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  2. Maintenance fee (patent) - Wikipedia

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    At the end of the half-year window during which a maintenance fee may be paid, a six-month grace period begins during which a patentee may still pay the maintenance fee along with a small surcharge (as of 2016: $160 for a large entity, $80 for a small entity; and $40 for a micro entity) in order to maintain the patent. [29] If the maintenance ...

  3. Term of patent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The original patent term under the 1790 Patent Act was decided individually for each patent, but "not exceeding fourteen years". The 1836 Patent Act (5 Stat. 117, 119, 5) provided (in addition to the fourteen-year term) an extension "for the term of seven years from and after the expiration of the first term" in certain circumstances, when the inventor hasn't got "a reasonable remuneration for ...

  4. Backlog of unexamined patent applications - Wikipedia

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    More U.S. utility patents have been issued in the most recent thirty years than in the first 200 years in which they were issued (1790–1990). Although not clearly defined, [1] the backlog of unexamined patent applications consists, at one point in time, of all the patent applications that have been filed and still remain to be examined.

  5. Large and small entities in patent law - Wikipedia

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    In United States patent law, those applying for a patent, i.e. applicants, and patentees may claim a particular status depending on the number of their employees. The fees to be paid to the patent office depend on the applicant's status. The statuses include the "large entity" status and the "small entity" status.

  6. Term of patent - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, for utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the term of the patent is 20 years from the earliest filing date of the application on which the patent was granted and any prior U.S. or Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications from which the patent claims priority (excluding provisional applications). For patents ...

  7. Leahy–Smith America Invents Act - Wikipedia

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    Fee Setting Authority. The USPTO is given authority to adjust its fees in a way that "in the aggregate" recover the estimated costs of its activities. [10] Review of inter partes reexamination. Direct appeal to the Federal Circuit is the only option for judicial review in inter partes reexamination cases. [10] Additional USPTO facilities.

  8. Design patent - Wikipedia

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    Providing the maintenance fees are paid, utility patents are generally valid for up to 20 years from the date of filing (with some exceptions). [13] Design patents cover the ornamental appearance of an item. Design patents can be invalidated if the design is dictated solely by function (e.g. the outline of a key blade blank).

  9. Electronic Filing System (USPTO) - Wikipedia

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    All users could file new applications for accelerated examination, design patents, design patent reissues, international applications for filing in the US receiving office, provisional applications, reexamination requests, utility patents under 35 U.S.C. § 111(a), utility patent reissues, U.S. National Stage applications under 35 U.S.C. § 371 ...

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