Patent Maintenance Fees (3.5 / 7.5 / 11.5 yrs)
What this filing is, when it is due, and who has to file it for a US company. LawDep tracks every deadline on an auto-rolling compliance calendar and prepares the filing before you submit it.
Annual
How often it recurs
USPTO
35 U.S.C. § 41(b)
At 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant
Deadline rule
What is the Patent Maint filing?
Patent Maintenance Fees (3.5 / 7.5 / 11.5 yrs) is a annual compliance filing that a United States company files with USPTO. It is due At 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. The filing is governed by 35 U.S.C. § 41(b).
Typical evidence required
- payment receipt
Who files it
This filing applies to companies operating in this jurisdiction. LawDep applies it to the right entity types automatically, so a filing for one subsidiary never lands on the wrong one.
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