# Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2001

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Rule
- **Published:** August 11, 2000
- **Citation:** 65 FR 49193

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1
RIN 0651-AB01
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY:

United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to adjust certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The USPTO is also amending the description of two fees to reflect current business practice.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Lee by telephone at (703) 305-8051, by fax at (703) 305-8007, or by e-mail at matthew.lee@uspto.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This final rule adjusts our fees in accordance with the applicable provisions of title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2000 (which incorporated the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999) (Public Law 106-113).

Background

Statutory Provisions

Patent fees are authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41 and 35 U.S.C. 376. A fifty percent reduction in the fees paid under 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) by independent inventors, small business concerns, and nonprofit organizations who meet prescribed definitions is required by 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1).

Subsection 41(f) of title 35, United States Code, provides that fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) may be adjusted on October 1, 1992, and every year thereafter, to reflect fluctuations in the CPI over the previous twelve months.

Subsection 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the Director to establish fees for all other processing, services, or materials related to patents to recover the average cost of providing these services or materials, except for the fees for recording a document affecting title, for each photocopy, for each black and white copy of a patent, and for library services.

Section 376 of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the Director to set fees for patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Subsection 41(g) of title 35, United States Code, provides that new fee amounts established by the Director under section 41 may take effect thirty days after notice in the
Federal Register
and the
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Fee Adjustment Level

The patent statutory fees established by 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) will be adjusted on October 1, 2000, to reflect any fluctuations occurring during the previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U). In calculating these fluctuations, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that the USPTO should use CPI-U data as determined by the Secretary of Labor. In accordance with previous fee-setting methodology, the USPTO uses the Administration's projected CPI-U for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2000, which is 2.68 percent. Based on this projection, patent statutory fees will be adjusted by 2.68 percent.

Certain patent processing fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41(d), 132(b), 376, and Public Law 103-465 (the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) will be adjusted to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

Four patent service fees that are set by statute will not be adjusted. The four fees that are not being adjusted are the assignment recording fee, printed patent copy fee, photocopy charge fee, and library service fee.

The fee amounts were rounded by applying standard arithmetic rules so that the amounts rounded would be convenient to the user. Fees of $100 or more were rounded to the nearest $10. Fees between $2 and $99 were rounded to an even number so that any comparable small entity fee would be a whole number.

General Procedures

Any fee amount that is paid on or after the effective date of the fee increase will be subject to the new fees then in effect. For purposes of determining the amount of the fee to be paid, the date of mailing indicated on a proper Certificate of Mailing or Transmission, where authorized under 37 CFR 1.8, will be considered to be the date of receipt in our office. A Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under § 1.8 is not proper for items which are specifically excluded from the provisions of § 1.8. Items for which a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under § 1.8 are not proper include, for example, for filing of Continued Prosecution Applications (CPAs) under § 1.53(d) and other national and international applications for patents. See 37 CFR 1.8(a)(2).

Under 37 CFR 1.10(a), any correspondence delivered by the “Express Mail Post Office to Addressee” service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is considered filed or received in our office on the date of deposit with the USPS. The date of deposit with the USPS is shown by the “date-in” on the “Express Mail” mailing label or other official USPS notation.

To ensure clarity in the implementation of the new fees, a discussion of specific sections is set forth below.

Discussion of Specific Rules

37 CFR 1.16 National Application Filing Fees

Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.17 Patent Application Processing Fees

Section 1.17, paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(5), (b) through (e), (m), (r), and (s), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.18 Patent Issue Fees

Section 1.18, paragraphs (a) through (c), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.20 Post-Issuance Fees

Section 1.20, paragraphs (e) through (g), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.21 Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

Section 1.21, paragraph (a)(6), is revised to amend the description to reflect current business practices.

37 CFR 1.492 National Stage Fees

Section 1.492, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

Other Considerations

This final rule contains no information collection within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. This final rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism Assessment under Executive Order 13132 (August 4, 1999).

Prior notice and opportunity for public comment for patent fee changes are not required by the Patent Statute or the Administrative Procedure Act. While the Patent Statute specifically requires that changes to patent fees shall not take effect “until at least 30 days after notice of the fee has been published in the
Federal Register
and in the
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
” 35 U.S.C. 41(g), the statute does not require any additional publication of proposed fee changes. In addition, changes in patent fees are exempted from the notice of proposed rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), as the establishment of fee amounts is a matter related to agency management.

