Patent cases: Fee revisions (2000 FY),
[Federal Register: August 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 156)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49193-49199]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1
RIN 0651-AB01
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2001
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to adjust certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The USPTO is also amending the description of two fees to reflect current business practice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lee by telephone at (703) 305- 8051, by fax at (703) 305-8007, or by e-mail at matthew.lee@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule adjusts our fees in accordance with the applicable provisions of title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2000 (which incorporated the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999) (Public Law 106-113).
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Background
Statutory Provisions
Patent fees are authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41 and 35 U.S.C. 376. A fifty percent reduction in the fees paid under 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) by independent inventors, small business concerns, and nonprofit organizations who meet prescribed definitions is required by 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1).
Subsection 41(f) of title 35, United States Code, provides that fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) may be adjusted on October 1, 1992, and every year thereafter, to reflect fluctuations in the CPI over the previous twelve months.
Subsection 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the Director to establish fees for all other processing, services, or materials related to patents to recover the average cost of providing these services or materials, except for the fees for recording a document affecting title, for each photocopy, for each black and white copy of a patent, and for library services.
Section 376 of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the Director to set fees for patent applications filedunder the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Subsection 41(g) of title 35, United States Code, provides that new fee amounts established by the Director under section 41 may take effect thirty days after notice in the Federal Register and the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Fee Adjustment Level
The patent statutory fees established by 35 U.S.C. 41(a) and (b) will be adjusted on October 1, 2000, to reflect any fluctuations occurring during the previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U). In calculating these fluctuations, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that the USPTO should use CPI-U data as determined by the Secretary of Labor. In accordance with previous fee-setting methodology, the USPTO uses the Administration's projected CPI-U for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2000, which is 2.68 percent. Based on this projection, patent statutory fees will be adjusted by 2.68 percent.
Certain patent processing fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41(d), 132(b), 376, and Public Law 103-465 (the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) will be adjusted to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
Four patent service fees that are set by statute will not be adjusted. The four fees that are not being adjusted are the assignment recording fee, printed patent copy fee, photocopy charge fee, and library service fee.
The fee amounts were rounded by applying standard arithmetic rules so that the amounts rounded would be convenient to the user. Fees of $100 or more were rounded to the nearest $10. Fees between $2 and $99 were rounded to an even number so that any comparable small entity fee would be a whole number.
General Procedures
Any fee amount that is paid on or after the effective date of the fee increase will be subject to the new fees then in effect. For purposes of determining the amount of the fee to be paid, the date of mailing indicated on a proper Certificate of Mailing or Transmission, where authorized under 37 CFR 1.8, will be considered to be the date of receipt in our office. A Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under Sec. 1.8 is not proper for items which are specifically excluded from the provisions of Sec. 1.8. Items for which a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under Sec. 1.8 are not proper include, for example, for filing of Continued Prosecution Applications (CPAs) under Sec. 1.53(d) and other national and international applications for patents. See 37 CFR 1.8(a)(2).
Under 37 CFR 1.10(a), any correspondence delivered by the ``Express Mail Post Office to Addressee'' service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is considered filedor received in our office on the date of deposit with the USPS. The date of deposit with the USPS is shown by the ``date-in'' on the ``Express Mail'' mailing label or other official USPS notation.
To ensure clarity in the implementation of the new fees, a discussion of specific sections is set forth below.
Discussion of Specific Rules
37 CFR 1.16 National Application Filing Fees
Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
37 CFR 1.17 Patent Application Processing Fees
Section 1.17, paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(5), (b) through (e), (m), (r), and (s), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
37 CFR 1.18 Patent Issue Fees
Section 1.18, paragraphs (a) through (c), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
37 CFR 1.20 Post-Issuance Fees
Section 1.20, paragraphs (e) through (g), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
37 CFR 1.21 Miscellaneous Fees and Charges
Section 1.21, paragraph (a)(6), is revised to amend the description to reflect current business practices.
