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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. 940415-4115]
RIN 0651-AA68
Revision of Patent Fees
AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is proposing to amend
the rules of practice in patent cases, Part 1 of title 37, Code of
Federal Regulations, to adjust certain patent fee amounts to reflect
fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and to recover costs of
operation. No trademark fees will be affected by this rulemaking.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 1994; a
public hearing will be held on June 28, 1994, at 9 a.m. Requests to
present oral testimony should be received on or before June 27, 1994.
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.
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 the PTO fees in accordance with the applicable provisions of
title 35, United States Code, and section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), 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 41(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 35 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
(Pub. L. 101-508) provides that there shall be a surcharge on all fees
established under 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and 41(b) to collect $107 million in
fiscal year 1995.
For fiscal year 1995, the PTO has proposed appropriation language
that credits directly to the agency all patent fee surcharges collected
pursuant to sections 10101(a) and (c) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508). Under the proposal,
the PTO will not request appropriations from fees deposited to the Fee
Surcharge Fund as has been the practice from fiscal years 1991 through
1994.
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.
Recovery Level Determinations: The proposed rule would adjust fees
for a planned recovery of $571,439,000 in fiscal year 1995, as proposed
in the Administration's budget request to the Congress.
The patent statutory fees established by 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and 41(b)
are proposed to be adjusted on October 1, 1994, 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 April 1994. In accordance
with previously proposed rulemaking methodology, the PTO uses the
Administration's projected CPI-U for the 12-month period ending
September 30, 1994, which is 3.0 percent. Based on this projection,
patent statutory fees are proposed to be adjusted by 3.0 percent.
Before the final fee schedule is published, the fees may be slightly
adjusted based on actual data available from the Department of Labor.
The proposed patent statutory 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.
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 up to the three percent fluctuation in the
CPI in order to recover their estimated average costs in 1995. 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.
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 80 percent, 57 percent and 25
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. 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 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 the fee established by the amended rules.
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.
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.
37 CFR 1.17 Patent application processing fees.
Section 1.17, paragraphs (b)-(g) and (m), 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 1.20 Post-issuance fees.
Section 1.20, paragraphs (c), (i)(1), 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 1.445 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) 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.
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. There are no information collection requirements
relating to patent fee rules. 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 General Counsel of the Department of Commerce has certified to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, that the
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 by changes 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.
Lists of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents,
Reporting and record keeping requirements, Small businesses.
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 design or plant cases:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$365.00
By other than a small entity
$730.00
(b) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application,
for filing or later presentation of each independent claim in excess
of 3:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$38.00
By other than a small entity
$76.00
(d) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application,
if the application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple
dependent claim(s), per application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$120.00
By other than a small entity
$240.00
* * * * *
(f) For filing each design application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$150.00
By other than a small entity
$300.00
(g) Basic fee for filing each plant application:
By a small entity (Sec. 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 (Sec. 1.9(f))
$365.00
By other than a small entity
$730.00
(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))
$38.00
By other than a small entity
$76.00
* * * * *
3. Section 1.17 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs
(b) through (g), (j), and (m) through (p) 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))
$185.00
By other than a small entity
$370.00
(c) Extension fee for response within third month pursuant to
Sec. 1.136(a):
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$435.00
By other than a small entity
$870.00
(d) Extension fee for response within fourth month pursuant to
Sec. 1.136(a):
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$680.00
By other than a small entity
$1,360.00
(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))
$140.00
By other than a small entity
$280.00
(f) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing
a brief in support of an appeal:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9 (f))
$140.00
By other than a small entity
$280.00
(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. 1.9(f))
$120.00
By other than a small entity
$240.00
* * * * *
(j) For filing a petition to institute a public use proceeding under
Sec. 1.292
$1,390.00
* * * * *
(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))
$605.00
By other than a small entity
$1,210.00
(n) For requesting publication of a statutory invention registration
prior to the mailing of the first examiner's action pursuant to
Sec. 1.104--$840.00 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--$1,690.00 reduced by the amount of the application basic
filing fee paid.
