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`1`small entity `2` "Nolo Everybody's Legal Dictionary":
According to the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), a for-profit company with 500 or fewer employees, a nonprofit organization or an independent inventor. The PTO charges small entities half the fees charged large entities for filing a patent application and for issuing and maintaining the patent.
See Topic: Patent & Trade Secrets Small Business Independent Contractors |