37 CFR 1.492 National Stage Fees
Section 1.492, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), are revised to adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
Other Considerations
This final rule contains no information collection within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. This final rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. This final rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism Assessment under Executive Order 13132 (August 4, 1999).
Prior notice and opportunity for public comment for patent fee changes are not required by the Patent Statute or the Administrative Procedure Act. While the Patent Statute specifically requires that changes to patent fees shall not take effect ``until at least 30 days after notice of the fee has been published in the Federal Register and in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,'' 35 U.S.C. 41(g), the statute does not require any additional publication of proposed fee changes. In addition, changes in patent fees are exempted from the notice of proposed rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), as the establishment of fee amounts is a matter related to agency management.
As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are inapplicable.
A comparison of existing and new fee amounts is included as an Appendix to this final rule.
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small businesses.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the USPTO is amending title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, as set forth below.
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 1.16 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i) to read as follows:
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))--$355.00 By other than a small entity--$710.00
(b) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application, except provisional applications, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim in excess of 3:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$40.00 By other than a small entity--$80.00
* * * * *
(d) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application, except provisional applications, if the application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple dependent claim(s), per application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$135.00 By other than a small entity--$270.00 * * * * *
(f) Basic fee for filing each design application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$160.00 By other than a small entity--$320.00
(g) Basic fee for filing each plant application, except provisional applications:
By a small entity (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))--$355.00 By other than a small entity--$710.00
(i) In addition to the basic filing fee in a reissue application, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim which is in excess of the number of independent claims in the original patent:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$40.00 By other than a small entity--$80.00 * * * * *
3. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(5), (b) through (e), (m), (r), and (s) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.17 Patent application processing fees.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(2) For reply within second month:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$195.00 By other than a small entity--$390.00
(3) For reply within third month:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$445.00 By other than a small entity--$890.00
(4) For reply within fourth month:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$695.00 By other than a small entity--$1,390.00
(5) For reply within fifth month:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$945.00 By other than a small entity--$1,890.00
* * * * *
(b) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$155.00 By other than a small entity--$310.00
(c) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$155.00 By other than a small entity--$310.00
(d) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$135.00 By other than a small entity--$270.00
(e) To request continued examination pursuant to Sec. 1.114:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$355.00 By other than a small entity--$710.00
* * * * *
(m) For filing a petition for the revival of an unintentionally abandoned application or the unintentionally delayed payment of the issue fee under 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(7) (Sec. 1.137(b)):
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$620.00 By other than a small entity--$1,240.00
* * * * *
(r) For entry of a submission after final rejection under Sec. 1.129(a):
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$355.00 By other than a small entity--$710.00
(s) For each additional invention requested to be examined under Sec. 1.129(b):
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$355.00 By other than a small entity--$710.00
4. Section 1.18 is 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))--$620.00 By other than a small entity--$1,240.00
(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$220.00 By other than a small entity--$440.00
(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--$300.00 By other than a small entity--$600.00
5. Section 1.20 is amended by revising paragraphs (e) through (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.20 Post issuance fees.
* * * * *
(e) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filedon 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))--$425.00 By other than a small entity--$850.00
(f) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filedon 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))--$975.00 By other than a small entity--$1,950.00
(g) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a design or plant patent, based on an application filedon 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 * * * * *
6. Section 1.21 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(6) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.21 Miscellaneous fees and charges.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(6) For requesting regrading of an examination under Sec. 10.7(c):
(i) Regrading of seven or fewer questions--$230.00 (ii) Regrading of eight or more questions--$460.00 * * * * *
7. Section 1.492 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) to read as follows:
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:
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By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--345.00 By other than a small entity--690.00
(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))--355.00 By other than a small entity--710.00
(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))--500.00 By other than a small entity--1,000.00
(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))--50.00 By other than a small entity--100.00
(5) Where a search report on the international application has been prepared by the European Patent Office or the Japanese Patent Office:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--430.00 By other than a small entity--860.00
(b) In addition to the basic national fee, for filing or later presentation of each independent claim in excess of 3:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--40.00 By other than a small entity--80.00 * * * * *
(d) In addition to the basic national fee, if the application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple dependent claim(s), per application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))--135.00 By other than a small entity--270.00 * * * * *
Dated: July 14, 2000. Q. Todd Dickinson, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Note: The following appendix is provided as a courtesy to the public, but is not a substitute for the rules. It will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Appendix A--Comparison of Existing and New Fee Amounts
[--Indicates fees remain at FY 2000 amount]
