USPTO fee schedule

Current fee schedule

Patent fees

The fees subject to reduction upon establishment of small entity status (37 CFR 1.27) or micro entity status (37 CFR 1.29) are shown in separate columns. Except for provisional applications, each application for a patent requires the appropriate search fee and examination fee in addition to the appropriate fees in the "Patent application filing fees" section below. This means each fee listed as a "Basic filing fee" in the "Patent application filing fees" section should be accompanied by the appropriate search fee listed in the "Patent search fees" section as well as the appropriate examination fee listed in the "Patent examination fees" section. The $400/$200 non-electronic filing fee (fee codes 1090/2090/3090 or 1690/2690/3690) must be paid in addition to the filing, search and examination fees, in each original nonprovisional utility application filed in paper with the USPTO. The only way to avoid payment of the non-electronic filing fee is by filing your nonprovisional utility application via Patent Center. The non-electronic filing fee does not apply to reissue, design, plant, or provisional applications.

Patent application filing fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1011/2011/3011	1.16(a)	Basic filing fee - Utility (paper filing also requires non-electronic filing fee under 1.16(t))	350.00	140.00	70.00
4011†	1.16(a)	Basic filing fee - Utility (electronic filing for small entities)	n/a	70.00	n/a
1012/2012/3012	1.16(b)	Basic filing fee - Design	300.00	120.00	60.00
1017/2017/3017	1.16(b)	Basic filing fee - Design CPA	300.00	120.00	60.00
1013/2013/3013	1.16(c)	Basic filing fee - Plant	240.00	96.00	48.00
1005/2005/3005	1.16(d)	Provisional application filing fee	325.00	130.00	65.00
1014/2014/3014	1.16(e)	Basic filing fee - Reissue	350.00	140.00	70.00
1019/2019/3019	1.16(e)	Basic filing fee - Reissue (Design CPA)	350.00	140.00	70.00
1051/2051/3051	1.16(f)	Surcharge - Late filing fee, search fee, examination fee, inventor's oath or declaration, or application filed without at least one claim or by reference	170.00	68.00	34.00
1052/2052/3052	1.16(g)	Surcharge - Late provisional filing fee or cover sheet	65.00	26.00	13.00
1201/2201/3201	1.16(h)	Each independent claim in excess of three	600.00	240.00	120.00
1204/2204/3204	1.16(h)	Each reissue independent claim in excess of three	600.00	240.00	120.00
1202/2202/3202	1.16(i)	Each claim in excess of 20	200.00	80.00	40.00
1205/2205/3205	1.16(i)	Each reissue claim in excess of 20	200.00	80.00	40.00
1203/2203/3203	1.16(j)	Multiple dependent claim	925.00	370.00	185.00
1081/2081/3081	1.16(s)	Utility application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00
1082/2082/3082	1.16(s)	Design application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00
1083/2083/3083	1.16(s)	Plant application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00
1084/2084/3084	1.16(s)	Reissue application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00
1085/2085/3085	1.16(s)	Provisional application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00
1090/2090/3090	1.16(t)	Non-electronic filing fee — Utility (additional fee for applications filed in paper)	400.00	200.00	200.00
1054/2054/3054	1.16(u)	Non-DOCX filing surcharge	430.00	172.00	86.00
1053/2053/3053	1.17(i)(1)	Non-English translation	150.00	60.00	30.00
1055/2055/3055	1.17(w)(1)	Filing an application or presentation of benefit claim more than six years after earliest benefit date	2,700.00	1,080.00	540.00
1056/2056/3056	1.17(w)(2)	Filing an application or presentation of benefit claim more than nine years after earliest benefit date	4,000.00	1,600.00	800.00
1091/2091/3091	1.21(o)(1)	Submission of sequence listings of 300MB to 800MB	1,140.00	456.00	228.00
1092/2092/3092	1.21(o)(2)	Submission of sequence listings of more than 800MB	11,290.00	4,516.00	2,258.00
† The 4000 series fee code may be used via Patent Center

Patent search fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1111/2111/3111	1.16(k)	Utility search fee	770.00	308.00	154.00
1112/2112/3112	1.16(l)	Design search fee or Design CPA search fee	300.00	120.00	60.00
1113/2113/3113	1.16(m)	Plant search fee	485.00	194.00	97.00
1114/2114/3114	1.16(n)	Reissue search fee or Reissue (Design CPA) search fee	770.00	308.00	154.00