(p) For submission of an information disclosure statement under
Sec. 1.97(c)
$210.00
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))
$605.00
By other than a small entity
$1,210.00
(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$210.00
By other than a small entity
$420.00
(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$305.00
By other than a small entity
$610.00
5. Section 1.20 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs
(c), (e) through (g), (i)(1), and (j) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.20 Post issuance fees.
* * * * *
(c) For filing a request for reexamination (Sec. 1.510(a))
$2,320.00
* * * * *
(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))
$480.00
By other than a small entity
$960.00
(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))
$965.00
By other than a small entity
$1,930.00
(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))
$1,450.00
By other than a small entity
$2,900.00
* * * * *
(i) * * *
(1) unavoidable
$640.00
* * * * *
(j) For filing an application for extension of the term of a patent
(Sec. 1.740)
$1,030.00
6. Section 1.445 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph
(a) to read as follows:
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)
$210.00
(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
$640.00
(ii) A corresponding prior United States national application with
basic filing fee has been filed
$420.00
(3) A supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention
$180.00
* * * * *
7. Section 1.482 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs
(a)(1) 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
$460.00
(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
$690.00
(2) * * *
(ii) Where the International Searching Authority for the international
application was an authority other than the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
$240.00
* * * * *
8. Section 1.492 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs
(a)(1) through (5), (b), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.492 National stage fees.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(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))
$330.00
By other than a small entity
$660.00
(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 States Patent and Trademark Office as an International
Searching Authority:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$365.00
By other than a small entity
$730.00
(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))
$490.00
By other than a small entity
$980.00
(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))
$46.00
By other than a small entity
$92.00
(5) Where a search report on the international application has been
prepared by the European Patent Office of the Japanese Patent
Office:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))
$425.00
By other than a small entity
$850.00
(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))
$38.00
By other than a small entity
$76.00
* * * * *
(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 (Sec. 1.9(f))
$120.00
By other than a small entity
$240.00
* * * * *
Dated: May 23, 1994.
Bruce A. Lehman,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 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
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37 CFR Sec. Description Oct. 1993 Oct. 1994
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1.16(a) Basic Filing Fee................................................ $710 $730
1.16(a) Basic Filing Fee (Small Entity)................................. 355 365
1.16(b) Independent Claims.............................................. 74 76
1.16(b) Independent Claims (Small Entity)............................... 37 38
1.16(c) Claims in Excess of 20.......................................... 22 ...........
1.16(c) Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity)........................... 11 ...........
1.16(d) Multiple Dependent Claims....................................... 230 240
1.16(d) Multiple Dependent Claims (Small Entity)........................ 115 120
1.16(e) Surcharge-Late Filing Fee....................................... 130 ...........
1.16(e) Surcharge-Late Filing Fee (Small Entity)........................ 65 ...........
1.16(f) Design Filing Fee............................................... 290 300
1.16(f) Design Filing Fee (Small Entity)................................ 145 150
1.16(g) Plant Filing Fee................................................ 480 490
1.16(g) Plant Filing Fee (Small Entity)................................. 240 245
1.16(h) Reissue Filing Fee.............................................. 710 730
1.16(h) Reissue Filing Fee (Small Entity)............................... 355 365
1.16(i) Reissue Independent Claims...................................... 74 76
1.16(i) Reissue Independent Claims (Small Entity)....................... 37 38
1.16(j) Reissue Claims in Excess of 20.................................. 22 ...........
1.16(j) Reissue Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity)................... 11 ...........
1.17(a) Extension--First Month.......................................... 110 ...........
1.17(a) Extension--First Month (Small Entity)........................... 55 ...........