As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
, are inapplicable.

A comparison of existing and new fee amounts is included as an Appendix to this final rule.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1

Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small businesses.

For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the USPTO is amending title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, as set forth below.

PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as follows:

Authority:

35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 1.16 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i) to read as follows:

§ 1.16
National application filing fees.
(a) Basic fee for filing each application for an original patent, except provisional, design, or plant applications:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$355.00

By other than a small entity—$710.00

(b) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application, except provisional applications, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim in excess of 3:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$40.00

By other than a small entity—$80.00

(d) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application, except provisional applications, if the application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple dependent claim(s), per application:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$135.00

By other than a small entity—$270.00

(f) Basic fee for filing each design application:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$160.00

By other than a small entity—$320.00

(g) Basic fee for filing each plant application, except provisional applications:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$245.00

By other than a small entity—$490.00

(h) Basic fee for filing each reissue application:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$355.00

By other than a small entity—$710.00

(i) In addition to the basic filing fee in a reissue application, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim which is in excess of the number of independent claims in the original patent:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$40.00

By other than a small entity—$80.00

3. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(5), (b) through (e), (m), (r), and (s) to read as follows:

§ 1.17
Patent application processing fees.
(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(2) For reply within second month:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$195.00

By other than a small entity—$390.00

(3) For reply within third month:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$445.00

By other than a small entity—$890.00

(4) For reply within fourth month:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$695.00

By other than a small entity—$1,390.00

(5) For reply within fifth month:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$945.00

By other than a small entity—$1,890.00

(b) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$155.00

By other than a small entity—$310.00

(c) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$155.00

By other than a small entity—$310.00

(d) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$135.00

By other than a small entity—$270.00

(e) To request continued examination pursuant to § 1.114:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$355.00

By other than a small entity—$710.00

(m) For filing a petition for the revival of an unintentionally abandoned application or the unintentionally delayed payment of the issue fee under 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(7) (§ 1.137(b)):

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$620.00

By other than a small entity—$1,240.00

(r) For entry of a submission after final rejection under § 1.129(a):

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$355.00

By other than a small entity—$710.00

(s) For each additional invention requested to be examined under § 1.129(b):

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$355.00

By other than a small entity—$710.00

4. Section 1.18 is revised to read as follows:

§ 1.18
Patent issue fees.
(a) Issue fee for issuing each original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$620.00

By other than a small entity—$1,240.00

(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$220.00

By other than a small entity—$440.00

(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$300.00

By other than a small entity—$600.00

5. Section 1.20 is amended by revising paragraphs (e) through (g) to read as follows:

§ 1.20
Post issuance fees.

(e) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filed on or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond four years; the fee is due by three years and six months after the original grant:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$425.00

By other than a small entity—$850.00

(f) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filed on or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond eight years; the fee is due by seven years and six months after the original grant:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$975.00

By other than a small entity—$1,950.00

(g) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filed on or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond twelve years; the fee is due by eleven years and six months after the original grant:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—$1,495.00

By other than a small entity—$2,990.00

6. Section 1.21 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(6) to read as follows:

§ 1.21
Miscellaneous fees and charges.

(a) * * *

(6) For requesting regrading of an examination under § 10.7(c):

(i) Regrading of seven or fewer questions—$230.00

(ii) Regrading of eight or more questions—$460.00

7. Section 1.492 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) to read as follows:

§ 1.492
National stage fees.