Patent examination fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1311/2311/3311	1.16(o)	Utility examination fee	880.00	352.00	176.00
1312/2312/3312	1.16(p)	Design examination fee or Design CPA examination fee	700.00	280.00	140.00
1313/2313/3313	1.16(q)	Plant examination fee	725.00	290.00	145.00
1314/2314/3314	1.16(r)	Reissue examination fee or Reissue (Design CPA) examination fee	2,550.00	1,020.00	510.00

Patent issue and publication fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1501/2501/3501	1.18(a)	Utility issue fee	1,290.00	516.00	258.00
1511/2511/3511	1.18(a)	Reissue issue fee	1,290.00	516.00	258.00
1502/2502/3502	1.18(b)(1)	Design issue fee	1,300.00	520.00	260.00
1509/2509/3509	1.18(b)(1)	Hague design issue fee***	1,300.00	520.00	260.00
1503/2503/3503	1.18(c)	Plant issue fee	905.00	362.00	181.00
n/a	1.18(d)(1)	Publication fee for early, voluntary, or normal publication	0.00	0.00	0.00
1505/2505/3505	1.18(d)(3)	Publication fee for republication	344.00	344.00	344.00*
**For international design applications having an international registration date on or after May 1, 2023. The issue fee due is the amount specified on the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due (form PTOL-85 (Hague)) and is based on the issue fee in effect as of the application’s international registration date. Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Patent extension of time fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1251/2251/3251	1.17(a)(1)	Extension for response within first month, except provisional applications	235.00	94.00	47.00
1252/2252/3252	1.17(a)(2)	Extension for response within second month, except provisional applications	690.00	276.00	138.00
1253/2253/3253	1.17(a)(3)	Extension for response within third month, except provisional applications	1,590.00	636.00	318.00
1254/2254/3254	1.17(a)(4)	Extension for response within fourth month, except provisional applications	2,495.00	998.00	499.00
1255/2255/3255	1.17(a)(5)	Extension for response within fifth month, except provisional applications	3,395.00	1,358.00	679.00
1261/2261/3261	1.17(u)(1)	Extension for response within first month, provisional application	50.00	20.00	10.00
1262/2262/3262	1.17(u)(2)	Extension for response within second month, provisional application	100.00	40.00	20.00
1263/2263/3263	1.17(u)(3)	Extension for response within third month, provisional application	200.00	80.00	40.00
1264/2264/3264	1.17(u)(4)	Extension for response within fourth month, provisional application	400.00	160.00	80.00
1265/2265/3265	1.17(u)(5)	Extension for response within fifth month, provisional application	800.00	320.00	160.00

Patent maintenance fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1551/2551/3551	1.20(e)	For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 3.5 years	2,150.00	860.00	430.00
1552/2552/3552	1.20(f)	For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 7.5 years	4,040.00	1,616.00	808.00
1553/2553/3553	1.20(g)	For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 11.5 years	8,280.00	3,312.00	1,656.00
1554/2554/3554	1.20(h)	Surcharge - 3.5 year - late payment within six months	540.00	216.00	108.00
1555/2555/3555	1.20(h)	Surcharge - 7.5 year - late payment within six months	540.00	216.00	108.00
1556/2556/3556	1.20(h)	Surcharge - 11.5 year - late payment within six months	540.00	216.00	108.00
1558/2558/3558	1.17(m)(2)	Petition for the delayed payment of the fee for maintaining a patent in force, delay less than or equal to two years	2,260.00	904.00	452.00
1560/2560/3560	1.17(m)(1)	Petition for the delayed payment of the fee for maintaining a patent in force, delay greater than two years	3,000.00	1,200.00	600.00

