United Main fees 50% (small entity status) 50% (small entity status) 50% (small entity status) Not stated April to September States of for national in general if fewer than 500 for universities, higher 2013: 45.70% of America applications and employees (standard set education institutions, provisional patent 75% status) PCT international by Small Business non-profit organizations application filing fees if not named on four applications Administration) or US tax-exempt and 0.14% of utility previously-filed organizations. patent application applications and gross 75% (micro-entity filing fees were paid income is less than status) if not named on 75% (micro entity at small entity rate, three times median four previously-filed status) if university is an 15.4% of provisional household income in applications and gross institution of higher patent application year before fees are income is less than education as defined filing fees and 5.2% paid three times median under US domestic law. of utility patent household income in application filing fees year before fees are were paid at micro paid entity rate. (Micro entity fees became available for national patent applications in March 2013).
United States of America Main fees for national applications and PCT international applications 50% (small entity status) in general 75% status) if not named on four previously-filed applications and gross income is less than three times median household income in year before fees are paid 50% (small entity status) if fewer than 500 employees (standard set by Small Business Administration) 75% (micro-entity status) if not named on four previously-filed applications and gross income is less than three times median household income in year before fees are paid 50% (small entity status) for universities, higher education institutions, non-profit organizations or US tax-exempt organizations. 75% (micro entity status) if university is an institution of higher education as defined under US domestic law. Not stated April to September 2013: 45.70% of provisional patent application filing fees and 0.14% of utility patent application filing fees were paid at small entity rate, 15.4% of provisional patent application filing fees and 5.2% of utility patent application filing fees were paid at micro entity rate. (Micro entity fees became available for national patent applications in March 2013).