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Once a good faith determination of small entity status has been made and appropriately established with the USPTO, the lower small entity fees may be paid in the application without regard to change in status until the issue fee or maintenance fee is due. 37 C.F.R. § 1.27(g)(1).
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.
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (American Inventor’s Protection Act of November 29, 1999) [3] Q. Todd Dickinson [c] 1998: January 19, 2001 Nicholas P. Godici (acting) January 2001: November 30, 2001 [3] James E. Rogan: December 10, 2001: January 9, 2004 Jon Dudas: 2004 ...
In tandem, the Under Secretary is also the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office within the Commerce Department, filling dual roles. [1] The Under Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States, with the consent of the United States Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the President.
They can either create and register a business organization or establish and register a branch or representative office. [2] Previously, foreign entity registration was handled through the National Registration Center, which had implemented a streamlined "one-stop-shop" system since September 1, 2007.
Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they may be owed cash from "unclaimed property," which can include uncashed paychecks, refunds ...
This is a list of special types of claims that may be found in a patent or patent application.For explanations about independent and dependent claims and about the different categories of claims, i.e. product or apparatus claims (claims referring to a physical entity), and process, method or use claims (claims referring to an activity), see Claim (patent), section "Basic types and categories".
Sep. 1—WILKES-BARRE — Treasurer Stacy Garrity this week announced that Pennsylvania will receive more than $20 million in unclaimed property following a settlement that concludes the landmark ...