Miscellaneous patent fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1817/2817/3817	1.17(c)	Request for prioritized examination	4,515.00	1,806.00	903.00
1819/2819/3819	1.17(d)	Correction of inventorship after first action on merits	690.00	276.00	138.00
1801/2801/3801	1.17(e)(1)	Request for continued examination (RCE) - 1st request (see 37 CFR 1.114)	1,500.00	600.00	300.00
1820/2820/3820	1.17(e)(2)	Request for continued examination (RCE) - 2nd and subsequent request (see 37 CFR 1.114)	2,860.00	1,144.00	572.00
1830/2830/3830	1.17(i)(1)	Processing fee, except in provisional applications	150.00	60.00	30.00
1808/2808/3808	1.17(i)(2)	Other publication processing fee	151.00	151.00	151.00
1803/2803/3803	1.17(i)(2)	Request for voluntary publication or republication	151.00	151.00	151.00*
1802/2802/3802	1.17(k)	Request for expedited examination of a design application	1,720.00	688.00	344.00
1818/2818	1.17(o)	Document fee for third-party submissions (see 37 CFR 1.290(f))	195.00	78.00	n/a*
1806/2806/3806	1.17(p)	Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement	280.00	112.00	56.00
1807/2807/3807	1.17(q)	Processing fee for provisional applications	54.00	54.00	54.00
1809/2809/3809	1.17(r)	Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a))	945.00	378.00	189.00
1810/2810/3810	1.17(s)	For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b))	945.00	378.00	189.00
1832/2832/3832	1.17(v)(1)	Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 50 but not exceed 100	200.00	200.00	200.00
1833/2833/3833	1.17(v)(2)	Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 100 but not exceed 200	500.00, less any amount previously paid	500.00, less any amount previously paid	500.00, less any amount previously paid
1834/2834/3834	1.17(v)(3)	Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 200	800.00, less any amount previously paid	800.00, less any amount previously paid	800.00, less any amount previously paid
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Post issuance fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1811/2811/3811	1.20(a)	Certificate of correction	172.00	172.00	172.00
1816/2816/3816	1.20(b)	Processing fee for correcting inventorship in a patent	172.00	172.00	172.00
1831/2831/3831	1.20(c)(1)(i)	Ex parte reexamination (§1.510(a)) streamlined	6,775.00	2,710.00	1,355.00*
1812/2812/3812	1.20(c)(2)	Ex parte reexamination (§1.510(a)) non-streamlined	13,545.00	5,418.00	2,709.00*
1821/2821/3821	1.20(c)(3)	Each reexamination independent claim in excess of three and also in excess of the number of such claims in the patent under reexamination	600.00	240.00	120.00
1822/2822/3822	1.20(c)(4)	Each reexamination claim in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of claims in the patent under reexamination	200.00	80.00	40.00
1814/2814/3814	1.20(d)	Statutory disclaimer, including terminal disclaimer	183.00	183.00	183.00
1826/2826/3826	1.20(k)(1)	Request for supplemental examination	4,965.00	1,986.00	993.00
1827/2827/3827	1.20(k)(2)	Reexamination ordered as a result of supplemental examination	13,655.00	5,462.00	2,731.00
1828/2828/3828	1.20(k)(3)(i)	Supplemental examination document size fee - for nonpatent document having between 21 and 50 sheets	195.00	78.00	39.00
1829/2829/3829	1.20(k)(3)(ii)	Supplemental examination document size fee - for each additional 50 sheets or a fraction thereof in a nonpatent document	325.00	130.00	65.00
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Patent trial and appeal fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1405/2405/3405	41.20(a)	Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge under 37 CFR 41.3	452.00	452.00	452.00
1401/2401/3401	41.20(b)(1)	Notice of appeal	905.00	362.00	181.00*
n/a	41.20(b)(2)(i)	Filing a brief in support of an appeal	0.00	0.00	0.00
1404/2404/3404	41.20(b)(2)(ii)	Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding	2,260.00	904.00	452.00*
1403/2403/3403	41.20(b)(3)	Request for oral hearing	1,460.00	584.00	292.00*
1413/2413/3413	41.20(b)(4)	Forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board	2,535.00	1,014.00	507.00*
1406/2406/3406	42.15(a)(1)	Inter partes review request fee - Up to 20 claims	23,750.00	23,750.00	23,750.00
1414/2414/3414	42.15(a)(2)	Inter partes review post-institution fee - Up to 20 claims	28,125.00	28,125.00	28,125.00
1407/2407/3407	42.15(a)(3)	Inter partes review request of each claim in excess of 20	470.00	470.00	470.00
1415/2415/3415	42.15(a)(4)	Inter partes post-institution request of each claim in excess of 20	940.00	940.00	940.00
1408/2408/3408	42.15(b)(1)	Post-grant or covered business method review request fee - Up to 20 claims	25,000.00	25,000.00	25,000.00
1416/2416/3416	42.15(b)(2)	Post-grant or covered business method review post-institution fee - Up to 20 claims	34,375.00	34,375.00	34,375.00
1409/2409/3409	42.15(b)(3)	Post-grant or covered business method review request of each claim in excess of 20	595.00	595.00	595.00
1417/2417/3417	42.15(b)(4)	Post-grant or covered business method review post-institution request of each claim in excess of 20	1,315.00	1,315.00	1,315.00
1412/2412/3412	42.15(c)(1)	Petition for a derivation proceeding	452.00	452.00	452.00
1411/2411/3411	42.15(d)	Request to make a settlement agreement available and other requests filed in a patent trial proceeding	452.00	452.00	452.00
1418	42.15(e)	Pro hac vice admission fee	269.00	n/a	n/a
1419/2419/3419	42.15(f)	Request for Director Review of an Institution Decision	452.00	452.00	452.00
1420/2420/3420	42.15(f)	Request for Director Review of a Final Written Decision	452.00	452.00	452.00
1421/2421/3421	42.15(f)	Request for Director Review of a Decision Concluding Proceeding	452.00	452.00	452.00
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Patent petition fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1462/2462/3462	1.17(f)	Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(f) (Group I)	450.00	180.00	90.00
1463/2463/3463	1.17(g)(1)	Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(g) (Group II), except suspension of action	235.00	94.00	47.00*
1466/2466/3466	1.17(g)(2)(i)	First request for suspension of action	300.00	120.00	60.00
1467/2467/3467	1.17(g)(2)(ii)	Subsequent request for suspension of action	450.00	180.00	90.00
1464/2464/3464	1.17(h)	Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(h) (Group III)	150.00	60.00	30.00
1453/2453/3453	1.17(m)(2)	Petition for revival of an abandoned application for a patent, for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, or for the delayed response by the patent owner in any reexamination proceeding, delay less than or equal to two years	2,260.00	904.00	452.00
1468/2468/3468	1.17(m)(1)	Petition for revival of an abandoned application for a patent, for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, or for the delayed response by the patent owner in any reexamination proceeding, delay greater than two years	3,000.00	1,200.00	600.00
1454/2454/3454	1.17(m)(2)	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay less than or equal to two years	2,260.00	904.00	452.00
1469/2469/3469	1.17(m)(1)	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years	3,000.00	1,200.00	600.00
1784/2784/3784	1.17(m)(2)	Petition to excuse applicant's failure to act within prescribed time limits in an international design application, delay less than or equal to two years	2,260.00	904.00	452.00
1785/2785/3785	1.17(m)(1)	Petition to excuse applicant's failure to act within prescribed time limits in an international design application, delay greater than two years	3,000.00	1,200.00	600.00
1628/2628/3628	1.17(m)(3)	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application	2,260.00	904.00	452.00
1783/2783/3783	1.17(t)	Petition to convert an international design application to a design application under 35 U.S.C. chapter 16	195.00	78.00	39.00
1455/2455/3455	1.18(e)	Filing an application for patent term adjustment	226.00	226.00	226.00
1456/2456/3456	1.18(f)	Request for reinstatement of term reduced	452.00	452.00	452.00
1824/2824/3824	1.20(c)(6)	Petitions in a reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d)	2,195.00	878.00	439.00*
1457/2457/3457	1.20(j)(1)	Application for extension of term of patent (see 37 CFR 1.740)	2,500.00	2,500.00	2,500.00
1458/2458/3458	1.20(j)(2)	Initial application for interim extension (see 37 CFR 1.790)	1,320.00	1,320.00	1,320.00
1459/2459/3459	1.20(j)(3)	Subsequent application for interim extension (see 37 CFR 1.790)	680.00	680.00	680.00
1465/2465/3465	1.20(j)(4)	Supplemental redetermination after notice of final determination	1,440.00	1,440.00	1,440.00
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

