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Letter to U.S. Congress: What’s up with the micro-entity?

As a follow-up to my post on the new micro-entity screw-job of individual inventors, here is a copy of a letter I have sent to Patrick Leahy, Lamar Smith, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee. One doesn’t … Continue reading

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The Leahy-Smith Micro-entity: Less than advertised

For several years there have been two categories of U.S. patent applicants and patent holders.  The small entity folks pay one price for most fees, and the large entity folks pay twice that. Under the AIA 2011 a third category … Continue reading

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