Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

37 CFR Parts 1, 2, and 7

[Docket No. 950501124-5124-01]

RIN 0651-AA74

Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) proposes to amend the

rules of practice in patent and trademark cases, Parts 1, 2 and 7 of

title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, to adjust certain patent and

trademark fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price

Index (CPI) and to recover costs of operation, and to amend the

requirements for recording an assignment to apply to documents

forwarded for recording on the Government Register. This notice also

includes information relating to the availability of patent and

trademark information products provided by the PTO.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 29, 1995; a

public hearing will be held on June 29, 1995, at 9 a.m. Requests to

present oral testimony should be received on or before June 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments and requests to present oral

testimony to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC

20231, Attention: Robert Kopson, suite 507, Crystal Park 1, or by fax

to (703) 305-8525. The hearing will be held in suite 912 of Crystal

Park 2, located at 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia. Written

comments and a transcript of the hearing will be available for public

inspection in suite 507 of Crystal Park 1, located at 2011 Crystal

Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

[[Page 27935]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Kopson by telephone at (703) 305-8510, fax at (703) 305-8525, or

by mail marked to his attention and addressed to the Commissioner of

Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed rule change is designed to

adjust PTO fees in accordance with the applicable provisions of title

35, United States Code; section 31 of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of

1946 (15 U.S.C. 1113); and section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990 (as amended by section 8001 of Public law

103-66), all as amended by the Patent and Trademark Office

Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-204).

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).

Subsection 41(f) of title 35, United States Code, provides that

fees established under 34 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b) may be adjusted on

October 1, 1992, and every year thereafter, to reflect fluctuations in

the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the previous 12 months.

Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

(amended by section 8001 of Public Law 103-66) provides that there

shall be a surcharge on all fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and

(b) to collect $111 million in fiscal year 1996.

Subsection 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the

Commissioner 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, and for each black and

white copy of a patent.

Section 376 of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the

Commissioner 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 Commissioner under section 41 may take

effect thirty days after notice in the Federal Register and the

Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office.

Section 31 of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946, as amended (15

U.S.C. 1113), authorizes the Commissioner to establish fees for the

filing and processing of an application for the registration of a

trademark or other mark, and for other services and materials relating

to trademarks and other marks.

Section 31(a) of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.

1113(a)), as amended, allows trademark fees to be adjusted once each

year to reflect, in the aggregate, any fluctuations during the

preceding 12 months in the CPI.

Section 31 also allows new trademark fee amounts to take effect

thirty days after notice in the Federal Register and the Official

Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Recovery Level Determinations

The proposed rule would adjust patent and trademark fees for a

planned recovery of $643,014,000 in fiscal year 1996, as proposed in

the Administration's budget request to the Congress.

The patent statutory fees established by 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b)

are proposed to be adjusted on October 1, 1995, to reflect any

fluctuations occurring during the previous 12 months in the Consumer

Price Index (CPI-U). In calculating these fluctuations, the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that the PTO should use CPI-

U data as determined by the Secretary of Labor. However, the Department

of Labor does not make public the CPI-U until approximately 21 days

after the end of the month being calculated. Therefore, the latest CPI-

U information available is for the month of February 1995. In

accordance with previous rulemaking methodology, the PTO uses the

Administration's projected CPI-U for the 12-month period ending

September 30, 1995, which is 3.2 percent. Based on this projection,

patent statutory fees are proposed to be adjusted by 3.2 percent.

Before the final fee schedule is published, the fees may be slightly

adjusted based on actual data available from the Department of Labor.

Certain non-statutory patent processing fees established under 35

U.S.C. 41(d) and PCT processing fees established under 35 U.S.C. 376

are proposed to be adjusted to recover their estimated average costs in

fiscal year 1996. Three patent service fees that are set by statute

will not be adjusted. The three fees that are not being adjusted are

assignment recording fees, printed patent copy fees and photocopy

charge fees.

Certain trademark service fees established under 15 U.S.C. 1113 are

proposed to be adjusted to recover their estimated average costs in

fiscal year 1996.

The proposed 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 the

comparable small entity fee would be a whole number.

Workload Projections

Determination of workloads varies by fee. Principal workload

projection techniques are as follows:

Patent application workloads are projected from statistical

regression models using recent application filing trends. Patent issues

are projected from an in-house patent production model and reflect

examiner production achievements and goals. Patent maintenance fee

workloads utilize patents issued 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years prior to

payment and assume payment rates of 79 percent, 55 percent and 32

percent, respectively. Service fee workloads follow linear trends from

prior years' activities.

General Procedures

Any fee amount that is paid on or after the effective date of the

fee increase would 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 the PTO. A Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under

Section 1.8 is not ``proper'' for items which are specifically excluded

from the provisions of Section 1.8. Section 1.8 should be consulted for

those items for which a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission is not

``proper.'' Such items include, inter alia, the filing of national and

international applications for patents and the filing of trademark

applications. However, the provisions of 37 CFR 1.10 relating to filing

papers and fees with an ``Express Mail'' certificate do apply to any

paper or fee (including patent and trademark applications) to be filed

in the PTO. If an application or fee is filed by ``Express Mail'' with

a proper certificate dated on or after the effective date of the rules,

as amended, the amount of the fee to be paid would be

[[Page 27936]] the fee established by the amended rules.

