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Changes to U.S. patent law in December 2012 created a sub-category of small entity status called "micro entity status" [5] for inventors who qualify for small entity status, but also have a gross income less than three times the current gross median income and have applied for no more than four patents previously, or who have [6] an association ...
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 ...
Since the American Inventors Protection Act, the USPTO publishes patent applications 18 months after the earliest priority application (which often is a provisional application) is filed. This time limit can be extended under certain circumstances, for an additional fee. [30]
Changes to US patent law in December 2012 created a sub-category of Small Entity Status called "Micro Entity Status" [66] 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. [67]
The Social Security program is financed through a dedicated payroll tax. Most Americans never hit the taxable maximum, but top earners with a gross annual wage income of $1 million have already...
For example, a person who made $108,000 in 2023 and contributed the maximum amounts possible to both their 401(k) ($22,500) and an Individual Retirement Account ($6,500) would be at the adjusted ...
1982: Public Law 97-247 – Establishes the patent small entity discount for all fees set by Congress and the Trademark "fence" (Trademark user fees may be used only on trademark related operations). 1990: Public Law 101-508 – A 69% surcharge is applied to all patent statutory fees. The agency becomes fully-fee funded.
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