1.17(b) Extension--Second Month......................................... 360 370
1.17(b) Extension--Second Month (Small Entity).......................... 180 185
1.17(c) Extension--Third Month.......................................... 840 870
1.17(c) Extension--Third Month (Small Entity)........................... 420 435
1.17(d) Extension--Fourth Month......................................... 1,320 1,360
1.17(d) Extension-Fourth Month (Small Entity)........................... 660 680
1.17(e) Notice of Appeal................................................ 270 280
1.17(e) Notice of Appeal (Small Entity)................................. 135 140
1.17(f) Filing a Brief.................................................. 270 280
1.17(f) Filing a Brief (Small Entity)................................... 135 140
1.17(g) Request for Oral Hearing........................................ 230 240
1.17(g) Request for Oral Hearing (Small Entity)......................... 115 120
1.17(h) Petition--Not All Inventors..................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Correction of Inventorship............................ 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Decision on Questions................................. 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Suspend Rules......................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Expedited License..................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Scope of License...................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Retroactive License................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee.............................. 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee--Expired Patent.............. 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Interference.......................................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Reconsider Interference............................... 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Late Filing of Interference........................... 130 ...........
1.20(b) Petition--Correction of Inventorship............................ 130 ...........
1.17(h) Petition--Refusal to Publish SIR................................ 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--For Assignment........................................ 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--For Application....................................... 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Late Priority Papers.................................. 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Suspend Action........................................ 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Divisional Reissues to Issue Separately............... 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--For Interference Agreement............................ 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Amendment After Issue................................. 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Withdrawal After Issue................................ 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Defer Issue........................................... 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Issue to Assignee..................................... 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.53.................. 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.60.................. 130 ...........
1.17(i)(1) Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.62.................. 130 ...........
1.17(i)(2) Petition--Make Application Special.............................. 130 ...........
1.17(j) Petition--Public Use Proceeding................................. 1,350 $1,390
1.17(k) Non-English Specification....................................... 130 ...........
1.17(l) Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl................................. 110 ...........
1.17(l) Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl. (Small Entity)................. 55 ...........
1.17(m) Petition--Revive Unintentionally Abandoned Appl................. 1,170 1,210
1.17(m) Petition--Revive Unintent Abandoned Appl. (Small Entity)........ 585 605
1.17(n) SIR--Prior to Examiner's Action................................. 820 840
1.17(o) SIR--After Examiner's Action.................................... 1,640 1,690
1.17(p) Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement (Sec. 1.97)... 200 210
1.18(a) Issue Fee....................................................... 1,170 1,210
1.18(a) Issue Fee (Small Entity)........................................ 585 605
1.18(b) Design Issue Fee................................................ 410 420
1.18(b) Design Issue Fee (Small Entity)................................. 205 210
1.18(c) Plant Issue Fee................................................. 590 610
1.18(c) Plant Issue Fee (Small Entity).................................. 295 305
1.19(a)(1)(i) Copy of Patent.................................................. 3 ...........
1.19(a)(1)(ii) Patent Copy--Expedited Local Service............................ 6 ...........
1.19(a)(1)(iii) Patent Copy Ordered Via EOS--Expedited Service.................. 25 ...........
1.19(a)(2) Plant Patent Copy............................................... 12 ...........
1.19(a)(3)(i) Copy of Utility Patent or SIR in Color.......................... 24 ...........
1.19(b)(1)(i) Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed................... 12 ...........
1.19(b)(1)(i) Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed, Expedited........ 24 ...........
1.19(b)(2) Cert or Uncert Copy of Patent-Related File Wrapper/Contents..... 150 ...........
1.19(b)(3) Cert. or Uncert. Copies of Office Records, per Document......... 25 ...........
1.19(b)(4) For Assignment Records, Abstract of Title and Certification..... 25 ...........
1.19(c) Library Service................................................. 50 ...........
1.19(d) List of Patents in Subclass..................................... 3 ...........
1.19(e) Uncertified Statement-Status of Maintenance Fee Payment......... 10 ...........
1.19(f) Copy of Non-U.S. Patent Document................................ 25 ...........
