JD Supra

Small Entity Status vs. Micro Entity Status for Patent Applications in the U.S.

Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you ...
JD Supra

Determining Entity Status Before the United States and Patent Trademark Office: Large, Small, or Micro?

At the time of filing any patent application with the United States and Patent Trademark Office (USPTO), patent applicants must designate their entity status. Selecting the correct entity status can ...
Law

Are USPTO Entity Status Changes Affecting Your Company?

For business owners, decision makers, and the attorneys who represent them, perhaps 2022 brought great change. Did your or your client's company expand, downsize or restructure? Did your client, an ...
IPWatchdog

Outside The Box Innovations v. Travel Caddy: Is a Misstatement of Small Entity Status Per Se Material to Patentability?*

Litigation involving incorrect claims of small entity status is very rare. In the 1998 case of DH Technology, Inc. v. Synergystex International, Inc., the small entity issue fee was paid for the ...
IPWatchdog

Patent Pro Bono Program and Micro Entity Status

Recently, I interviewed Jennifer McDowell, Coordinator of the USPTO’s Patent Pro Bono Program. The Pro Bono Team at the USPTO are tasked with ensuring that the Patent Pro Bono Program is fully ...
The National Law Review

USPTO Releases Final Rules for Micro-Entity Status

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The National Law Review

The Impact of Venture Capital Funding on Entity Status

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