MPEP Q&A 57: Government Organizations that Cannot Qualify as Nonprofit Organizations - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: List two types of government organizations that cannot qualify as a nonprofit organization. Answer: Government organizations, whether domestic or foreign, cannot qualify as nonprofit organizations. These include: A government research facility or other government-owned corporation could not qualify. Although the Federal government agencies do not qualify as nonprofit organizations for paying reduced fees under the rules, a license to a Federal agency resulting from a funding agreement with the agency will not preclude the proper claiming of small entity status. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 500 of the MPEP. This chapter covers…
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