Simple English definitions for legal terms
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MAINTENANCE FEE: A fee that needs to be paid regularly to keep something in good condition or to maintain a privilege. It can be a charge for keeping a property habitable, reinvesting earnings in mutual funds, or to keep a patent in force. For example, if you want to keep your patent, you need to pay a maintenance fee to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office every 3 1/2, 7, and 11 1/2 years from the date the patent is issued.
A maintenance fee is a periodic payment that is required to keep something in good condition or to maintain a privilege. Here are some examples:
These examples illustrate how a maintenance fee is a payment that is required to keep something in good condition or to maintain a privilege. Without these fees, licenses may expire, properties may fall into disrepair, mutual funds may not be able to reinvest earnings, and patents may become invalid.