PCT fees - national stage			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1631/2631/3631	1.492(a)	Basic national stage fee	350.00	140.00	70.00
n/a	1.492(b)(1)	National stage search fee - U.S. was the ISA or IPEA and all claims satisfy PCT Article 33(1)-(4)	0.00	0.00	0.00
1641/2641/3641	1.492(b)(2)	National stage search fee - U.S. was the ISA	150.00	60.00	30.00
1642/2642/3642	1.492(b)(3)	National stage search fee - search report prepared and provided to USPTO	580.00	232.00	116.00
1632/2632/3632	1.492(b)(4)	National stage search fee - all other situations	770.00	308.00	154.00
n/a	1.492(c)(1)	National stage examination fee - U.S. was the ISA or IPEA and all claims satisfy PCT Article 33(1)-(4)	0.00	0.00	0.00
1633/2633/3633	1.492(c)(2)	National stage examination fee - all other situations	880.00	352.00	176.00
1614/2614/3614	1.492(d)	Each independent claim in excess of three	600.00	240.00	120.00
1615/2615/3615	1.492(e)	Each claim in excess of 20	200.00	80.00	40.00
1616/2616/3616	1.492(f)	Multiple dependent claim	925.00	370.00	185.00
1617/2617/3617	1.492(h)	Search fee, examination fee or oath or declaration after the date of commencement of the national stage	170.00	68.00	34.00
1618/2618/3618	1.492(i)	English translation after thirty months from priority date	150.00	60.00	30.00
1681/2681/3681	1.492(j)	National stage application size fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets	450.00	180.00	90.00