Fee code
37 CFR Sec.
Description
FY 2000
FY 2001
101..................... 1.16(a)................. Basic filing fee--Utility...
$690
$710 201..................... 1.16(a)................. Basic filing fee--Utility
345
355 (Small Entity). 131..................... 1.16(a)................. Basic filing fee--Utility
690
710 (CPA). 231..................... 1.16(a)................. Basic filing fee--Utility
345
355 (CPA) (Small Entity). 102..................... 1.16(b)................. Independent claims in excess
78
80 of three. 202..................... 1.16(b)................. Independent claims in excess
39
40 of three (Small Entity). 103..................... 1.16(c)................. Claims in excess of twenty..
18
-- 203..................... 1.16(c)................. Claims in excess of twenty
9
-- (Small Entity). 104..................... 1.16(d)................. Multiple dependent claim....
260
270 204..................... 1.16(d)................. Multiple dependent claim
130
135 (Small Entity). 105..................... 1.16(e)................. Surcharge--Late filing fee..
130
-- 205..................... 1.16(e)................. Surcharge--Late filing fee
65
-- (Small Entity). 106..................... 1.16(f)................. Design filing fee...........
310
320 206..................... 1.16(f)................. Design filing fee (Small
155
160 Entity). 132..................... 1.16(f)................. Design filing fee (CPA).....
310
320 232..................... 1.16(f)................. Design filing fee (CPA)
155
160 (Small Entity). 107..................... 1.16(g)................. Plant filing fee............
480
490 207..................... 1.16(g)................. Plant filing fee (Small
240
245 Entity). 133..................... 1.16(g)................. Plant filing fee (CPA)......
480
490 233..................... 1.16(g)................. Plant filing fee (CPA)
240
245 (Small Entity). 108..................... 1.16(h)................. Reissue filing fee..........
690
710 208..................... 1.16(h)................. Reissue filing fee (Small
345
355 Entity). 134..................... 1.16(h)................. Reissue filing fee (CPA)....
690
710 234..................... 1.16(h)................. Reissue filing fee (CPA)
345
355 (Small Entity). 109..................... 1.16(i)................. Reissue independent claims..
78
80 209..................... 1.16(i)................. Reissue independent claims
39
40 (Small Entity). 110..................... 1.16(j)................. Reissue claims in excess of
18
-- twenty. 210..................... 1.16(j)................. Reissue claims in excess of
9
-- twenty (Small Entity). 114..................... 1.16(k)................. Provisional application
150
-- filing fee. 214..................... 1.16(k)................. Provisional application
75
-- filing fee (Small Entity). 127..................... 1.16(l)................. Surcharge--Late provisional
50
-- filing fee. 227..................... 1.16(l)................. Surcharge--Late provisional
25
-- filing fee (Small Entity). 115..................... 1.17(a)(1).............. Extension--First month......
110
-- 215..................... 1.17(a)(1).............. Extension--First month
55
-- (Small Entity). 116..................... 1.17(a)(2).............. Extension--Second month.....
380
390 216..................... 1.17(a)(2).............. Extension--Second month
190
195 (Small Entity). 117..................... 1.17(a)(3).............. Extension--Third month......
870
890 217..................... 1.17(a)(3).............. Extension--Third month
435
445 (Small Entity). 118..................... 1.17(a)(4).............. Extension--Fourth month.....
