§ 41.20 Fees.

(a) Petition fee. The fee for filing petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge under § 41.3 is: $452.00.

(b) Appeal fees. (1) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board:

Table 1 to Paragraph (b)(1)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)

$181.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))

362.00

By other than a small or micro entity

905.00

(2)(i) For filing a brief in support of an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding: $0.00

(ii) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding:

Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)(ii)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)

$452.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))

904.00

By other than a small or micro entity

2,260.00

(3) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134:

Table 3 to Paragraph (b)(3)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)

$292.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))

584.00

By other than a small or micro entity

1,460.00

(4) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board:

Table 4 to Paragraph (b)(4)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)

$507.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))

1,014.00

By other than a small or micro entity

2,535.00

[78 FR 4290, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 82 FR 52817, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020; 88 FR 17158, Mar. 22, 2023; 89 FR 92011, Nov. 20, 2024]