PCT fees - international stage			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1601/2601/3601	1.445(a)(1)(i)(A)	Transmittal fee	285.00	114.00	57.00
1690/2690/3690	1.445(a)(1)(ii)	Non-electronic filing fee (additional fee for applications filed in paper)	400.00	200.00	200.00
1602/2602/3602	1.445(a)(2)(i)	Search fee - regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16)	2,400.00	960.00	480.00
1604/2604/3604	1.445(a)(3)(i)	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention	2,400.00	960.00	480.00
1621/2621/3621	1.445(a)(4)	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office	285.00	114.00	57.00
1605/2605/3605	1.482(a)(1)(i)	Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was the ISA	705.00	282.00	141.00
1606/2606/3606	1.482(a)(1)(ii)	Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was not the ISA	880.00	352.00	176.00
1607/2607/3607	1.482(a)(2)	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention	705.00	282.00	141.00
1619/2619/3619	1.481(a)(1)	Late payment fee	variable	variable	variable
1627/2627/3627	1.445(a)(5) and 1.482(c)	Late furnishing fee for providing a sequence listing in response to an invitation under PCT rule 13ter	345.00	138.00	69.00
1628/2628/3628	1.17(m)(3)	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application	2,260.00	904.00	452.00

PCT fees to foreign offices**			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1701		International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically without ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file)	1,438.00	1,438.00	1,438.00
1710		International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically with ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file)	1,321.00	1,321.00	1,321.00
1702		International filing fee (first 30 pages)	1,555.00	1,555.00	1,555.00
1703		Supplemental fee (for each page over 30)	18.00	18.00	18.00
1704		International search (EPO)	2,025.00	2,025.00	2,025.00
1709		International search (KIPO)	898.00	898.00	898.00
1712		International search (IPAU)	1,495.00	1,495.00	1,495.00
1715		International search (ILPO)	1,046.00	1,046.00	1,046.00
1716		International search (JPO)	1,140.00	1,140.00	1,140.00
1717		International search (IPOS)	1,719.00	1,719.00	1,719.00
1718		International search (IPOPHL)	600.00	600.00	600.00
1705		Handling fee	234.00	234.00	234.00
1706		Handling fee - 90% reduction, if applicant meets criteria specified on the WIPO table.	23.40	23.40	23.40
** PCT fees to foreign offices subject to periodic change due to fluctuations in exchange rate.

Hague - international design application fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
1781/2781/3781	1.1031(a)	Hague international design application - transmittal fee	130.00	52.00	26.00
1782	1.1031(c)	International design application fees payable to WIPO	variable	variable	variable

Patent service fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee	Small entity fee	Micro entity fee
8001	1.19(a)(1)	Printed copy of patent w/o color, delivery by USPS, USPTO Box, or electronic means	3.00	3.00	3.00
8005	1.19(a)(1)	Patent Application Publication (PAP)	3.00	3.00	3.00
8003	1.19(a)(2)	Uncertified printed copy of plant patent in color	16.00	16.00	16.00
8007	1.19(b)(1)(i)(A) and (ii)(A)	Copy of patent application as filed	38.00	38.00	38.00
8051	1.19(b)(1)(i)(B)	Copy patent file wrapper, paper medium, any number of sheets	312.00	312.00	312.00
8010	1.19(b)(1)(i)(D)	Individual application documents, other than application as filed, per document	27.00	27.00	27.00
8052	1.19(b)(1)(ii)(B)	Copy patent file wrapper, electronic medium, any size or provided electronically	65.00	65.00	65.00
8013	1.19(b)(3)	Copy of office records, except copies of applications as filed	27.00	27.00	27.00
8014	1.19(b)(4)	For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per patent	38.00	38.00	38.00
8017	1.19(f)	Copy of non-U.S. document	27.00	27.00	27.00
8020	1.21(e)	International type search report	43.00	43.00	43.00
n/a	1.21(h)(1)	Recording each patent assignment, agreement or other paper, per property – if submitted electronically	0.00	0.00	0.00
8021	1.21(h)(2)	Recording each patent assignment, agreement or other paper, per property – if not submitted electronically	54.00	54.00	54.00
8022	1.21(i)	Publication in Official Gazette	27.00	27.00	27.00
8026	1.21(n)	Handling fee for incomplete or improper application	151.00	151.00	151.00
8053	1.21(p)	Additional fee for overnight delivery	43.00	43.00	43.00
8054	1.21(q)	Additional fee for expedited service	183.00	183.00	183.00

Patent enrollment fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee
9001	1.21(a)(1)(i)	Application fee (non-refundable)	118.00
9010	1.21(a)(1)(ii)(A)	For test administration by commercial entity	226.00
9029	1.21(a)(1)(iii)	For USPTO-administered review of registration examination	505.00
9030	1.21(a)(1)(iv)	Request for extension of time in which to schedule examination for registration to practice (non-refundable)	124.00
9003	1.21(a)(2)(i)	On registration to practice under §11.6	226.00
9026	1.21(a)(2)(ii)	On grant of limited recognition under §11.9(b)	226.00
9005	1.21(a)(4)(i)	Certificate of good standing as an attorney or agent, standard	43.00
9006	1.21(a)(4)(ii)	Certificate of good standing as an attorney or agent, suitable for framing	54.00
9012	1.21(a)(5)(i)	Review of decision by the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under §11.2(c)	452.00
9013	1.21(a)(5)(ii)	Review of decision of the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under §11.2(d)	452.00
9028	1.21(a)(6)(ii)	For USPTO-assisted change of address within the Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System	75.00
9020	1.21(a)(9)(i)	Delinquency fee	54.00
9004	1.21(a)(9)(ii)	Administrative reinstatement fee	226.00
9014	1.21(a)(10)	On petition for reinstatement by a person excluded or suspended on ethical grounds, or excluded on consent from practice before the Office	1,806.00
9024	1.21(k)	Unspecified other services, excluding labor	AT COST

Trademark fees

As of the implementation of mandatory electronic filing on February 15, 2020, paper trademark filings are no longer accepted. The paper filing fees are provided for the very limited circumstances in which a paper filing is permitted. The “electronically filed” fees are relevant for most customers.

Trademark application-related fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.6(a)(1)(i)	Base application (paper), per class	n/a	n/a	850.00	6001
2.6(a)(1)(ii)(B)	Application fee filed with WIPO (Section 66(a)), per class	500.00	7931	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(1)(iii)	Base application, per class	350.00	7017	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(1)(iv)	Insufficient information (Sections 1 and 44), per class	100.00	7018	100.00	6018
2.6(a)(1)(v)	Using the free-form text box instead of the Trademark ID Manual within Trademark Center to identify goods and services (Sections 1 and 44), per class	200.00	7019	200.00	6019
2.6(a)(1)(vi)	Each additional group of 1,000 characters in the free-form text box beyond the first 1,000 (Sections 1 and 44), per affected class	200.00	7020	200.00	6020
2.6(a)(2)(i)-(ii)	Amendment to allege use (AAU), per class	150.00	7002	250.00	6002
2.6(a)(3)(i)-(ii)	Statement of use (SOU), per class	150.00	7003	250.00	6003
2.6(a)(4)(i)-(ii)	Request for six-month extension for filing an SOU, per class	125.00	7004	225.00	6004
2.6(a)(19)(i)-(ii)	Request to divide an application, per new application created	100.00	7006	200.00	6006
2.6(a)(28)(ii)	Extension of time for filing a response to a pre-registration office action	125.00	7016	n/a	n/a

