Form USPTO/SB/460 NOTIFICATION OF LOSS OF MICRO ENTITY STATUS

Doc Code: MES.LOSS

Document Description: Notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status

USPTO/SB/460
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB 0651-0070
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number

NOTIFICATION OF LOSS OF MICRO ENTITY STATUS [Page 1 of 2]
Application or Patent No.:	First Named Inventor:
Filing Date:	Title of Invention:
Applicant or patentee hereby notifies the Office that micro entity status is no longer appropriate in this application or patent. Applicant or patentee asserts that: Applicant/patentee is entitled to small entity status for this application or patent. See 37 CFR 1.27. OR Applicant/patentee will pay undiscounted fees in this application or patent. This form must be signed (see bottom of page 2). If you owe a fee deficiency, you must also complete the following “Fee Deficiency Payment” section and enclose payment for the full amount of the deficiency.
FEE DEFICIENCY PAYMENT (please complete this section if you are correcting prior payments that were erroneously made in the micro entity amount) Applicant or patentee asserts that micro entity status was previously established in good faith, and that micro entity status either was established in error, or the Office was not notified of a loss of entitlement to micro entity status through error. See 37 CFR 1.29(k). As required by 37 CFR 1.29(k), you MUST ITEMIZE the fee deficiency. Please use the chart below to itemize the amounts for the above-identified application or patent. If you need more space to list the fees, please submit multiple forms. See below*.
Fee Description or Type	Current Fee Amount	Amount Previously Paid	Date Previously Paid	Deficiency Owed
Total Deficiency Owed (sum of all entries in “Deficiency Owed” column)
 The “current fee amount” refers to the small entity or undiscounted rate (whichever is applicable) listed on the fee schedule as currently in force at the time this paper is submitted and the deficiency is paid in full. The USPTO fee schedule is available at https://www.uspto.gov/Fees. For more information about submitting fee deficiencies, see MPEP 509.04(f). The MPEP is available at https://www.uspto.gov/MPEP.

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0651-0070. Public burden for this form is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 or email [email protected]. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

USPTO/SB/460
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB 0651-0070
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number

NOTIFICATION OF LOSS OF MICRO ENTITY STATUS [Page 2 of 2]
FEE DEFICIENCY PAYMENT (CONT.) If you owe a fee deficiency, you must enclose payment for the total fee deficiency amount for prior payments erroneously made in the micro entity amount in this application or patent. Do NOT combine payment for multiple applications or patents. If you owe a fee deficiency in multiple applications or patents, you must submit a separate form and payment for each application or patent. Please check the applicable box for the form of payment, and follow the corresponding instructions for submitting your form and payment. A check or U.S. Postal Service money order is enclosed. Please make payable to “Director of the USPTO”, and mail this form with the check or money order to: Mail Stop Petition Commissioner for Patents United States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Payment by credit card. Do NOT provide credit card information on this form. Instead, enclose a completed Credit Card Payment Form (Form PTO-2038), which is available at https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/PTO-2038.pdf. Submit both forms either by facsimile to (571) 273-8300, or by mail to the address shown above. The Director is hereby authorized to charge $ _____________ to USPTO Deposit Account No. _________________. If you select this option, this form must be signed by someone who is an authorized user of the deposit account, and who is permitted to sign in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. If you are paying by deposit account, you may submit this form via the USPTO’s patent electronic filing systems (EFS-Web or Patent Center), by facsimile to (571) 273-8300, or by mail to the address shown above. For more information on accepted payment methods, please see https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/accepted-payment-methods. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars, and if payment is made from a foreign country, the payment must be payable and immediately negotiable in the United States for the full amount of the fee required.
SIGNATURE This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4(d) for signature requirements and certifications. If applicant or patentee is a juristic entity (e.g., an LLC or corporation), this form must be signed by a registered practitioner. See 37 CFR 1.31. If applicant or patentee is a person or persons, this form may be signed by either a registered practitioner, or the applicant or patentee. Note that if multiple people together are the applicant or patentee (e.g., there are joint inventors who together are the applicant), then a signature is required from each person who is an applicant or patentee. Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below*.
Signature	Date
Name (Print/Typed)	Practitioner Registration Number (if applicable)
* Total of ________ forms are submitted.

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