1,360
1,390 218..................... 1.17(a)(4).............. Extension--Fourth month
680
695 (Small Entity). 128..................... 1.17(a)(5).............. Extension--Fifth month......
1,850
1,890 228..................... 1.17(a)(5).............. Extension--Fifth month
925
945 (Small Entity). 119..................... 1.17(b)................. Notice of appeal............
300
310 219..................... 1.17(b)................. Notice of appeal (Small
150
155 Entity).
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120..................... 1.17(c)................. Filing a brief in support of
300
310 an appeal. 220..................... 1.17(c)................. Filing a brief in support of
150
155 an appeal (Small Entity). 121..................... 1.17(d)................. Request for oral hearing....
260
270 221..................... 1.17(d)................. Request for oral hearing
130
135 (Small Entity). 179..................... 1.17(e)................. Request for continued
690
710 examination (RCE). 279..................... 1.17(e)................. Request for continued
345
355 examination (RCE) (Small Entity). 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Not all inventors.
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Correction of
130
-- inventorship. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Decision on
130
-- questions. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Suspend rules.....
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Expedited license.
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Scope of license..
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Retroactive
130
-- license. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Refusing
130
-- maintenance fee. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Refusing
130
-- maintenance fee--expired patent. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Interference......
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Reconsider
130
-- interference. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Late filing of
130
-- interference. 122..................... 1.20(b)................. Petition--Correction of
130
-- inventorship. 122..................... 1.17(h)................. Petition--Refusal to publish
130
-- SIR. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--For assignment....
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--For application...
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Late priority
130
-- papers. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Suspend action....
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Divisional
130
-- reissues to issue separately. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--For interference
130
-- agreement. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Amendment after
130
-- issue. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Withdrawal after
130
-- issue. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Defer issue.......
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Issue to assignee.
130
-- 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Accord a filing
130
-- date under Sec. 1.53. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Accord a filing
130
-- date under Sec. 1.62. 122..................... 1.17(i)................. Petition--Make application
130
-- special. 138..................... 1.17(j)................. Petition--Public use
1,510
-- proceeding. 139..................... 1.17(k)................. Non-English specification...
130
-- 140..................... 1.17(l)................. Petition--Revive unavoidably
110
-- abandoned appl.. 240..................... 1.17(l)................. Petition--Revive unavoidably
55
-- abandoned appl. (Small Entity). 141..................... 1.17(m)................. Petition--Revive
1,210
1,240 unintentionally abandoned appl.. 241..................... 1.17(m)................. Petition--Revive unintent.
605
620 abandoned appl. (Small Entity). 112..................... 1.17(n)................. SIR--Prior to examiner's
920
-- action. 113..................... 1.17(o)................. SIR--After examiner's action
1,840
-- 126..................... 1.17(p)................. Submission of an Information
240
-- Disclosure Statement (Sec. 1.97). 123..................... 1.17(q)................. Petition--Correction of
50
-- inventorship (prov. app.). 123..................... 1.17(q)................. Petition--Accord a filing
50
-- date (prov. app.). 123..................... 1.17(q)................. Petition--Entry of
50
-- submission after final rejection (prov. app.). 146..................... 1.17(r)................. Filing a submission after
690
710 final rejection (1.129(a)). 246..................... 1.17(r)................. Filing a submission after
345
355 final rejection (1.129(a)) (Small Entity). 149..................... 1.17(s)................. Per additional invention to
690
710 be examined (1.129(b)). 249..................... 1.17(s)................. Per additional invention to
345
355 be examined (1.129(b)) (Small Entity). 142..................... 1.18(a)................. Utility issue fee...........