A notice of final rulemaking was published at 60 FR 20195 (April

25, 1995) wherein several new fee provisions were made to implement the

20-year patent term and provisional applications. Language changes were

made in 37 CFR 1.16 (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g) which are reproduced in

this proposed rule package. In addition, fees involving 37 CFR 1.17 (r)

and (s) are now proposed to be adjusted by changes in the CPI to remain

equal to the basic filing fee for a utility patent application.

PTO Information Dissemination Products

The PTO provides information to the public in the Patent Search

Room and the Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia, and at 78

Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries around the country. A list of

the libraries is included in each issue of the Official Gazette of the

Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, a number of patent and

trademark search tools and document-delivery products, published on

paper and on various machine-readable media, are sold directly to the

public.

Printed PTO publications may be ordered from the Government

Printing Office or one of its Book Stores located throughout the

country. A list of patent and trademark-related publications with

current prices and ordering information is available from the GPO

(Subject Bibliography SB 021)--Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box

371984, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, voice: 202-512-1800, fax: 202-512-

2250.

Machine-readable publications, including magnetic tapes and CD-

ROMs, may be ordered directly from the PTO. A printed-catalog of

machine-readable products, including current prices and ordering

information, is available from the Office of Information Products

Development--US Patent & Trademark Office, Office of Information

Products Development, Crystal Park 3, Room 412, Washington, DC 20231,

voice: 703-308-0322, fax: 703-308-0493.

The catalog of machine-readable products is published in the

Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office in late December

each year and may also be viewed on, or downloaded from, the PTO

electronic bulletin board (703-305-8950, 8/no/1) or from the PTO's home

page on the Internet (http://www.uspto.gov/).

Discussion of Specific Rules

37 CFR 1.16 National Application Filing Fees

Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i), if revised as

proposed, would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations

in the CPI.

Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g) include

language changes relating to provisional patent applications (see 60 FR

20195, dated April 25, 1995).

37 CFR 1.17 Patent Application Processing Fees

Section 1.17, paragraphs (b)-(g), (m), (r), and (s), if revised as

proposed, would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations

in the CPI.

Section 1.17, paragraphs (j) and (n)-(p), if revised as proposed,

would adjust fees established therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.18 Patent Issue Fees

Section 1.18, paragraphs (a)-(c), if revised as proposed, would

adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.19 Document Supply Fees

Section 1.19, paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii), if revised as

proposed, would amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent

business practices.

Section 1.19, paragraph (b)(1), if revised as proposed, would

adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.20 Post-Issuance Fees

Section 1.20, paragraphs (c), (i), and (j), if revised as proposed,

would adjust fees established therein to recover costs.

Section 1.20, paragraphs (e)-(g), if revised as proposed, would

adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.21 Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

Section 1.21, paragraph (a)(1), if revised as proposed, would

adjust fees established therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.445 International Application Filing, Processing, and Search

Fees

Section 1.445, paragraph (a), if revised as proposed, would adjust

the fees authorized by 35 U.S.C. 376 to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.482 International Preliminary Examination Fees

Section 1.482, paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii), if

revised as proposed, would adjust the fees authorized by 35 U.S.C. 376

to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.492 National Stage Fees

Section 1.492, paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), if revised as proposed,

would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the

CPI.

37 CFR 2.6 Trademark Fees

Section 2.6, paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii), if revised as

proposed, would amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent

business practices.

Section 2.6, paragraph (b)(2), if revised as proposed, would adjust

fees therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 7.1 Requirements

Section 7.1, if revised as proposed, would designate the current

language as paragraph (a), and would add new paragraphs (b)-(h) to

clarify that the requirements for patent and patent application

assignment documents, including the requirement for the fee set forth

in Sec. 1.21(h), submitted for recording also apply to instruments

submitted for recording on the Government Register. Sections 7.1(b)-(h)

contain language similar to that in Secs. 3.21, 3.28, 3.31, 3.34, 3.26,

3.27, and 3.41, respectively.

Section 7.1(b), if revised as proposed, would provide that an

instrument relating to a patent must identify the patent by the patent

number, that an instrument relating to a national patent application

must identify the national patent application by the application number

(consisting of the series code and the serial number, e.g., 07/123,456)

or the serial number and filing date, that an instrument relating to an

international patent application which designates the United States of

America must identify the international application by the

international application number (e.g., PCT/US90/01234), and that if an

assignment is executed concurrently with, or subsequent to, the

execution of the patent application, but before the patent application

is filed, it must identify the patent application by its date of

execution, name of each inventor, and title of the invention so that

there can be no mistake as to the patent application intended.

