37 CFR 1.16 — National application filing, search, and examination fees

37 CFR 1.16 — National application filing, search, and examination fees.

[Editor Note: The amendment adding paragraph (u) is effective on January 17, 2024.]

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$64.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......128.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) if the application is submitted in compliance with the USPTO patent electronic filing system (§ 1.27(b)(2))......64.00

By other than a small or micro entity......320.00

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$44.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......88.00

By other than a small or micro entity......220.00

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (c)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$44.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......88.00

By other than a small or micro entity......220.00

TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (d)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$60.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......120.00

By other than a small or micro entity......300.00

TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (e)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$64.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......128.00

By other than a small or micro entity......320.00

TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (f)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$32.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......64.00

By other than a small or micro entity......160.00

TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (g)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$12.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......24.00

By other than a small or micro entity......60.00

TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (h)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$96.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......192.00

By other than a small or micro entity......480.00

TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$20.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......40.00

By other than a small or micro entity......100.00

TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (j)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$172.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......344.00

By other than a small or micro entity......860.00

TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (k)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$140.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......280.00

By other than a small or micro entity......700.00

TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (l)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$32.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......64.00

By other than a small or micro entity......160.00

TABLE 13 TO PARAGRAPH (m)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$88.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......176.00

By other than a small or micro entity......440.00

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (n)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$140.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......280.00

By other than a small or micro entity......700.00

TABLE 15 TO PARAGRAPH (o)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$160.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......320.00

By other than a small or micro entity......800.00

TABLE 16 TO PARAGRAPH (p)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$128.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......256.00

By other than a small or micro entity......640.00

TABLE 17 TO PARAGRAPH (q)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$132.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......264.00

By other than a small or micro entity......660.00

TABLE 18 TO PARAGRAPH (r)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$464.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......928.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,320.00

TABLE 19 TO PARAGRAPH (s)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$84.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......168.00

By other than a small or micro entity......420.00

TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (t)

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$200.00

By other than a small entity......$400.00

TABLE 21 TO PARAGRAPH (u)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$80.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......160.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) if the application is submitted in compliance with the USPTO patent electronic filing system (§ 1.27(b)(2))......160.00

By other than a small or micro entity......400.00

[Added, 47 FR 41272, Sept. 17, 1982, effective date Oct. 1, 1982; 50 FR 31824, Aug. 6, 1985, effective date Oct. 5, 1985; paras. (a), (b), (d)-(i), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; paras. (a)-(j), 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; paras. (a)-(d) and (f)-(j), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; paras. (a), (b), (d) and (f)-(i), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; paras. (a)-(g) amended and paras. (k) and (l) added, 60 FR 20195, Apr. 25, 1995, effective June 8, 1995; paras. (a), (b), (d), & (f)-(i) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i) amended and para. (m) added, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; paras. (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; paras. (d) & (l) amended, 62 FR 53132, Oct. 10, 1997, effective Dec. 1, 1997; paras. (a)-(d) and (f)-(j) revised, 63 FR 6758, Dec. 8, 1998, effective Nov. 10, 1998; paras. (a) and (b) revised, 64 FR 67774, Dec. 3, 1999, effective Dec. 29, 1999; paras. (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i) revised, 65 FR 49193, Aug. 11, 2000, effective Oct. 1, 2000; paras. (a)-(l) revised, 65 FR 78958, Dec. 18, 2000; paras. (a), (b), (d), (f)-(i) and (k) revised, 66 FR 39447, July 31, 2001, effective Oct. 1, 2001; paras. (a), (g), and (h) revised, 67 FR 70847, Nov. 27, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003; paras. (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i) revised, 68 FR 41532, July 14, 2003, effective Oct. 1, 2003; paras. (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i) revised, 69 FR 52604, Aug. 27, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; paras. (f) and (s) revised, 70 FR 30360, May 26, 2005, effective July 1, 2005; paras. (a)-(e) and (h)-(s) revised, 72 FR 46899, Aug. 22, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; paras. (a)-(e), (h)-(k), and (m)-(s) revised, 73 FR 47534, Aug. 14, 2008, effective Oct. 2, 2008; para. (t) added, 76 FR 70651, Nov. 15, 2011, effective Nov. 15, 2011; para. (f) revised, 77 FR 48776, Aug. 14, 2012, effective Sept. 16, 2012; paras. (a)-(e), (h)-(j), and (o)-(s) revised, 77 FR 54360, Sept. 5, 2012, effective Oct. 5, 2012; paras. (a)-(s) revised, 78 FR 4212, Jan. 18, 2013, effective Mar. 19, 2013; para. (f) revised, 78 FR 62368, Oct. 21, 2013, effective Dec. 18, 2013; introductory text of paras. (b), (l), and (p) revised, 80 FR 17918, Apr. 2, 2015, effective May 13, 2015; paras. (a)-(f) and (h)-(r) revised, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018; paras. (a)-(e), (h), (j), (k), and (m)-(s) revised and table headings added to paras. (f), (g), (i), (l), and (t), 85 FR 46932, Aug. 3, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; para. (u) added, 85 FR 46932, Aug. 3, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2022; para. (u) effective date delayed, 86 FR 66192, Nov. 22, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2023; paras. (a), (t), and (u) revised, 87 FR 68900, Nov. 17, 2022, effective Dec. 19, 2022; para. (u) effective date delayed, 87 FR 80073, Dec. 29, 2022, effective Apr. 3, 2023; revised tables in paras. (a) through (s), 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Mar. 22, 2023; revised para. (u), 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Apr. 3, 2023; para. (u) effective date delayed, 88 FR 18052, Mar. 27, 2023, effective June 30, 2023; para. (u) effective date delayed, 88 FR 36956, June 6, 2023, effective Jan. 17, 2024]

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