# 37 CFR § 41.20: Fees

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 41.20
- **Heading:** Fees
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(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]

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 41.1 § 41.1 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.2 § 41.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.3 § 41.3 Petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.4 § 41.4 Timeliness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.5 § 41.5 Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.6 § 41.6 Public availability of Board records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.6.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.7 § 41.7 Management of the record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.7.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.8 § 41.8 Mandatory notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.8.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.9 § 41.9 Action by owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.9.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.10 § 41.10 Correspondence addresses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.11 § 41.11 Ex Parte communications in inter partes proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.12 § 41.12 Citation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.12.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.20 § 41.20 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.20.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.30 § 41.30 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.30.md)

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