Micro Entity Status Form

2. Gross income basis 2.1 Requirements of the gross income basis. To qualify for micro entity status on the gross income basis under 37 CFR 1.29a-c in a particular patent application or patent, a micro entity certification must be completed with sufficient application identifying information i.e., must identify the application to which it pertains and authorized signatures.

Document Description Certification of Micro Entity Status Gross Income Basis PTOSB15A 07-14 CERTIFICATION OF MICRO ENTITY STATUS GROSS INCOME BASIS submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. The United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO collects the information i n this record under authority

It is for this reason that your entity status may vary from application to application, even if you would otherwise qualify for small entity status. Micro Entity. A micro entity receives an 80 reduction in most USPTO fees. An applicant generally qualifies as a micro entity if the applicant and inventors each have gross annual incomes less than

How to Apply for Micro Entity Status. To obtain micro entity status, the applicant must do the following Submit a signed copy of the USPTO form SBB 50, available for download on the USPTO forum page. Complete form 35 U.S.C 123, which requires certification for the applicant to be thought of as a micro entity.

submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. Accordingly, pursuant to the requirements of the Act, please be advised that 1 the general authority for the collection of this information is 35 U.S.C. 2b2 2

Certification of Micro Entity Status A patent applicant claiming to have Micro Entity Status must file a Certification of Micro Entity Status with the U.S. Patent Office before it will receive the 75 discount. There are two different Certification Forms at the USPTO depending upon how a patent applicant is qualifying as a Micro Entity.

37 CFR 1.29a implements the gross income basis for establishing micro entity status, and 37 CFR 1.29d implements the institution of higher education basis for establishing micro entity status. The Office's micro entity certification forms are form PTOSB15A gross income basissee MPEP 509.04a and form PTOSB15B institution of

e Micro entity status is established in an application by filing a micro entity certification in writing complying with the requirements of either paragraph a or of this section and signed either in compliance with 1.33b, in an international application filed in a Receiving Office other than the United States Receiving Office by a person

a To establish micro entity status under this paragraph, the applicant must certify that 1 The applicant qualifies as a small entity as defined in 1.27 without relying on a government use license exception under 1.27a4 2 Neither the applicant nor the inventor nor a joint inventor has been named as the inventor or a joint inventor on more than four previously filed patent

To certify micro entity status, you must file a certification form with the USPTO. The USPTO provides two forms Form PTOSB15A for certifying under the gross income basis Form PTOSB15B for certifying under the institution of higher education basis The certification must be signed by an authorized party as defined in 37 CFR 1.33b.