1,210
1,240 242..................... 1.18(a)................. Utility issue fee (Small
605
620 Entity). 143..................... 1.18(b)................. Design issue fee............
430
440 243..................... 1.18(b)................. Design issue fee (Small
215
220 Entity). 144..................... 1.18(c)................. Plant issue fee.............
580
600 244..................... 1.18(c)................. Plant issue fee (Small
290
300 Entity). 561..................... 1.19(a)(1)(i)........... Patent copy.................
3
-- 562..................... 1.19(a)(1)(ii).......... Patent copy, overnight
6
-- delivery to USPTO Box or overnight fax. 563..................... 1.19(a)(1)(iii)......... Patent copy, ordered by
25
-- expedited mail or fax--exp. service. 564..................... 1.19(a)(2).............. Plant patent copy...........
15
-- 565..................... 1.19(a)(3).............. Copy of utility patent or
25
-- SIR in color. 566..................... 1.19(b)(1)(i)........... Certified copy of patent
15
-- application as filed. 567..................... 1.19(b)(1)(ii).......... Certified copy of patent
30
-- application as filed, expedited. 568..................... 1.19(b)(2).............. Cert. or uncert. copy of
150
-- patent-related file wrapper and contents. 569..................... 1.19(b)(3).............. Cert. or uncert. copy of
25
-- document, unless otherwise provided. 570..................... 1.19(b)(4).............. For assignment records,
25
-- abstract of title and certification. 571..................... 1.19(c)................. Library service.............
50
-- 572..................... 1.19(d)................. List of U.S. patents and
3
-- SIRs in subclass. 573..................... 1.19(e)................. Uncertified statement re
10
-- status of maintenance fee payment. 574..................... 1.19(f)................. Copy of non-U.S. document...
25
-- 575..................... 1.19(g)................. Comparing and certifying
25
-- copies, per document, per copy. 576..................... 1.19(h)................. Duplicate or corrected
25
-- filing receipt. 145..................... 1.20(a)................. Certificate of correction...
100
--
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147..................... 1.20(c)................. Filing a request for
2,520
-- reexamination. 148..................... 1.20(d)................. Statutory disclaimer........
110
-- 248..................... 1.20(d)................. Statutory disclaimer (Small
55
-- Entity). 183..................... 1.20(e)................. Maintenance fee--due at 3.5
830
850 years. 283..................... 1.20(e)................. Maintenance fee--due at 3.5
415
425 years (Small Entity). 184..................... 1.20(f)................. Maintenance fee--due at 7.5
1,900
1,950 years. 284..................... 1.20(f)................. Maintenance fee--due at 7.5
950
975 years (Small Entity). 185..................... 1.20(g)................. Maintenance fee--due at 11.5
2,910
2,990 years. 285..................... 1.20(g)................. Maintenance fee--due at 11.5
1,455
1,495 years (Small Entity). 186..................... 1.20(h)................. Surcharge--Late payment
130
-- within 6 months. 286..................... 1.20(h)................. Surcharge--Late payment
65
-- within 6 months (Small Entity). 187..................... 1.20(i)(1).............. Surcharge--Maintenance after
700
-- expiration--unavoidable. 188..................... 1.20(i)(2).............. Surcharge--Maintenance after
1,640
-- expiration--unintentional. 111..................... 1.20(j)(1).............. Extension of term of patent
1,120
-- (1.740). 124..................... 1.20(j)(2).............. Initial application for
420
-- interim extension (1.790). 125..................... 1.20(j)(3).............. Subsequent application for
220
-- interim extension (1.790). 609..................... 1.21(a)(1)(i)........... Application fee (non-
40
-- refundable). 619..................... 1.21(a)(1)(ii).......... Registration examination fee
310
-- 610..................... 1.21(a)(2).............. Registration to practice....
100
-- 611..................... 1.21(a)(3).............. Reinstatement to practice...
40
-- 612..................... 1.21(a)(4).............. Copy of certificate of good
10
-- standing. 613..................... 1.21(a)(4).............. Certificate of good
20
-- standing--suitable for framing. 615..................... 1.21(a)(5).............. Review of decision of
130
-- Director, OED. 616..................... 1.21(a)(6)(i)........... Regrading of seven or fewer
230
-- questions. 620..................... 1.21(a)(6)(ii).......... Regrading of eight or more
460
-- questions. 607..................... 1.21(b)(1).............. Establish deposit account...
