[Patentcenter] Online issue fee transmittal

[Carl Oppedahl]

Not that it answers your question really, but for some application types 
(among them, a 35-series application) it is impossible to use the Patent 
Center online Form 85B and the only way to pay is an old-style PDF 
form.   And on the old-style PDF form, I no longer bother to check any 
of the boxes for the entity type.  It's years since I checked any of the 
boxes.  And not even once has the USPTO bounced the payment for failure 
to check any of the boxes.

My main point being that I think the USPTO absolutely does not care and 
does not pay any attention to this information.  Note that the form 
itself states that the entity type information that you provide will not 
be printed on the front page of the patent.

Some years ago I looked and looked and was unable to find any authority 
in 35 USC or in 37 CFR actually requiring the filer to provide this 
information.  Nor was I able to find anyplace in MPEP that would purport 
to require the filer to provide this information.


On 1/14/2025 7:43 AM, Katherine Koenig via Patentcenter wrote:
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> I’m paying an issue fee online via Patent Center, and the Assignee is 
> an LLC.  Would that be considered an “organization” or a 
> “corporation”?  Patent Center offers both, and not sure of the 
> difference.
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> Katherine
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