United States Patent and Trademark Office

False statements or authentication of small entities and

Implementing legal penalties for micro entity identity

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice on June 12th local time,Announced the implementation of statutory penalties for false statements or authentication of small or micro entity identities, as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to mitigate threats to the US patent system and protect its integrity.

The specific content is translated as follows:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will impose statutory penalties for false statements or authentication of small and micro entity identities.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin implementing statutory penalties for false statements or authentication of small or micro entity identities as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to mitigate threats to the US patent system and protect its integrity.

According to regulatory requirements,USPTO will impose a fine of no less than three times the amount of the entity's failure to properly pay USPTOUnless the entity proves that the statement or certification is made in good faith.

USPTO will begin issuing notices of underpayment and reason prompts when it preliminarily determines that a pending patent application or patent contains false statements or certifications that result in at least one fee being paid in an amount that is not eligible for reduction.

The institution will issue follow-up notices based on timely responses to notifications and orders, as well as the entire record, to provide the final decision on whether to impose fines and the amount of fines.

We need to remind everyone

Dear customer friend, we must be cautious when applying for US patent entities. We have been emphasizing the seriousness of entity issues for a long time, but unfortunately many applicants still maliciously evade them.

If you or your clients have previously falsely claimed to be micro entities, you can proactively correct and make up for it to avoid being affected by Show Cause Order and patent infringement.