(a) The basic national fee:

(1) Where an international preliminary examination fee as set forth in § 1.482 has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—345.00

By other than a small entity—690.00

(2) Where no international preliminary examination fee as set forth in § 1.482 has been paid to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but an international search fee as set forth in § 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—355.00

By other than a small entity—710.00

(3) Where no international preliminary examination fee as set forth in § 1.482 has been paid and no international search fee as set forth in § 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—500.00

By other than a small entity—1,000.00

(4) Where an international preliminary examination fee as set forth in § 1.482 has been paid to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the international preliminary examination report states that the criteria of novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness), and industrial applicability, as defined in PCT Article 33 (1) to (4) have been satisfied for all the claims presented in the application entering the national stage (see § 1.496(b)):

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—50.00

By other than a small entity—100.00

(5) Where a search report on the international application has been prepared by the European Patent Office or the Japanese Patent Office:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—430.00

By other than a small entity—860.00

(b) In addition to the basic national fee, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim in excess of 3:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—40.00

By other than a small entity—80.00

(d) In addition to the basic national fee, if the application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple dependent claim(s), per application:

By a small entity (§ 1.9(f))—135.00

By other than a small entity—270.00

Dated: July 14, 2000.
Q. Todd Dickinson,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Note:

The following appendix is provided as a courtesy to the public, but is not a substitute for the rules. It will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Appendix A—Comparison of Existing and New Fee Amounts

[—Indicates fees remain at FY 2000 amount]