10
-- 608..................... 1.21(b)(2).............. Service charge for below
25
-- minimum balance. 608..................... 1.21(b)(3).............. Service charge for below
25
-- minimum balance--restricted account. 577..................... 1.21(c)................. Disclosure document filing
10
-- fee. 578..................... 1.21(d)................. Local delivery box rental,
50
-- annually. 579..................... 1.21(e)................. International type search
40
-- report. 580..................... 1.21(g)................. Self-service copy charge,
.25
-- per page. 581..................... 1.21(h)................. Recording each patent
40
-- assignment, per property. 583..................... 1.21(i)................. Publication in Official
25
-- Gazette. 584..................... 1.21(j)................. Labor charges for services,
40
-- per hour or fraction thereof. 585..................... 1.21(k)................. Unspecified other services,
(1)
-- excluding labor. 592..................... 1.21(k)................. APS-CSIR terminal session
50
-- time, per hour. 586..................... 1.21(l)................. Retaining abandoned
130
-- application. 617..................... 1.21(m)................. Processing returned checks..
50
-- 587..................... 1.21(n)................. Handling fee for incomplete
130
-- or improper application. 588..................... 1.21(o)................. APS-Text terminal session
40
-- time, per hour. 590..................... 1.24.................... Coupons for patent and
3
-- trademark copies. 589..................... 1.296................... Handling fee for withdrawal
130
-- of SIR. 150..................... 1.445(a)(1)............. Transmittal fee.............
240
-- 153..................... 1.445(a)(2)(i).......... PCT search fee--prior U.S.
450
-- application. 151..................... 1.445(a)(2)(ii)......... PCT search fee--no U.S.
700
-- application. 152..................... 1.445(a)(3)............. Supplemental search per
210
-- additional invention. 190..................... 1.482(a)(1)(i).......... Preliminary examination fee--
490
-- ISA was the U.S. 191..................... 1.482(a)(1)(ii)......... Preliminary examination fee--
750
-- ISA not the U.S. 192..................... 1.482(a)(2)(i).......... Additional invention--ISA
140
-- was the U.S. 193..................... 1.482(a)(2)(ii)......... Additional invention--ISA
270
-- not the U.S.. 956..................... 1.492(a)(1)............. IPEA--U.S...................
670
690 957..................... 1.492(a)(1)............. IPEA--U.S. (Small Entity)...
335
345 958..................... 1.492(a)(2)............. ISA--U.S....................
690
710 959..................... 1.492(a)(2)............. ISA--U.S. (Small Entity)....
345
355 960..................... 1.492(a)(3)............. USPTO not ISA or IPEA.......
970
1,000 961..................... 1.492(a)(3)............. USPTO not ISA or IPEA (Small
485
500 Entity). 962..................... 1.492(a)(4)............. Claims--IPEA................
96
100 963..................... 1.492(a)(4)............. Claims--IPEA (Small Entity).
48
50 970..................... 1.492(a)(5)............. Filing with EPO or JPO
840
860 search report. 971..................... 1.492(a)(5)............. Filing with EPO or JPO
420
430 search report (Small Entity). 964..................... 1.492(b)................ Claims--extra independent
78
80 (over three). 965..................... 1.492(b)................ Claims--extra independent
39
40 (over three) (Small Entity). 966..................... 1.492(c)................ Claims--extra total (over
18
-- twenty). 967..................... 1.492(c)................ Claims--extra total (over
9
-- twenty) (Small Entity). 968..................... 1.492(d)................ Claims--multiple dependent..
260
270 969..................... 1.492(d)................ Claims--multiple dependent
130
135 (Small Entity). 154..................... 1.492(e)................ Surcharge...................
130
-- 254..................... 1.492(e)................ Surcharge (Small Entity)....
