Several months ago, I blogged about reduced micro-entity fees, which will soon be available for qualifying patent applicants. As discussed in this blog post, the micro-entity provisions may have a loophole to let anybody qualify for the 75% fee reduction, just by providing a license to a qualifying institution of higher education. According to that blog post, proposed USPTO rules may tighten the loophole, but it appears that the loophole will still be available for small entities.
Thoughts from a Boise Patent Attorney