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  2. Large and small entities in patent law - Wikipedia

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    The "micro entity" status is a further status, which was introduced with the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), enacted in 2011. The small entity status allows small businesses, independent inventors, nonprofit organizations to file a patent application and maintain an issued patent for a reduced fee—a 60% reduction. [1]

  3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - Wikipedia

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    The current version of the MPEP is the 9th Edition, which was released in March 2014. The MPEP has traditionally been available in paper form, but electronic versions are now used more often, particularly because an applicant only may consult the electronic versions while taking the USPTO registration examination, or the patent bar examination ...

  4. Leahy–Smith America Invents Act - Wikipedia

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    Micro-entity: The AIA added a micro-entity status. A micro-entity includes an independent inventor with a previous calendar year gross income of less than 3 times the national median household income who has previously filed no more than four non-provisional patent applications, not including those the inventor was obligated to assign to an ...

  5. Glossary of patent law terms - Wikipedia

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    Changes to US patent law in December 2012 created a sub-category of Small Entity Status called "Micro Entity Status" [62] for inventors who qualify for Small Entity Status, but also have a gross income less than a certain amount, and have assigned their patent(s) to their employer which is an institution of higher education.

  6. Micro entity - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Micro entity may refer to: A form of legal person in patent law, see Large and small entities in ...

  7. United States Patent and Trademark Office - Wikipedia

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    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia, after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington, Virginia.

  8. Provisional application - Wikipedia

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    As of May 6, 2021, the USPTO small-entity filing fee is $150 for provisional patent applications having 100 or fewer pages of specification and drawings. [3] Complexity involved for a provisional application on the part of both the applicant and the USPTO is generally much less than that of a non-provisional patent application.

  9. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    However, patent term adjustment or extension are possible if the USPTO fails to issue a patent within 3 years after filing the full application, subject to various conditions on the applicant. [ 29 ] [ circular reference ] The rules for drafting and filing a patent application are set out in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP).