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==Current Problems==[[Category: Internal]][[Internal Classification: Data Tables| ]]
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Return to [[Patent Data Specifications]].
==Table Purpose==
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For the [[Little Guy Academic Paper]], the fee status a firm asserts for a patent identifies the firms that may be used to study the disadvantages small firms face in patent litigation. Using the Fee Table which records whether a firm asserted late, micro, or small entity status, the Fee Status Table was created to track a firm's status. If a firm identifies as a small or micro firm at any given point for at least one of its patents, it will be treated as such in the Little Guy Academic Paper. The fee status table will also help confirm whether a patent is no longer in effect.
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==Table Structure==
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A firm's [[Small Entity vs. Micro Entity| status]] is often not the same for every patent it owns. Additionally, a firm's small or micro entity status may change in between maintenance fee patents. This change may be due to licensing and sharing patent interests with firms that do not also identify as small or micro or superseding firm size limits defined by the Code of Federal Regulations. Occasionally, a firm will pay two fees on the same day, typically due to having paid an earlier fee late.
==Table PurposeCurrent Problems==For the [[Little Guy Academic Paper]], There are no current issues with the fee status a firm asserts for a patent identifies the firms that may be used to study the disadvantages small firms face in patent litigation. Based on this table, if a firm identifies as a small or micro firm at any given point for at least one of its patents, it will be treated as such in our study.