65
-- 156..................... 1.492(f)................ English translation after
130
-- twenty or thirty months. 361..................... 2.6(a)(1)............... Application for
325
-- registration, per class. 362..................... 2.6(a)(2)............... Amendment to Allege Use, per
100
-- class.
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363..................... 2.6(a)(3)............... Statement of Use, per class.
100
-- 364..................... 2.6(a)(4)............... Extension for filing
150
-- Statement of Use, per class. 365..................... 2.6(a)(5)............... Application for renewal, per
400
-- class. 366..................... 2.6(a)(6)............... Additional fee for late
100
-- renewal, per class. 367..................... 2.6(a)(7)............... Publication of mark under
100
-- Sec. 12(c), per class. 368..................... 2.6(a)(8)............... Issuing new certificate of
100
-- registration. 369..................... 2.6(a)(9)............... Certificate of correction,
100
-- registrant's error. 370..................... 2.6(a)(10).............. Filing disclaimer to
100
-- registration. 371..................... 2.6(a)(11).............. Filing amendment to
100
-- registration. 372..................... 2.6(a)(12).............. Filing section 8 affidavit,
100
-- per class. 373..................... 2.6(a)(13).............. Filing section 15 affidavit,
200
-- per class. 381..................... 2.6(a)(14).............. Filing a section 8 affidavit
100
-- during the grace period, per class. 375..................... 2.6(a)(15).............. Petition to the Director....
100
-- 376..................... 2.6(a)(16).............. Petition for cancellation,
300
-- per class. 377..................... 2.6(a)(17).............. Notice of opposition, per
300
-- class. 378..................... 2.6(a)(18).............. Ex parte appeal, per class..
100
-- 379..................... 2.6(a)(19).............. Dividing an application, per
100
-- new application created. 382..................... 2.6(a)(20).............. Correcting a deficiency in a
100
-- section 8 affidavit. 380..................... 2.6(a)(21).............. Correcting a deficiency in a
100
-- renewal application. 461..................... 2.6(b)(1)(i)............ Copy of registered mark.....
3
-- 462..................... 2.6(b)(1)(ii)........... Copy of registered mark,
6
-- overnight delivery to USPTO box or fax. 463..................... 2.6(b)(1)(iii).......... Copy of reg. mark ordered by
25
-- exp. mail or fax, exp. service. 466..................... 2.6(b)(2)(i)............ Certified copy of trademark
15
-- application as filed. 467..................... 2.6(b)(2)(ii)........... Certified copy of trademark
30
-- application as filed, expedited. 468..................... 2.6(b)(3)............... Cert. or uncert. copy of TM-
50
-- related file wrapper and contents. 464..................... 2.6(b)(4)(i)............ Cert. copy of registered
15 mark, with title or status. 465..................... 2.6(b)(4)(ii)........... Cert. copy of registered
30
-- mark, with title or status-- expedited. 469..................... 2.6(b)(5)............... Certified or uncertified
25
-- copy of trademark document. 481..................... 2.6(b)(6)............... Recording trademark
40
-- property, per mark, per document. 482..................... 2.6(b)(6)............... For second and subsequent
25
-- marks in the same document. 470..................... 2.6(b)(7)............... For assignment records,
25
-- abstracts of title and certification. 488..................... 2.6(b)(8)............... X-SEARCH terminal session
40
-- time, per hour. 480..................... 2.6(b)(9)............... Self-service copy charge,
0.25
-- per page. 484..................... 2.6(b)(10).............. Labor charges for services,
40
-- per hour or fraction thereof. 485..................... 2.6(b)(11).............. Unspecified other services,
(1)
-- excluding labor. 650..................... 2.7(a).................. Recordal application fee....
20
-- 651..................... 2.7(b).................. Renewal application fee.....
20
-- 652..................... 2.7(c).................. Late fee for renewal
20
-- application.
1Actual Cost.
[FR Doc. 00-20354Filed8-10-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
