What is the 75% fee reduction for small entities filing electronically?
The USPTO offers an additional fee reduction for small entities that file patent applications electronically. According to MPEP 509.02:
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, provides that the filing fee charged under 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1)(A) shall be reduced by 75 percent with respect to its application to any small entity ‘if the application is filed by electronic means as prescribed by the Director’ (35 U.S.C. 41(h)(3)).
This 75% reduction applies specifically to the filing fee for nonprovisional original utility applications filed electronically by small entities on or after December 8, 2004. It’s important to note that this enhanced reduction does not apply to design applications, plant applications, reissue applications, or provisional applications.
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