13 CFR 121.801
§ 121.801 May patent fees be reduced if a concern is small?
United States · 13 CFR — Business Credit and Assistance · Status: effective
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- 13 CFR 121.801, § 121.801 May patent fees be reduced if a concern is small?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/52382
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These sections apply to size status for the purpose of paying reduced patent fees authorized by Pub. L. 97-247, 96 Stat. 317. The eligibility requirements for independent inventors and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of paying reduced patent fees are set forth in regulations of the Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce, 37 CFR 1.9, 1.27, 1.28.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.