，應檢附戶籍所在地之鄉（鎮、市、區）公所或政府相關主管機關出具之低收入戶證明文件，並應於下列各款規定之期間內為之：
一、第一年之專利年費，應於核准審定書或處分書送達後三個月內。
二、第二年以後之專利年費，應於繳納專利年費之期間內或期滿六個月內。