1.19(g) Comparing and Certifying Copies, Per Document, Per Copy......... 25 ...........
1.19(h) Duplicate or Corrected Filing Receipt........................... 25 ...........
1.20(a) Certificate of Correction....................................... 100 ...........
1.20(c) Reexamination................................................... 2,250 2,320
1.20(d) Statutory Disclaimer............................................ 110 ...........
1.20(d) Statutory Disclaimer (Small Entity)............................. 55 ...........
1.20(e) Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years...................................... 930 960
1.20(e) Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years (Small Entity)....................... 465 480
1.20(f) Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years...................................... 1,870 1,930
1.20(f) Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years (Small Entity)....................... 935 965
1.20(g) Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years..................................... 2,820 2,900
1.20(g) Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years (Small Entity)...................... 1,410 1,450
1.20(h) Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months............................ 130 ...........
1.20(h) Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months (Small Entity)............. 65 ...........
1.20(i)(1) Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unavoidable............ 620 640
1.20(i)(2) Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unintentional.......... 1,500 ...........
1.20(j) Extention of Term of Patent..................................... 1,000 1,030
1.21(a)(1) Admission to Examination........................................ 300 ...........
1.21(a)(2) Registration to Practice........................................ 100 ...........
1.21(a)(3) Reinstatement to Practice....................................... 15 ...........
1.21(a)(4) Certificate of Good Standing.................................... 10 ...........
1.21(a)(4) Certificate of Good Standing, Suitable Framing.................. 20 ...........
1.21(a)(5) Review of Decision of Director, OED............................. 130 ...........
1.21(a)(6) Regrading of Examination........................................ 130 ...........
1.21(b)(1) Establish Deposit Account....................................... 10 ...........
1.21(b)(2) Service Charge Below Minimum Balance............................ 25 ...........
1.21(b)(3) Service Charge Below Minimum Balance............................ 25 ...........
1.21(c) Filing a Disclosure Document.................................... 10 ...........
1.21(d) Box Rental...................................................... 50 ...........
1.21(e) International Type Search Report................................ 40 ...........
1.21(g) Self-Service Copy Charge........................................ .25 ...........
1.21(h) Recording Patent Property....................................... 40 ...........
1.21(i) Publication in the OG........................................... $25 ...........
1.21(j) Labor Charges for Services...................................... 30 ...........
1.21(k) Unspecified Other Services...................................... \1\ ...........
1.21(l) Retaining Abandoned Application................................. 130 ...........
1.21(m) Processing Returned Checks...................................... 50 ...........
1.21(n) Handling Fee--Incomplete Application............................ 130 ...........
1.21(o) Terminal Use APS-TEXT........................................... 40 ...........
1.21(p) Terminal Use APS-TEXT by the PTDL's............................. 70 ...........
1.24 Coupons for Patent and Trademark Copies......................... 3 ...........
1.296 Handling Fee--Withdrawal SIR.................................... 130 ...........
1.445(a)(1) Transmittal Fee................................................. 200 $210
1.445(a)(2)(i) PCT Search Fee--No U.S. Application............................. 620 640
1.445(a)(2)(ii) PCT Search Fee--Prior U.S. Application.......................... 410 420
1.445(a)(3) Supplemental Search............................................. 170 180
1.482(a)(1)(i) Preliminary Exam Fee............................................ 450 460
1.482(a)(1)(ii) Preliminary Exam Fee............................................ 670 690
1.482(a)(2)(i) Additional Invention............................................ 140 ...........
1.482(a)(2)(ii) Additional Invention............................................ 230 240
1.492(a)(1) Preliminary Examining Authority................................. 640 660
1.492(a)(1) Preliminary Examining Authority (Small Entity).................. 320 330
1.492(a)(2) Searching Authority............................................. 710 730
1.492(a)(2) Searching Authority (Small Entity).............................. 355 365
1.492(a)(3) PTO NOT ISA nor IPEA............................................ 950 980
1.492(a)(3) PTO NOT ISA nor IPEA (Small Entity)............................. 475 490
1.492(a)(4) Claims--IPEA.................................................... 90 92
1.492(a)(4) Claims--IPEA (Small Entity)..................................... 45 46
1.492(a)(5) Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report............................... 830 850
1.492(a)(5) Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report (Small Entity)................ 415 425
1.492(b) Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3)............................... 74 76
1.492(b) Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3) (Small Entity)................ 37 38
1.492(c) Claims--Extra Total (Over 20)................................... 22 ...........