Fee code
37 CFR Sec.
Description
FY 2000
FY 2001

101
1.16(a)
Basic filing fee—Utility
$690
$710

201
1.16(a)
Basic filing fee—Utility (Small Entity)
345
355

131
1.16(a)
Basic filing fee—Utility (CPA)
690
710

231
1.16(a)
Basic filing fee—Utility (CPA) (Small Entity)
345
355

102
1.16(b)
Independent claims in excess of three
78
80

202
1.16(b)
Independent claims in excess of three (Small Entity)
39
40

103
1.16(c)
Claims in excess of twenty
18
—

203
1.16(c)
Claims in excess of twenty (Small Entity)
9
—

104
1.16(d)
Multiple dependent claim
260
270

204
1.16(d)
Multiple dependent claim (Small Entity)
130
135

105
1.16(e)
Surcharge—Late filing fee
130
—

205
1.16(e)
Surcharge—Late filing fee (Small Entity)
65
—

106
1.16(f)
Design filing fee
310
320

206
1.16(f)
Design filing fee (Small Entity)
155
160

132
1.16(f)
Design filing fee (CPA)
310
320

232
1.16(f)
Design filing fee (CPA) (Small Entity)
155
160

107
1.16(g)
Plant filing fee
480
490

207
1.16(g)
Plant filing fee (Small Entity)
240
245

133
1.16(g)
Plant filing fee (CPA)
480
490

233
1.16(g)
Plant filing fee (CPA) (Small Entity)
240
245

108
1.16(h)
Reissue filing fee
690
710

208
1.16(h)
Reissue filing fee (Small Entity)
345
355

134
1.16(h)
Reissue filing fee (CPA)
690
710

234
1.16(h)
Reissue filing fee (CPA) (Small Entity)
345
355

109
1.16(i)
Reissue independent claims
78
80

209
1.16(i)
Reissue independent claims (Small Entity)
39
40

110
1.16(j)
Reissue claims in excess of twenty
18
—

210
1.16(j)
Reissue claims in excess of twenty (Small Entity)
9
—

114
1.16(k)
Provisional application filing fee
150
—

214
1.16(k)
Provisional application filing fee (Small Entity)
75
—

127
1.16(l)
Surcharge—Late provisional filing fee
50
—

227
1.16(l)
Surcharge—Late provisional filing fee (Small Entity)
25
—

115
1.17(a)(1)
Extension—First month
110
—

215
1.17(a)(1)
Extension—First month (Small Entity)
55
—

116
1.17(a)(2)
Extension—Second month
380
390

216
1.17(a)(2)
Extension—Second month (Small Entity)
190
195

117
1.17(a)(3)
Extension—Third month
870
890

217
1.17(a)(3)
Extension—Third month (Small Entity)
435
445

118
1.17(a)(4)
Extension—Fourth month
1,360
1,390

218
1.17(a)(4)
Extension—Fourth month (Small Entity)
680
695

128
1.17(a)(5)
Extension—Fifth month
1,850
1,890

228
1.17(a)(5)
Extension—Fifth month (Small Entity)
925
945

119
1.17(b)
Notice of appeal
300
310

219
1.17(b)
Notice of appeal (Small Entity)
150
155

120
1.17(c)
Filing a brief in support of an appeal
300
310

220
1.17(c)
Filing a brief in support of an appeal (Small Entity)
150
155

121
1.17(d)
Request for oral hearing
260
270

221
1.17(d)
Request for oral hearing (Small Entity)
130
135

179
1.17(e)
Request for continued examination (RCE)
690
710

279
1.17(e)
Request for continued examination (RCE) (Small Entity)
345
355

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Not all inventors
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Correction of inventorship
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Decision on questions
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Suspend rules
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Expedited license
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Scope of license
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Retroactive license
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Refusing maintenance fee
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Refusing maintenance fee—expired patent
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Interference
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Reconsider interference
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Late filing of interference
130
—

122
1.20(b)
Petition—Correction of inventorship
130
—

122
1.17(h)
Petition—Refusal to publish SIR
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—For assignment
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—For application
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Late priority papers
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Suspend action
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Divisional reissues to issue separately
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—For interference agreement
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Amendment after issue
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Withdrawal after issue
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Defer issue
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Issue to assignee
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Accord a filing date under § 1.53
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Accord a filing date under § 1.62
130
—

122
1.17(i)
Petition—Make application special
130
—

138
1.17(j)
Petition—Public use proceeding
1,510
—

139
1.17(k)
Non-English specification
130
—

140
1.17(l)
Petition—Revive unavoidably abandoned appl.
110
—

240
1.17(l)
Petition—Revive unavoidably abandoned appl. (Small Entity)
55
—

141
1.17(m)
Petition—Revive unintentionally abandoned appl.
1,210
1,240

241
1.17(m)
Petition—Revive unintent. abandoned appl. (Small Entity)
605
620

112
1.17(n)
SIR—Prior to examiner's action
920
—

113
1.17(o)
SIR—After examiner's action
1,840
—

126
1.17(p)
Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement (§ 1.97)
240
—

123
1.17(q)
Petition—Correction of inventorship (prov. app.)
50
—

123
1.17(q)
Petition—Accord a filing date (prov. app.)
50
—

123
1.17(q)
Petition—Entry of submission after final rejection (prov. app.)
50
—

146
1.17(r)
Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a))
690
710

246
1.17(r)
Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a)) (Small Entity)
345
355

149
1.17(s)
Per additional invention to be examined (1.129(b))
690
710

249
1.17(s)
Per additional invention to be examined (1.129(b)) (Small Entity)
345
355

142
1.18(a)
Utility issue fee
1,210
1,240

242
1.18(a)
Utility issue fee (Small Entity)
605
620

143
1.18(b)
Design issue fee
430
440

243
1.18(b)
Design issue fee (Small Entity)
215
220

144
1.18(c)
Plant issue fee
580
600

244
1.18(c)
Plant issue fee (Small Entity)
290
300

561
1.19(a)(1)(i)
Patent copy
3
—

562
1.19(a)(1)(ii)
Patent copy, overnight delivery to USPTO Box or overnight fax
6
—

563
1.19(a)(1)(iii)
Patent copy, ordered by expedited mail or fax—exp. service
25
—

564
1.19(a)(2)
Plant patent copy
15
—

565
1.19(a)(3)
Copy of utility patent or SIR in color
25
—

566
1.19(b)(1)(i)
Certified copy of patent application as filed
15
—

567
1.19(b)(1)(ii)
Certified copy of patent application as filed, expedited
30
—

568
1.19(b)(2)
Cert. or uncert. copy of patent-related file wrapper and contents
150
—