Section 7.1(c), if revised as proposed, would provide that each

instrument submitted to the Office for recording must be accompanied by

a cover sheet referring to those patent applications and patents

against which the instrument is to be recorded, that one set of

instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be filed, and that

if an instrument to be recorded is not accompanied by a completed cover

sheet, the instrument and any [[Page 27937]] incomplete cover sheet

will be returned for proper completion of a cover sheet and

resubmission of the instrument and a completed cover sheet.

Section 7.1(d), if revised as proposed, would provide that each

cover sheet must contain: (1) the name of the party conveying the

interest; (2) the name and address of the party receiving the interest;

(3) a description of the interest conveyed or transition to be

recorded; (4) each application number or patent number against which

the instrument is to be recorded, or an indication that the instrument

is filed together with a patent application; (5) the name and address

of the party to whom correspondence concerning the request to record

the instrument should be mailed; (6) the number of applications or

patents identified in the cover sheet and the total fee; (7) the date

the instrument was executed; (8) a statement by the party submitting

the instrument that to the best of the person's knowledge and belief,

the information contained on the cover sheet is true and correct and

any copy submitted is a true copy of the original instrument; and (9)

the signature of the party submitting the instrument.

Section 7.1(e), if revised as proposed, would provide for the

correction of errors in the cover sheet. Specifically, Sec. 7.1(e), as

proposed, would provide that an error in a cover sheet recorded

pursuant to this Part will be corrected only if: (1) the error is

apparent when the cover sheet is compared with the recorded instrument

to which it pertains, and (2) a corrected cover sheet accompanied by

the recording fee set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter and either

the original recorded instrument or a copy of the original recorded

instrument is filed for recordation.

Section 7.1(f), if revised as proposed, would provide that the

Office will accept and record non-English language instruments only if

accompanied by a verified English translation signed by the individual

making the translation.

Section 7.1(g), if revised as proposed, would provide that

instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be addressed to the

Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Box Assignment, Washington,

D.C. 20231.

Section 7.1(h), if revised as proposed, would provide that all

requests to record instruments must be accompanied by the recording fee

set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter, and that the fee set forth

in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter is required for each application and

patent against which the instrument is recorded as identified in the

cover sheet.

Other Considerations

This proposed rule change is in conformity with the requirements of

Executive Order 12612, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44

U.S.C. 3501, et seq. This rulemaking contains one information

collection entry relating to registration of Government patent

interests in patents. This information collection has been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 0651-0027.

This proposed rule has been determined not to be significant for

purposes of Executive Order 12866.

The PTO has determined that this proposed rule change has no

Federalism implications affecting the relationship between the National

Government and the States as outlined in Executive Order 12612.

The Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation of the

Department of Commerce has certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy,

Small Business Administration, that the proposed rule change would not

have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities

(Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L. 96-354). The proposed rule change

increases fees to reflect the change in the CPI as authorized by 35

U.S.C. 41(f). Further, the principal impact of the major patent fees

has already been taken into account in 35 U.S.C. 41(h), which provides

small entities with a 50-percent reduction in the major patent fees.

A comparison of existing and proposed fee amounts is included as an

Appendix to this notice of proposed rulemaking.

In order to ensure clarity in the implementation of the proposed

fees, a discussion of specific sections is set forth below.

Lists of Subjects

37 CFR Part 1

Administrative practices and procedure, Inventions and patents,

Reporting and record keeping requirements, Small businesses.

37 CFR Part 2

Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Lawyers, Trademarks.

37 CFR Part 7

Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents,

Reporting and record keeping requirements.

For the Reasons set forth in the preamble, the PTO proposes to

amend title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 1,

as set forth below.

PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 1 would continue to read

as follows:

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 6, unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 1.16 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i), to read as follows:

Sec. 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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ $375.00

By other than a small entity............................... 750.00

(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 39.00

By other than a small entity............................... 78.00

* * * * *

(d) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original

application, except provisional applications, if the

application contains, or is amended to contain, multiple

dependent claim(s), per application:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 125.00

By other than a small entity............................... 250.00

(If the additional fees required by paragraphs (b), (c),

and (d) of this section are not paid on filing or on later

presentation of the claims for which the additional fees

are due, they must be paid or the claims canceled by

amendment prior to the expiration of the time period set

for response by the Office in any notice of fee

deficiency.)

* * * * *

(f) Basic fee for filing each design application:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 155.00

By other than a small entity............................... 310.00

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

provisional applications:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 255.00

By other than a small entity............................... 510.00

(h) Basic fee for filing each reissue application:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 375.00

By other than a small entity............................... 750.00

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(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 39.00

By other than a small entity............................... 78.00

* * * * *

3. Section 1.17 is propose to amend by revising paragraphs (b)

through (g), (j), (m) through (p), (r), and (s) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.17 Patent application processing fees.