1.492(c) Claims--Extra Total (Over 20) (Small Entity).................... 11 ...........
1.492(d) Claims--Multiple Dependents..................................... 230 240
1.492(d) Claims--Multiple Dependents (Small Entity)...................... 115 120
1.492(e) Surcharge....................................................... 130 ...........
1.492(e) Surcharge (Small Entity)........................................ 65 ...........
1.492(f) English Translation--After 20 Months............................ 130 ...........
2.6(a)(1) Application for Registration, Per Class......................... 245 ...........
2.6(a)(2) Amendment to Allege Use, Per Class.............................. 100 ...........
2.6(a)(3) Statement of Use, Per Class..................................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(4) Extension for Filing Statement of Use, Per Class................ 100 ...........
2.6(a)(5) Application for Renewal, Per Class.............................. 300 ...........
2.6(a)(6) Surcharge for Late Renewal, Per Class........................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(7) Publication of Mark Under Sec. 12(c), Per Class................. 100 ...........
2.6(a)(8) Issuing New Certificate of Registration......................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(9) Certificate of Correction of Registrant's Error................. 100 ...........
2.6(a)(10) Filing Disclaimer to Registration............................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(11) Filing Amendment to Registration................................ 100 ...........
2.6(a)(12) Filing Affidavit Under Section 8, Per Class..................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(13) Filing Affidavit Under Section 15, Per Class.................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(14) Filing Affidavit Under Sections 8 & 15, Per Class............... 200 ...........
2.6(a)(15) Petitions to the Commissioner................................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(16) Petition to Cancel, Per Class................................... 200 ...........
2.6(a)(17) Notice of Opposition, Per Class................................. 200 ...........
2.6(a)(18) Ex Parte Appeal to the TTAB, Per Class.......................... 100 ...........
2.6(a)(19) Dividing an Application, Per New Application Created............ 100 ...........
2.6(b)(1)(i) Copy of Registered Mark......................................... 3 ...........
2.6(b)(1)(ii) Copy of Registered Mark, Expedited.............................. 6 ...........
2.6(b)(1)(iii) Copy of Registered Mark Ordered Via EOS, Expedited Svc.......... 25 ...........
2.6(b)(2)(i) Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed....................... 12 ...........
2.6(b)(2)(ii) Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed, Expedited............ 24 ...........
2.6(b)(3) Cert. or Uncert. Copy of TM-Related File Wrapper/Contents....... 50 ...........
2.6(b)(4)(i) Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status.................. 10 ...........
2.6(b)(4)(ii) Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status--Expedited....... 20 ...........
2.6(b)(5) Certified or Uncertified Copy of TM Records..................... 25 ...........
2.6(b)(6) Recording Trademark Property, Per Mark, Per Document............ 40 ...........
2.6(b)(6) For Second and Subsequent Marks in Same Document................ 25 ...........
2.6(b)(7) For Assignment Records, Abstracts of Title and Cert............. 25 ...........
2.6(b)(8) Terminal Use X-SEARCH........................................... 40 ...........
2.6(b)(9) Self-Service Copy Charge........................................ 0.25 ...........
2.6(b)(10) Labor Charges for Services...................................... 30 ...........
2.6(b)(11) Unspecified Other Services...................................... (\1\) ...........
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These fees would not be affected by this rulemaking.
***This fee has been suspended until further notice.
\1\Actual cost.
[FR Doc. 94-13110 Filed 5-25-94; 11:02 am]
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