569
1.19(b)(3)
Cert. or uncert. copy of document, unless otherwise provided
25
—

570
1.19(b)(4)
For assignment records, abstract of title and certification
25
—

571
1.19(c)
Library service
50
—

572
1.19(d)
List of U.S. patents and SIRs in subclass
3
—

573
1.19(e)
Uncertified statement re status of maintenance fee payment
10
—

574
1.19(f)
Copy of non-U.S. document
25
—

575
1.19(g)
Comparing and certifying copies, per document, per copy
25
—

576
1.19(h)
Duplicate or corrected filing receipt
25
—

145
1.20(a)
Certificate of correction
100
—

147
1.20(c)
Filing a request for reexamination
2,520
—

148
1.20(d)
Statutory disclaimer
110
—

248
1.20(d)
Statutory disclaimer (Small Entity)
55
—

183
1.20(e)
Maintenance fee—due at 3.5 years
830
850

283
1.20(e)
Maintenance fee—due at 3.5 years (Small Entity)
415
425

184
1.20(f)
Maintenance fee—due at 7.5 years
1,900
1,950

284
1.20(f)
Maintenance fee—due at 7.5 years (Small Entity)
950
975

185
1.20(g)
Maintenance fee—due at 11.5 years
2,910
2,990

285
1.20(g)
Maintenance fee—due at 11.5 years (Small Entity)
1,455
1,495

186
1.20(h)
Surcharge—Late payment within 6 months
130
—

286
1.20(h)
Surcharge—Late payment within 6 months (Small Entity)
65
—

187
1.20(i)(1)
Surcharge—Maintenance after expiration—unavoidable
700
—

188
1.20(i)(2)
Surcharge—Maintenance after expiration—unintentional
1,640
—

111
1.20(j)(1)
Extension of term of patent (1.740)
1,120
—

124
1.20(j)(2)
Initial application for interim extension (1.790)
420
—

125
1.20(j)(3)
Subsequent application for interim extension (1.790)
220
—

609
1.21(a)(1)(i)
Application fee (non-refundable)
40
—

619
1.21(a)(1)(ii)
Registration examination fee
310
—

610
1.21(a)(2)
Registration to practice
100
—

611
1.21(a)(3)
Reinstatement to practice
40
—

612
1.21(a)(4)
Copy of certificate of good standing
10
—

613
1.21(a)(4)
Certificate of good standing—suitable for framing
20
—

615
1.21(a)(5)
Review of decision of Director, OED
130
—

616
1.21(a)(6)(i)
Regrading of seven or fewer questions
230
—

620
1.21(a)(6)(ii)
Regrading of eight or more questions
460
—

607
1.21(b)(1)
Establish deposit account
10
—

608
1.21(b)(2)
Service charge for below minimum balance
25
—

608
1.21(b)(3)
Service charge for below minimum balance—restricted account
25
—

577
1.21(c)
Disclosure document filing fee
10
—

578
1.21(d)
Local delivery box rental, annually
50
—

579
1.21(e)
International type search report
40
—

580
1.21(g)
Self-service copy charge, per page
.25
—

581
1.21(h)
Recording each patent assignment, per property
40
—

583
1.21(i)
Publication in Official Gazette
25
—

584
1.21(j)
Labor charges for services, per hour or fraction thereof
40
—

585
1.21(k)
Unspecified other services, excluding labor

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1
)

