Discusses recording assignment documents including translations, identifying the patent or application, cover sheets, and facsimile submissions.

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This section covers small entity status, which is a reduction of certain fees by 50% for independent inventors and non-profit organizations. The fees which are reduced by 50% for small entities are covered in this section.

This section also outlines the specific individuals who may qualify for small entity status as well as a definition of nonprofit organizations.

A discussion on the location of small entities, rights of the inventor and a transfer of those rights, and rights held by government organizations are also covered.

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This section covers claiming small entity status. Details include assertion by writing, parties who can assert and sign an entitlement to small entity status, and parties who can file the signed written assertion.

In addition to the submission of a written assertion, payment of an exact small entity basic filing or basic national filing fee is considered an assertion of entitlement to small entity status.

This section also covers the parties who may assert small entity status by payment and continued obligations for thorough investigation of small entity status. In addition, a discussion on continued obligations, removal of status, refunds, improperly established small entity status, and correcting errors in small entity status are also covered.

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By filing a petition to make special, the examination process for the application will be considerably sped up. This section covers details of a petition to make special. The specific instances where petitions to make special may be used include; the applicant's health, applicant's age, environmental quality, energy, and inventions for countering terrorism. Each of these is discussed along with the handling of petitions to make special or requests for advancement of examination.

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