* * * * *

(b) Extension fee for response within second month pursuant

to Sec. 1.136(a):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ $190.00

By other than a small entity............................... 380.00

(c) Extension fee for response within third month pursuant

to Sec. 1.136(a):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 450.00

By other than a small entity............................... 900.00

(d) Extension fee for response within fourth month pursuant

to Sec. 1.136(a):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 700.00

By other than a small entity............................... 1,400.00

(e) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 145.00

By other than a small entity............................... 290.00

(f) In addition to the fee for filing notice of appeal, for

filing a brief in support of an appeal:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 145.00

By other than a small entity............................... 290.00

(g) 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 (Sec. 19(f))............................. 125.00

By other than a small entity............................... 250.00

* * * * *

(j) For filing a petition to institute a pubic use

proceeding under Sec. 1.292............................... 1,430.00

* * * * *

(m) For filing a petition:

(1) For revival of an unintentionally abandoned

application, or

(2) For the unintentionally delayed payment of the fee

for issuing a patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 625.00

By other than a small entity............................... 1,250.00

(n) For requesting publication of a statutory invention

registration prior to the mailing of the first examiner's

action pursuant to Sec. 1.104--$870.00 reduced by the

amount of the application basic filing fee paid.

(o) For requesting publication of a statutory invention

registration after the mailing of the first examiner's

action pursuant to Sec. 1.104--$1,740.00 reduced by the

amount of the application basic filing fee paid.

(p) For submission of an information disclosure statement

under Sec. 1.97(c)........................................ 220.00

* * * * *

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

Sec. 1.129(a):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 375.00

By other than a small entity............................... 750.00

(s) For each additional invention requested to be examined

under Sec. 1.129(b):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 375.00

By other than a small entity............................... 750.00

4. Section 1.18 is proposed to be revised to read as follows:

Sec. 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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ $625.00

By other than a small entity............................... 1,250.00

(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 215.00

By other than a small entity............................... 430.00

(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 315.00

By other than a small entity............................... 630.00

5. Section 1.19 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(a)(1)(ii), (a)(1)(iii), and (b)(1) (i) and (ii) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.19 Document supply fees.

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

* * * * *

(ii) Overnight delivery to PTO Box or overnight fax........ $6.00

(iii) Expedited service for copy ordered by expedited mail

or fax delivery service and delivered to the consumer

within two workdays....................................... 25.00

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(i) Regular service........................................ 15.00

(ii) Expedited regular service............................. 30.00

* * * * *

6. Section 1.20 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(c), (e) through (g), (i), (1), (i) (2) and (j) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.20 Post issuance fees.

* * * * *

(c) For filing a request for rexamination (Sec. 1.510(a)).. $2,390.00

* * * * *

(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 Sec. 1.9(f))............................. 495.00

By other than a small entity............................... 990.00

(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 995.00

By other than a small entity............................... 1,990.00

(g) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a

design or plant patent, based on an application field 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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 1,495.00

By other than a small entity............................... 2,990.00

* * * * *

(i) * * *

(1) unavoidable............................................ 660.00

(2) unintentional.......................................... 1,550.00

* * * * *

(j) For filing an application for extension of the term of

a patent (Sec. 1.740)..................................... 1,060.00

7. Section 1.21 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph

(a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.21 Miscellaneus fees and charges.

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(1) For admission to examination for registration to

practices: fee payable upon application................... 310.00

* * * * *

8. Section 1.445 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph

(a) to read as follows: [[Page 27939]]

Sec. 1.445 International application filing, processing and search

fees.

(a) the following fees and charges for international

applications are established by the Commissioner under the

authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:

(1) A transmittal fee (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule

14)....................................................... $220.00

(2) A search fee (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16)

where:

(i) No corresponding prior United States national

application with basic filing fee has been filed.......... 660.00

(ii) A corresponding prior United States national

application with basic filing fee has been filed.......... 430.00

(3) A supplemental search fee when required, per additional

invention................................................. 190.00

* * * * *

9. Section 1.482 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.482 International preliminary examination fees.

(a) * * *

(1) A preliminary examination fee is due on filing the

Demand:

(i) Where an international search fee as set forth in Sec.

1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application

to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an

International Searching Authority, a preliminary

examination fee of........................................ $470.00

(ii) Where the International Searching Authority for the

international application was an authority other than the

United States Patent and Trademark Office, a preliminary

examination fee of........................................ 710.00

(2) * * *

(ii) Where the International Searching Authority for the

international application was an authority other than the

United States Patent and Trademark Office................. 250.00

* * * * *

10. Section 1.492 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(a), (b), and (d) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.492 National Stage fees.

* * * * *

(a) The basic national fee:

(1) Where an international preliminary examination fee as

set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid on the international

application to the United States Patent and Trademark

Office:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ $340.00

By other than a small entity............................... 680.00

(2) Where no international preliminary examination fee as

set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid to the United States

Patent and Trademark Office, but an international search

fee as set forth in Sec. 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the

international application to the United State Patent and

Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 375.00

By other than a small entity............................... 750.00

(3) Where no international preliminary examination fee as

set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid and no international

search fee as set forth in Sec. 1.445(a)(2) has been paid

on the international application to the United States

Patent and Trademark Office:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))........................... 505.00

By other than a small entity............................... 1,010.00

(4) Where an international preliminary examination fee as

set forth in Sec. 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 Sec.

