What are the ongoing maintenance fees after a patent is granted in the US, and are there discounts for independent inventors?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What are the ongoing maintenance fees after a patent is granted in the US, and are there discounts for independent inventors?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO patent maintenance fees 2026 large entity small entity micro entity 3.5 7.5 11.5 years Google ↗
site:uspto.gov maintenance fee schedule utility patents small entity micro entity fee amounts Google ↗
- USPTO fee schedule · uspto.gov
- Maintain your patent · uspto.gov
- Entity Status for Fee Purposes · uspto.gov
- Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing Guide · uspto.gov
- Fees & payment FAQs · uspto.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO patent maintenance fees 2026 large entity small entity micro entity 3.5 7.5 11.5 years OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:uspto.gov maintenance fee schedule utility patents small entity micro entity fee amounts OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |