NOTE- The following appendix will not appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Appendix A - Comparison of Existing and Revised Fee Amounts
37 CFR Sec. DESCRIPTION Pre-Oct 1995 Oct 1995
1.16(a) Basic Filing Fee $730 $750
1.16(a) Basic Filing Fee (Small Entity) $365 $375
1.16(b) Independent Claims $76 $78
1.16(b) Independent Claims (Small Entity) $38 $39
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 $240 $250
1.16(d) Multiple Dependent Claims
(Small Entity) $120 $125
1.16(e) Surcharge - Late Filing Fee $130 --
1.16(e) Surcharge - Late Filing Fee
(Small Entity) $65 --
1.16(f) Design Filing Fee $300 $310
1.16(f) Design Filing Fee (Small Entity) $150 $155
1.16(g) Plant Filing Fee $490 $510
1.16(g) Plant Filing Fee (Small Entity) $245 $255
1.16(h) Reissue Filing Fee $730 $750
1.16(h) Reissue Filing Fee (Small Entity) $365 $375
1.16(i) Reissue Independent Claims $76 $78
1.16(i) Reissue Independent Claims
(Small Entity) $38 $39
1.16(j) Reissue Claims in Excess of 20 $22 --
1.16(j) Reissue Claims in Excess of 20
(Small Entity) $11 --
1.16(k) Provisional Application Filing
Fee $150 --
1.16(k) Provisional Application Filing Fee
(Small Entity) $75 --
1.16(l) Surcharge - Incomplete Provisional
App. Filed $50 --
1.16(l) Surcharge - Incomplete Provisional
App. Filed (Small Entity) $25 --
1.17(a) Extension - First Month $110 --
1.17(a) Extension - First Month
(Small Entity) $55 --
1.17(b) Extension - Second Month $370 $380
1.17(b) Extension - Second Month
(Small Entity) $185 $190
1.17(c) Extension - Third Month $870 $900
1.17(c) Extension - Third Month
(Small Entity) $435 $450
1.17(d) Extension - Fourth Month $1,360 $1,400
1.17(d) Extension - Fourth Month
(Small Entity) $680 $700
1.17(e) Notice of Appeal $280 $290
1.17(e) Notice of Appeal (Small Entity) $140 $145
1.17(f) Filing a Brief $280 $290
1.17(f) Filing a Brief (Small Entity) $140 $145
1.17(g) Request for Oral Hearing $240 $250
1.17(g) Request for Oral Hearing
(Small Entity) $120 $125
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) Petition - For Assignment $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - For Application $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Late Priority Papers $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Suspend Action $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Divisional Reissues
to Issue Separately $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - For Interference
Agreement $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Amendment After Issue $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Withdrawal After Issue $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Defer Issue $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Issue to Assignee $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Accord a Filing Date
Under 1.53 $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Accord a Filing
Date Under 1.62 $130 --
1.17(i) Petition - Make Application
Special $130 --
1.17(j) Petition - Public Use
Proceeding $1,390 $1,430
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.$1,210 $1,250
1.17(m) Petition - Revive Unintentionally
Abandoned Appl. (Small Entity) $605 $625
1.17(n) SIR - Prior to Examiner's Action $840 $870
1.17(o) SIR - After Examiner's Action $1,690 $1,740
1.17(p) Submission of an Information
Disclosure Statement (1.97) $210 $220
1.17(q) Petition - Correction of
Inventorship (Prov. App.) $50 --
1.17(q) Petition - Accord a filing date
(Prov. App.) $50 --
1.17(r) Filing a submission after final
rejection (1.129(a)) $730 $750
1.17(r) Filing a submission after
final rejection (1.129(a))
(Small Entity) $365 $375
1.17(s) Per add'l invention to be
