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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 3, 2025 9:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Randall Svihla <rsvihla@nsiplaw.com>; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah@canadylortz.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Maintenance Fees - Entity Status Changed by USPTO?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nothing… no entity status change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>>
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<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Maintenance Fees - Entity Status Changed by USPTO?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What does the transaction history show?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 3, 2025 8:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Maintenance Fees - Entity Status Changed by USPTO?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The first maintenance fee is due in a patent. The client asked me to change it to small entity so their vendor can pay the small entity maintenance fee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I checked my records and PatentCrapper. The application was filed as small entity and the issue fee was also paid as small entity, and at no time did we change the entity status to Large.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yet, strangely, PatentCrapper shows the entity status as being Regular Undiscounted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has this happened to anyone else?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wonder if the USPTO has decided to automatically change entity status to large for patentees who are companies (not obviously research institutions) to force one to reassert small entity status when paying maintenance fees… and thereby
having grounds for applying the severe penalties for incorrect assertions…<o:p></o:p></p>
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