Trademark petition and letter of protest fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.6(a)(15)(i)-(ii)	Petition to the Director	400.00	7005	500.00	6005
2.6(a)(15)(iii)-(iv)	Petition to revive an application	250.00	7010	350.00	6010
2.6(a)(25)	Letter of protest	150.00	7011	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(26)	Petition for expungement and reexamination, per class	400.00	7014	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(27)	Extension of time for filing a response to an office action in an expungement or reexamination proceeding	125.00	7015	n/a	n/a

Trademark post registration fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.6(a)(5)(i)-(ii)	Section 9 registration renewal application, per class	325.00	7201	525.00	6201
2.6(a)(6)(i)-(ii)	Section 9 registration renewal application grace period fee, per class	100.00	7203	200.00	6203
2.6(a)(21)(i)-(ii)	Section 9 registration renewal application deficiency fee	100.00	7204	200.00	6204
2.6(a)(12)(i)-(ii)	Section 8 declaration, per class	325.00	7205	425.00	6205
2.6(a)(14)(i)-(ii)	Section 8 declaration grace period fee, per class	100.00	7206	200.00	6206
2.6(a)(20)(i)-(ii)	Section 8 declaration deficiency fee	100.00	7207	200.00	6207
2.6(a)(13)(i)-(ii)	Section 15 declaration, per class	250.00	7208	350.00	6208
2.6(a)(12)(i)-(ii), (a)(13)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 8 and Section 15 declarations, per class	575.00	7205, 7208	775.00	6205, 6208
2.6(a)(12)(i)-(ii), (a)(13)(i)-(ii), (a)(14)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 8 and Section 15 declarations filed during grace period, per class	675.00	7205, 7206, 7208	975.00	6205, 6206, 6208
2.6(a)(5)(i)-(ii), (a)(12)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewals, per class	650.00	7201, 7205	950.00	6201, 6205
2.6(a)(5)(i)-(ii), (a)(6)(i)-(ii), (a)(12)(i)-(ii), (a)(14)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewals both filed during grace period, per class	850.00	7201, 7203, 7205, 7206	1,350.00	6201, 6203, 6205, 6206
2.6(a)(7)(i)-(ii)	Section 12(c) affidavit, per class	100.00	7210	200.00	6210
2.6(a)(8)(i)-(ii)	New registration certificate	100.00	7211	200.00	6211
2.6(a)(9)(i)-(ii)	Corrected registration certificate, registrant's error	100.00	7212	200.00	6212
2.6(a)(10)(i)-(ii)	Adding a disclaimer to a registration	100.00	7213	200.00	6213
2.6(a)(11)(i)-(ii)	Amending registration for other than adding a disclaimer	100.00	7214	200.00	6214
2.6(a)(11)(iii)	Deleting only goods/services/classes from registration, before filing Section 8 declaration, and making no other changes	0.00	n/a	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(12)(iii)-(iv)	Deleting goods/services/classes from registration, after filing Section 8 declaration and before acceptance, per class	250.00	7012	350.00	6012

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.6(a)(16)(i)-(ii)	TTAB petition for cancellation, per class	600.00	7401	700.00	6401
2.6(a)(17)(i)-(ii)	TTAB notice of opposition, per class	600.00	7402	700.00	6402
2.6(a)(18)(i)-(ii)	TTAB ex parte appeal, per class	225.00	7403	325.00	6403
2.6(a)(18)(iii)	TTAB ex parte appeal brief extension, first	0.00	n/a	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(18)(iv)-(v)	TTAB ex parte appeal brief extension, second or subsequent	100.00	7407	200.00	6407
2.6(a)(18)(vi)-(vii)	TTAB ex parte appeal brief, per class	200.00	7406	300.00	6406
2.102(c)(1)(i)	TTAB first 30-day request for extension of time to file a notice of opposition	0.00	n/a	n/a	n/a
2.6(a)(22)(i)-(ii)	TTAB first 90-day or second 60-day request for extension of time to file a notice of opposition	200.00	7404	400.00	6404
2.6(a)(23)(i)-(ii)	TTAB final 60-day request for extension of time to file a notice of opposition	400.00	7405	500.00	6405
2.6(a)(24)	TTAB request for an oral hearing	500.00	7408	n/a	n/a