1.496(b)):

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 47.00

By other than a small entity............................... 94.00

(5) Where a search report on the international application

has been prepared by the European Patient Office or the

Japanese Patent Office:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 440.00

By other than a small entity............................... 880.00

(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 39.00

By other than a small entity............................... 78.00

* * * * *

(d) In addition to the basic national fee, if the

application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple

dependent claim(s), per applicant:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................ 125.00

By other than a small entity............................... 250.00

* * * * *

PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES

1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 2 would continue to read

as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 U.S.C. 6, unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 2.6 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs

(b)(1)(ii), (b)(1)(iii), (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) to read as follows:

Sec. 2.6 Trademark fees.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

* * * * *

(ii) Overnight delivery to PTO Box or overnight fax........ $6.00

(iii) Expedited service for copy ordered by expedited mail

or fax delivery service and delivered to the customer

within two work days...................................... 25.00

* * * * *

(2) * * *

(i) Regular service........................................ 15.00

(ii) Expedited local service............................... 30.00

* * * * *

PART 7--REGISTER OF GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN PATENTS

1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 7 would continue to read

as follows:

Authority: E.O. 9424, February 18, 1944, 9 FR 1959; 3 CFR 1943-

1948 comp.

2. Section 7.1 is proposed to be revised to read as follows:

Sec. 7.1 Requirements.

(a) Executive Order 9424 (3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp.) requires the

several departments and other executive agencies of the Government,

including Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations, to

forward promptly to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for

recording all licenses, assignments, or other interests of the

Government in or under patents or applications for patents.

(b) An instrument relating to a patent must identify the patent by

the patent number. An instrument relating to a national patent

application must identify the national patent application by the

application number (consisting of the series code and the serial

number, e.g., 07/123,456) or the serial number [[Page 27940]] and

filing date. An instrument relating to an international patent

application which designates the United States of America must identify

the international application by the international application number,

(e.g., PCT/US90/01234). If an assignment is executed concurrently with,

or subsequent to, the execution of the patent application, but before

the patent application is filed, it must identify the patent

application by its date of execution, name of each inventor, and title

of the invention so that there can be no mistake as to the patent

application intended.

(c) Each instrument submitted to the Office for recording must be

accompanied by at least one cover sheet as specified in paragraph (d)

of this section referring to those patent applications and patents

against which the instrument is to be recorded. Only one set of

instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be filed. If an

instrument to be recorded is not accompanied by a completed cover

sheet, the instrument and any incomplete cover sheet will be returned

for proper completion of a cover sheet and resubmission of the

instrument and a completed cover sheet.

(d) Each cover sheet required by paragraph (c) of this section must

contain:

(1) the name of the party conveying the interest;

(2) the name and address of the party receiving the interest;

(3) a description of the interest conveyed or transaction to be

recorded;

(4) each application number or patent number against which the

instrument is to be recorded, or an indication that the instrument is

filed together with a patent application;

(5) the name and address of the party to whom correspondence

concerning the request to record the instrument should be mailed;

(6) the number of applications or patents identified in the cover

sheet and the total fee;

(7) the date the instrument was executed;

(8) a statement by the party submitting the instrument that to the

best of the person's knowledge and belief, the information contained on

the cover sheet is true and correct and any copy submitted is a true

copy of the original instrument; and

(9) the signature of the party submitting the instrument.

(e) An error in a cover sheet recorded pursuant to this Part will

be corrected only if:

(1) the error is apparent when the cover sheet is compared with the

recorded instrument to which it pertains, and

(2) a corrected cover sheet accompanied by the recording fee set

forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter and either the original recorded

instrument or a copy of the original recorded instrument is filed for

recordation.

(f) The Office will accept and record non-English language

instruments only if accompanied by a verified English translation

signed by the individual making the translation.

(g) Instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be addressed

to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Box Assignment,

Washington, DC 20231.

(h) All requests to record instruments must be accompanied by the

recording fee set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter. The fee set

forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter is required for each application

and patent against which the instrument is recorded as identified in

the cover sheet.

Dated: May 19, 1995.

Philip G. Hampton II,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Acting Commissioner of

Patents and Trademarks.

Note: The following appendix will not appear in the Code of

Federal Regulations.