examined (1.129(b)) $730 $750
1.17(s) Per add'l invention to be
examined (1.129(b)) (Small
Entity) $365 $375
1.18(a) Issue Fee $1,210 $1,250
1.18(a) Issue Fee (Small Entity) $605 $625
1.18(b) Design Issue Fee $420 $430
1.18(b) Design Issue Fee (Small Entity) $210 $215
1.18(c) Plant Issue Fee $610 $630
1.18(c) Plant Issue Fee (Small Entity) $305 $315
1.19(a)(1)(i) Copy of Patent $3 --
1.19(a)(1)(ii) Patent Copy - Overnight delivery
to PTO Box or overnight fax $6 --
1.19(a)(1)(iii)Patent Copy Ordered by Expedited
Mail or Fax - Exp. 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 $15
1.19(b)(1)(ii) Certified Copy of Patent
Application as Filed, Expedited $24 $30
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 $2,320 $2,390
1.20(d) Statutory Disclaimer $110 --
1.20(d) Statutory Disclaimer
(Small Entity) $55 --
1.20(e) Maintenance Fee - 3.5 Years $960 $990
1.20(e) Maintenance Fee - 3.5 Years
(Small Entity) $480 $495
1.20(f) Maintenance Fee - 7.5 Years $1,930 $1,990
1.20(f) Maintenance Fee - 7.5 Years
(Small Entity) $965 $995
1.20(g) Maintenance Fee - 11.5 Years $2,900 $2,990
1.20(g) Maintenance Fee - 11.5 Years
(Small Entity) $1,450 $1,495
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 $640 $660
1.20(i)(2) Surcharge - Maintenance After
Expiration - Unintentional $1,500 $1,550
1.20(j) Extension of Term of Patent $1,030 $1,060
1.21(a)(1) Admission to Examination $300 $310
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 Actual Cost --
1.21(k) Terminal Use APS-CSIR (per hour) $50 --
1.21(m) Processing Returned Checks $50 --
1.21(n) Handling Fee - Incomplete
Application $130 --
1.21(o) Terminal Use APS-TEXT $40 --
1.24 Coupons for Patent and Trademark
Copies $3 --
1.296 Handling Fee - Withdrawal SIR $130 --
1.445(a)(1) Transmittal Fee $210 $220
1.445(a)(2)(i) PCT Search Fee - No U.S.
Application $640 $660
1.445(a)(2)(ii)PCT Search Fee - Prior U.S.
Application $420 $430
1.445(a)(3) Supplemental Search $180 $190
1.482(a)(1)(i) Preliminary Exam Fee $460 $470
1.482(a)(1)(ii)Preliminary Exam Fee $690 $710
1.482(a)(2)(i) Additional Invention $140 --
1.482(a)(2)(ii)Additional Invention $240 $250
1.492(a)(1) Preliminary Examining Authority $660 $680
1.492(a)(1) Preliminary Examining
Authority (Small Entity) $330 $340
1.492(a)(2) Searching Authority $730 $750
1.492(a)(2) Searching Authority
(Small Entity) $365 $375
1.492(a)(3) PTO Not ISA nor IPEA $980 $1,010
1.492(a)(3) PTO Not ISA nor IPEA
(Small Entity) $490 $505
1.492(a)(4) Claims - IPEA $92 $94
1.492(a)(4) Claims - IPEA (Small Entity) $46 $47
1.492(a)(5) Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report $850 $880
1.492(a)(5) Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report
(Small Entity) $425 $440
1.492(b) Claims - Extra Individual
(Over 3) $76 $78
1.492(b) Claims - Extra Individual (Over 3)
(Small Entity) $38 $39
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 $240 $250
1.492(d) Claims - Multiple Dependents
(Small Entity) $120 $125
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
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 Afffidavit Under Section 8,
Per CLass $100 --
2.6(a)(13) Filing Affidavt 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 $100 --
Application Created
2.6(b)(1)(i) Copy of Registered Mark $3 --
2.6(b)(1)(ii) Copy of Registered Mark,
overnight delivery to PTO
box or fax $6 --
2.6(b)(1)(iii) Copy of Reg. Mark Ordered Via Exp.
Mail or Fax, Exp. Svc. $25 --
2.6(b)(2)(i) Certified Copy of TM Application
as Filed $12 $15
2.6(b)(2)(ii) Certified Copy of TM Application
as Filed, Expedited $24 $30
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 Actual Cost --
--These fees are not affected by this rulemaking.