—

592
1.21(k)
APS-CSIR terminal session time, per hour
50
—

586
1.21(l)
Retaining abandoned application
130
—

617
1.21(m)
Processing returned checks
50
—

587
1.21(n)
Handling fee for incomplete or improper application
130
—

588
1.21(o)
APS-Text terminal session time, per hour
40
—

590
1.24
Coupons for patent and trademark copies
3
—

589
1.296
Handling fee for withdrawal of SIR
130
—

150
1.445(a)(1)
Transmittal fee
240
—

153
1.445(a)(2)(i)
PCT search fee—prior U.S. application
450
—

151
1.445(a)(2)(ii)
PCT search fee—no U.S. application
700
—

152
1.445(a)(3)
Supplemental search per additional invention
210
—

190
1.482(a)(1)(i)
Preliminary examination fee—ISA was the U.S
490
—

191
1.482(a)(1)(ii)
Preliminary examination fee—ISA not the U.S
750
—

192
1.482(a)(2)(i)
Additional invention—ISA was the U.S
140
—

193
1.482(a)(2)(ii)
Additional invention—ISA not the U.S.
270
—

956
1.492(a)(1)
IPEA—U.S
670
690

957
1.492(a)(1)
IPEA—U.S. (Small Entity)
335
345

958
1.492(a)(2)
ISA—U.S
690
710

959
1.492(a)(2)
ISA—U.S. (Small Entity)
345
355

960
1.492(a)(3)
USPTO not ISA or IPEA
970
1,000

961
1.492(a)(3)
USPTO not ISA or IPEA (Small Entity)
485
500

962
1.492(a)(4)
Claims—IPEA
96
100

963
1.492(a)(4)
Claims—IPEA (Small Entity)
48
50

970
1.492(a)(5)
Filing with EPO or JPO search report
840
860

971
1.492(a)(5)
Filing with EPO or JPO search report (Small Entity)
420
430

964
1.492(b)
Claims—extra independent (over three)
78
80

965
1.492(b)
Claims—extra independent (over three) (Small Entity)
39
40

966
1.492(c)
Claims—extra total (over twenty)
18
—

967
1.492(c)
Claims—extra total (over twenty) (Small Entity)
9
—

968
1.492(d)
Claims—multiple dependent
260
270

969
1.492(d)
Claims—multiple dependent (Small Entity)
130
135

154
1.492(e)
Surcharge
130
—

254
1.492(e)
Surcharge (Small Entity)
65
—

156
1.492(f)
English translation after twenty or thirty months
130
—

361
2.6(a)(1)
Application for registration, per class
325
—

362
2.6(a)(2)
Amendment to Allege Use, per class
100
—

363
2.6(a)(3)
Statement of Use, per class
100
—

364
2.6(a)(4)
Extension for filing Statement of Use, per class
150
—

365
2.6(a)(5)
Application for renewal, per class
400
—

366
2.6(a)(6)
Additional fee for late renewal, per class
100
—

367
2.6(a)(7)
Publication of mark under § 12(c), per class
100
—

368
2.6(a)(8)
Issuing new certificate of registration
100
—

369
2.6(a)(9)
Certificate of correction, registrant's error
100
—

370
2.6(a)(10)
Filing disclaimer to registration
100
—

371
2.6(a)(11)
Filing amendment to registration
100
—

372
2.6(a)(12)
Filing section 8 affidavit, per class
100
—

373
2.6(a)(13)
Filing section 15 affidavit, per class
200
—

381
2.6(a)(14)
Filing a section 8 affidavit during the grace period, per class
100
—

375
2.6(a)(15)
Petition to the Director
100
—

376
2.6(a)(16)
Petition for cancellation, per class
300
—

377
2.6(a)(17)
Notice of opposition, per class
300
—

378
2.6(a)(18)
Ex parte appeal, per class
100
—

379
2.6(a)(19)
Dividing an application, per new application created
100
—

382
2.6(a)(20)
Correcting a deficiency in a section 8 affidavit
100
—

380
2.6(a)(21)
Correcting a deficiency in a renewal application
100
—

461
2.6(b)(1)(i)
Copy of registered mark
3
—

462
2.6(b)(1)(ii)
Copy of registered mark, overnight delivery to USPTO box or fax
6
—

463
2.6(b)(1)(iii)
Copy of reg. mark ordered by exp. mail or fax, exp. service
25
—

466
2.6(b)(2)(i)
Certified copy of trademark application as filed
15
—

467
2.6(b)(2)(ii)
Certified copy of trademark application as filed, expedited
30
—

468
2.6(b)(3)
Cert. or uncert. copy of TM-related file wrapper and contents
50
—

464
2.6(b)(4)(i)
Cert. copy of registered mark, with title or status
15

465
2.6(b)(4)(ii)
Cert. copy of registered mark, with title or status—expedited
30
—

469
2.6(b)(5)
Certified or uncertified copy of trademark document
25
—

481
2.6(b)(6)
Recording trademark property, per mark, per document
40
—

482
2.6(b)(6)
For second and subsequent marks in the same document
25
—

470
2.6(b)(7)
For assignment records, abstracts of title and certification
25
—

488
2.6(b)(8)
X-SEARCH terminal session time, per hour
40
—

480
2.6(b)(9)
Self-service copy charge, per page
0.25
—

484
2.6(b)(10)
Labor charges for services, per hour or fraction thereof
40
—

485
2.6(b)(11)
Unspecified other services, excluding labor

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1
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—

650
2.7(a)
Recordal application fee
20
—

651
2.7(b)
Renewal application fee
20
—

652
2.7(c)
Late fee for renewal application
20
—

1
Actual Cost.

[FR Doc. 00-20354 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-20354. Public record. Not legal advice.