Appendix A.--Comparison of Existing and Revised Fee Amounts

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Oct

37 CFR Sec. Description 1995 Oct 1995

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.16(a)........................... Basic Filing Fee...................................... $730 $750

1.16(a)........................... Basic Filing Fee (Small Entity)....................... 365 375

1.16(b)........................... Independent Claims.................................... 76 78

1.16(b)........................... Independent Claims (Small Entity)..................... 38 39

1.16(c)........................... Claims in Excess of 20................................ 22 (\1\)

1.16(c)........................... Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity)................. 11 (\1\)

1.16(d)........................... Multiple Dependent Claims............................. 240 250

1.16(d)........................... Multiple Dependent Claims (Small Entity).............. 120 125

1.16(e)........................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee............................ 130 (\1\)

1.16(e)........................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee (Small Entity)............. 65 (\1\)

1.16(f)........................... Design Filing Fee..................................... 300 310

1.16(f)........................... Design Filing Fee (Small Entity)...................... 150 155

1.16(g)........................... Plant Filing Fee...................................... 490 510

1.16(g)........................... Plant Filing Fee (Small Entity)....................... 245 255

1.16(h)........................... Reissue Filing Fee.................................... 730 750

1.16(h)........................... Reissue Filing Fee (Small Entity)..................... 365 375

1.16(i)........................... Reissue Independent Claims............................ 76 78

1.16(i)........................... Reissue Independent Claims (Small Entity)............. 38 39

1.16(j)........................... Reissue Claims in Excess of 20........................ 22 (\1\)

1.16(j)........................... Reissue Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity)......... 11 (\1\)

1.16(k)........................... Provisional Application Filing Fee.................... 150 (\1\)

1.16(k)........................... Provisional Application Filing Fee (Small Entity)..... 75 (\1\)

1.16(l)........................... Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed.......... 50 (\1\)

1.16(l)........................... Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed (Small 25 (\1\)

Entity).

1.17(a)........................... Extension--First Month................................ 110 (\1\)

1.17(a)........................... Extension--First Month (Small Entity)................. 55 (\1\)

1.17(b)........................... Extension--Second Month............................... 370 380

1.17(b)........................... Extension--Second Month (Small Entity)................ 185 190

1.17(c)........................... Extension--Third Month................................ 870 900

1.17(c)........................... Extension--Third Month (Small Entity)................. 435 450

1.17(d)........................... Extension--Fourth Month............................... 1,360 1,400

1.17(d)........................... Extension--Fourth Month (Small Entity)................ 680 700

1.17(e)........................... Notice of Appeal...................................... 280 290

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1.17(e)........................... Notice of Appeal (Small Entity)....................... 140 145

1.17(f)........................... Filing a Brief........................................ 280 290

1.17(f)........................... Filing a Brief (Small Entity)......................... 140 145

1.17(g)........................... Request for Oral Hearing.............................. 240 250

1.17(g)........................... Request for Oral Hearing (Small Entity)............... 120 125

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Not All Inventors........................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Correction of Inventorship.................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Decision on Questions....................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Suspend Rules............................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Expedited License........................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Scope of License............................ 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Retroactive License......................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee.................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee--Expired Patent.... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Interference................................ 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Reconsider Interference..................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Late Filing of Interference................. 130 (\1\)

1.20(b)........................... Petition--Correction of Inventorship.................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(h)........................... Petition--Refusal to Publish SIR...................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--For Assignment.............................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--For Application............................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Late Priority Papers........................ 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Suspend Action.............................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Divisional Reissues to Issue Separately..... 130 (\1\)

1.17(o)(1)........................ Petition--For Interference Agreement.................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Amendment After Issue....................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Withdrawal After Issue...................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Defer Issue................................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Issue to Assignee........................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.53........ 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.62........ 130 (\1\)

1.17(i)(1)........................ Petition--Make Application Special.................... 130 (\1\)

1.17(j)........................... Petition--Public Use Proceeding....................... 1,390 1,430

1.17(k)........................... Non-English Specification............................. 130 (\1\)

1.17(l)........................... Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl....................... 110 (\1\)

1.17(l)........................... Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl.(Small Entity)........ 55 (\1\)

1.17(m)........................... Petition--Revive Unintentionally Abandoned Appl....... 1,210 1,250

1.17(m)........................... Petition--Revive Unintent Abandoned Appl. (Small 605 625

Entity).

1.17(n)........................... SIR--Prior to Examiner's Action....................... 840 870

1.17(o)........................... SIR--After to Examiner's Action....................... 1,690 1,740

1.17(p)........................... Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement 210 220

(Sec. 1.97).

1.17(q)........................... Petition--Correction of Inventorship (Prov. App.)..... 50 (\1\)

1.17(q)........................... Petition--Accord a filing date (Prov. App.)........... 50 (\1\)

1.17(r)........................... Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a)).. 730 750

1.17(r)........................... Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a)) 365 375

(Small Entity).

1.17(s)........................... Per add'l invention to be examined (1.129(b))......... 730 750

1.17(s)........................... Per add'l invention to be examined (1.129(b)) (Small 365 375

Entity).

1.18(a)........................... Issue Fee............................................. 1,210 1,250

1.18(a)........................... Issue Fee (Small Entity).............................. 605 625

1.18(b)........................... Design Issue Fee...................................... 420 430

1.18(b)........................... Design Issue Fee (Small Entity)....................... 210 215

1.18(c)........................... Plant Issue Fee....................................... 610 630

1.18(c)........................... Plant Issue Fee (Small Entity)........................ 305 315

1.19(a)(1)(i)..................... Copy of Patent........................................ 3 (\1\)

1.19(a)(1)(ii).................... Patent Copy--Overnight delivery to PTO Box or 6 (\1\)

overnight fax.

