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<p>I imagine that part of what will go on here is a consequence of
an applicant self-reporting.</p>
<p>In the past, if an applicant were to self-report that it paid
(say) a small fee when it should have paid a non-small fee, the
consequence was that the applicant topped up the deficiency. And
everybody moved forward.</p>
<p>Now I guess the applicant that self-reports and tops up will
receive a notice demanding that the applicant pay a times-three
for the deficiency.</p>
<p>I imagine that this will lead to less self-reporting of
deficiencies.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/12/2025 7:59 AM, Michael Brown via
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mechanism to be used when "<span>the USPTO makes a preliminary
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for micro entity, a cross check of an inventor's name could be
done, but what would they do for small entities?</div>
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<h2>USPTO to assess
statutory penalties
for false assertions
or certifications of
small and micro
entity status</h2>
<p>The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office
(USPTO) will begin
implementing
statutory penalties
for falsely made
assertions or
certifications of
small and micro
entity status, as
part of the USPTO\u2019s
continuing efforts
to mitigate threats
to the U.S. patent
system and to
protect that
system\u2019s integrity.</p>
<p>As required by
statute, the USPTO
will assess a fine
of not less than
three times the
amount an entity
failed to
appropriately pay
the USPTO when the
entity is found to
have falsely made an
assertion or
certification of
small or micro
entity status,
unless the entity
shows that the
assertion or
certification was
made in good faith. </p>
<p>The USPTO will
begin issuing a
combined notice of
payment deficiency
and order to show
cause as to why a
fine should not be
assessed when the
USPTO makes a
preliminary
determination that a
pending patent
application or
patent contains a
false assertion or
certification that
resulted in the
payment of at least
one fee in an
unentitled reduced
amount. The agency
will issue a
subsequent notice to
provide a final
determination of
whether a fine is
being assessed, and
the fine amount,
based on any timely
response to the
combined notice and
order to show cause,
and the record as a
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