Trademark Madrid Protocol fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
7.7(1)	International fee for international application	Paid to USPTO and forwarded to WIPO. See 37 CFR §7.7 and the WIPO fee calculator.	7951	Paid to USPTO and forwarded to WIPO. See 37 CFR §7.7 and the WIPO fee calculator.	n/a
7.14(c)	International fee for correcting irregularities in an international application		7952		n/a
7.21	International fee for subsequent designation		7953		n/a
7.23	International fee for recording of an assignment of an international registration		7954		n/a
7.6(a)(1)(i)-(ii)	Certifying an international application based on a single basic application or registration, per class	100.00	7901	200.00	6901
7.6(a)(2)(i)-(ii)	Certifying an international application based on more than one basic application or registration, per class	150.00	7902	250.00	6902
7.6(a)(3)(i)-(ii)	Transmittal fee for subsequent designation	100.00	7907	200.00	6907
7.6(a)(4)(i)-(ii)	Transmittal fee for request to record an assignment or restriction to the international registration	100.00	7903	200.00	6903
7.6(a)(5)(i)-(ii)	Notice of replacement, per class	100.00	7904	200.00	6904
7.6(a)(6)(i)-(ii)	Section 71 declaration, per class	325.00	7905	425.00	6905
7.6(a)(7)(i)-(ii)	Section 71 declaration grace period fee, per class	100.00	7906	200.00	6906
7.6(a)(8)(i)-(ii)	Section 71 declaration deficiency fee	100.00	7908	200.00	6908
7.6(a)(6)(i)-(ii), 2.6(a)(13)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 71 and Section 15 declarations, per class	575.00	7905, 7208	775.00	6905, 6208
7.6(a)(6)(i)-(ii), (a)(7)(i)-(ii), 2.6(a)(13)(i)-(ii)	Combined Section 71 and Section 15 declarations filed during grace period, per class	675.00	7905, 7906, 7208	975.00	6905, 6906, 6208
2.6(a)(11)(iii)	Deleting only goods/services/classes from registration, before filing Section 71 declaration, and making no other changes	0.00	n/a	n/a	n/a
7.6(a)(6)(iii)-(iv)	Deleting goods/services/classes from registration, after filing Section 71 declaration and before acceptance, per class	250.00	7013	350.00	6013

Trademark service fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.6(b)(1)	Printed copy of registration, delivery by USPS, USPTO box, or electronic means	3.00	8501	3.00	8501
2.6(b)(4)(i)	Certified copy of registration, with title and/or status, regular service	15.00	8503	15.00	8503
2.6(b)(4)(ii)	Certified copy of registration, with title and/or status, expedited local service	30.00	8504	30.00	8504
2.6(b)(2)	Certified copy of domestic application as filed	15.00	8507	15.00	8507
2.6(b)(3)	Certified or uncertified copy of application/registration file	50.00	8508	50.00	8508
2.6(b)(5)	Certified or uncertified copy of trademark document, unless otherwise provided	25.00	8513	25.00	8513
2.6(b)(7)	For assignment records, abstracts of title and certification per registration	25.00	8514	25.00	8514
2.6(b)(6)(i)	Recording trademark assignment, agreement or other ownership document, first mark per document	40.00	8521	40.00	8521
2.6(b)(6)(ii)	Recording trademark assignment, agreement or other ownership document, second and subsequent marks in the same document	25.00	8522	25.00	8522
2.6(b)(9)	Additional fee for expedited service	160.00	8534	160.00	8534
2.6(b)(8)	Additional fee for overnight delivery	40.00	8533	40.00	8533

Fastener Quality Act fees		Electronically filed		Paper filed
37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount	Fee code	Fee amount	Fee code
2.7(a)	Recordal application	n/a	n/a	20.00	6991
2.7(b)	Renewal application	n/a	n/a	20.00	6992
2.7(c)	Late fee for renewal application	n/a	n/a	20.00	6993
2.7(a)	Application fee for reactivation of insignia, per request	n/a	n/a	20.00	6994

General service fees

General service fees			Back to top
Fee code	37 CFR §	Description	Fee amount
9202/9209	1.21(b)(2), (b)(3) or 2.6(b)(11)	Service charge for below minimum balance	25.00
9101	1.21(m) or 2.6(b)(10)	Processing each payment refused or charged back	50.00

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January 10, 2019Thomas Krause appointed Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Solicitor

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