1.19(a)(1)(iii)................... Patent Copy Ordered by Expedited Mail or Fax--Exp. 25 (\1\)

service.

1.19(a)(2)........................ Plant Patent Copy..................................... 12 (\1\)

1.19(a)(3)(i)..................... Copy of Utility Patent or SIR in Color................ 24 (\1\)

1.19(b)(1)(i)..................... Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed......... 12 15

1.19(b)(1)(ii).................... Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed, 24 30

Expedited.

1.19(b)(2)........................ Cert of Uncert Copy of Patent-Related File Wrapper/ 150 (\1\)

Contents.

1.19(b)(3)........................ Cert. or Uncert. Copies of Office Records, per 25 (\1\)

Document.

1.19(b)(4)........................ For Assignment Records, Abstract of Title and 25 (\1\)

Certification.

1.19(c)........................... Library Service....................................... 50 (\1\)

1.19(d)........................... List of Patents in Subclass........................... 3 (\1\)

1.19(e)........................... Uncertified Statement--Status of Maintenance Fee 10 (\1\)

Payment.

1.19(f)........................... Copy of Non-U.S. Patent Document...................... 25 (\1\)

1.19(g)........................... Comparing and Certifying Copies, Per Document, Per 25 (\1\)

Copy.

1.19(h)........................... Duplicate or Corrected Filing Receipt................. 25 (\1\)

1.20(a)........................... Certificate of Correction............................. 100 (\1\)

1.20(c)........................... Reexamination......................................... 2,320 2,390

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1.20(d)........................... Statutory Disclaimer.................................. 110 (\1\)

1.20(d)........................... Statutory Disclaimer (Small Entity)................... 55 (\1\)

1.20(e)........................... Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years............................ 960 990

1.20(e)........................... Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years (Small Entity)............. 480 495

1.20(f)........................... Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years............................ 1,930 1,990

1.20(f)........................... Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years (Small Entity)............. 965 995

1.20(g)........................... Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years........................... 2,900 2,990

1.20(g)........................... Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years (Small Entity)............ 1,450 1,495

1.20(h)........................... Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months.................. 130 (\1\)

1.20(h)........................... Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months (Small Entity)... 65 (\1\)

1.20(i)(1)........................ Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unavoidable.. 640 660

1.20(i)(2)........................ Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unintentional 1,500 1,550

1.20(j)........................... Extension of Term of Patent........................... 1,030 1,060

1.21(a)(1)........................ Admission to Examination.............................. 300 310

1.21(a)(2)........................ Registration to Practice.............................. 100 (\1\)

1.21(a)(3)........................ Reinstatement to Practice............................. 15 (\1\)

1.21(a)(4)........................ Certificate of Good Standing.......................... 10 (\1\)

1.21(a)(4)........................ Certificat of Good Standing, Suitable Framing......... 20 (\1\)

1.21(a)(5)........................ Review of Decision of Director, OED................... 130 (\1\)

1.21(a)(6)........................ Regrading of Examination.............................. 130 (\1\)

1.21(b)(1)........................ Establish Deposit Account............................. 10 (\1\)

1.21(b)(2)........................ Service Charge Below Minimum Balance.................. 25 (\1\)

1.21(b)(3)........................ SErvice Charge Below Minimum Balance.................. 25 (\1\)

1.21(c)........................... Filing a Disclosure Document.......................... 10 (\1\)

1.21(d)........................... Box Rental............................................ 50 (\1\)

1.21(e)........................... International Type Search Report...................... 40 (\1\)

1.21(g)........................... Self-Service Copy Charge.............................. .25 (\1\)

1.21(h)........................... Recording Patent Property............................. 40 (\1\)

1.21(i)........................... Publication in the OG................................. 25 (\1\)

1.21(j)........................... Labor Charges for Services............................ 30 (\1\)

1.21(k)........................... Unspecified Other Services............................ (\2\) (\1\)

1.21(k)........................... Terminal Use APS-CSIR (per hour)...................... 50 (\1\)

1.21(m)........................... Processing Returned Checks............................ 50 (\1\)

1.21(n)........................... Handling Fee--Incomplete Application.................. 130 (\1\)

1.21(o)........................... Terminal Use APS-TEXT................................. 40 (\1\)

1.24.............................. Coupons for Patient and Trademark Copies.............. 3 (\1\)

1.296............................. Handling Fee--Withdrawal SIR.......................... 130 (\1\)

1.445(a)(1)....................... Transmittal Fee....................................... 210 220

1.445(a)(2)(i).................... PCT Search Fee--No U.S. Application................... 640 660

1.445(a)(2)(ii)................... PCT Search Fee--Prior U.S. Application................ 420 430

1.445(a)(3)....................... Supplemental Search................................... 180 190

1.482(a)(1)(i).................... Preliminary Exam Fee.................................. 460 470

1.482(a)(1)(ii)................... Preliminary Exam Fee.................................. 690 710

1.482(a)(2)(i).................... Additional Invention.................................. 140 (\1\)

1.482(a)(2)(ii)................... Additional Invention.................................. 240 250

1.492(a)(1)....................... Preliminary Examining Authority....................... 660 680

1.492(a)(1)....................... Preliminary Examining Authority (Small Entity)........ 330 340

1.492(a)(2)....................... Searching Authority................................... 730 750

1.492(a)(2)....................... Searching Authority (Small Entity).................... 365 375

1.492(a)(3)....................... PTO Not ISA nor IPEA.................................. 980 1,010

1.492(a)(3)....................... PTO Not ISA nor IPEA (Small Entity)................... 490 505

1.492(a)(4)....................... Claims--IPEA.......................................... 92 94

1.492(a)(4)....................... Claims--IPEA (Small Entity)........................... 46 47

1.492(a)(5)....................... Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report..................... 850 880

1.492(a)(5)....................... Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report (Small Entity)...... 425 440

1.492(b).......................... Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3)..................... 76 78

1.492(b).......................... Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3) (Small Entity)...... 38 39

1.492(c).......................... Claims--Extra Total (Over 20)......................... 22 (\1\)

1.492(c).......................... Claims--Extra Total (Over 20) (Small Entity).......... 11 (\1\)

1.492(d).......................... Claims--Multiple Dependents........................... 240 250

1.492(d).......................... Claims--Multiple Dependents (Small Entity)............ 120 125

1.492(e).......................... Surcharge............................................. 130 (\1\)

1.492(e).......................... Surcharge (Small Entity).............................. 65 (\1\)

1.492(f).......................... English Translation--After 20 Months.................. 130 (\1\)

2.6(a)(1)......................... Application for Registration, Per Class............... 245 (\1\)

2.6(a)(2)......................... Amendment to Allege Use, Per Class.................... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(3)......................... Statement of Use, Per Class........................... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(4)......................... Extension for Filing Statement of Use, Per Class...... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(5)......................... Application for Renewal, Per Class.................... 300 (\1\)

2.6(a)(6)......................... Surcharge for Late Renewal, Per Class................. 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(7)......................... Publication of Mark Under Sec. 12(c), Per Class....... 100 (\1\)

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2.6(a)(8)......................... Issuing New Certificate of Registration............... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(9)......................... Certificate of Correction of Registrant 's Error...... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(10)........................ Filing Disclaimer to Registration..................... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(11)........................ Filing Amendment to Registration...................... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(12)........................ Filing Affidavit Under Section 8, Per Class........... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(13)........................ Filing Affidavit Under Section 15, Per Class.......... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(14)........................ Filing Affidavit Under Sections 8 & 15, Per Class..... 200 (\1\)

2.6(a)(15)........................ Petitions to the Commissioner......................... 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(16)........................ Petition to Cancel, Per Class......................... 200 (\1\)

2.6(a)(17)........................ Notice of Opposition, Per Class....................... 200 (\1\)

2.6(a)(18)........................ Ex Parte Appeal to the TTAB, Per Class................ 100 (\1\)

2.6(a)(19)........................ Dividing an Application, Per New Application Created.. 100 (\1\)

2.6(b)(1)(i)...................... Copy of Registered Mark............................... 3 (\1\)

2.6(b)(1)(ii)..................... Copy of Registered Mark, overnight delivery to PTO box 6 (\1\)

or fax.

2.6(b)(1)(iii).................... Copy of Reg. Mark Ordered Via Exp. Mail or Fax, Exp. 25 (\1\)

Svc.

2.6(b)(2)(i)...................... Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed............. 12 15

2.6(b)(2)(ii)..................... Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed, Expedited.. 24 30

2.6(b)(3)......................... Cert. or Uncert. Copy of TM-Related File Wrapper/ 50 (\1\)

Contents.

2.6(b)(4)(i)...................... Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status........ 10 (\1\)

2.6(b)(4)(i)...................... Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status-- 20 (\1\)

Expedited.

2.6(b)(5)......................... Certified or Uncertified Copy of TM Records........... 25 (\1\)

2.6(b)(6)......................... Recording Trademark Property, Per Mark, Per Document.. 40 (\1\)

2.6(b)(6)......................... For Second and Subsequent Marks in Same Document...... 25 (\1\)

2.6(b)(7)......................... For Assignment Records, Abstracts of Title and Cert... 25 (\1\)

2.6(b)(8)......................... Terminal Use X-SEARCH................................. 40 (\1\)

2.6(b)(9)......................... Self-Service Copy Charge.............................. 0.25 (\1\)

2.6(b)(10)........................ Labor Charges for Services............................ 30 (\1\)

2.6(b)(11)........................ Unspecified Other Services............................ (\2\) (\1\)

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\1\These fees are not affected by this rulemaking.

\2\Actual cost.

[FR Doc. 95-12751 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]

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