37 CFR 1.20 — Post-issuance fees

37 CFR 1.20 — Post-issuance fees.

(a) For providing a certificate of correction for applicant’s mistake (§ 1.323):......$160.00

(b) Processing fee for correcting inventorship in a patent (§ 1.324):......$160.00

(A) 40 or fewer pages;

(B) Lines that are double-spaced or one-and-a-half spaced;

(C) Text written in a non-script type font such as Arial, Times New Roman, or Courier;

(D) A font size no smaller than 12 point;

(E) Margins that conform to the requirements of § 1.52(a)(1)(ii) ; and

(F) Sufficient clarity and contrast to permit direct reproduction and electronic capture by use of digital imaging and optical character recognition.

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(1)(i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$1,260.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......2,520.00

By other than a small or micro entity......6,300.00

(A) The copies of every patent or printed publication relied upon in the request pursuant to § 1.510(b)(3) ;

(B) The copy of the entire patent for which reexamination is requested pursuant to § 1.510(b)(4) ; and

(C) The certifications required pursuant to § 1.510(b)(5) and (6) .

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(2)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$2,520.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......5,040.00

By other than a small or micro entity......12,600.00

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(3)

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 4 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(4)

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

(5) If the excess claims fees required by paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) of this section are not paid with the request for reexamination or on later presentation of the claims for which the excess claims fees are due, the fees required by paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) must be paid or the claims canceled by amendment prior to the expiration of the time period set for reply by the Office in any notice of fee deficiency in order to avoid abandonment.

TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(6)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$408.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......816.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,040.00

TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(7)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$756.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,512.00

By other than a small or micro entity......3,780.00

(d) For filing each statutory disclaimer (§ 1.321):......$170.00

TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (e)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$400.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......800.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,000.00

TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (f)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$752.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,504.00

By other than a small or micro entity......3,760.00

TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (g)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$1,540.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......3,080.00

By other than a small or micro entity......7,700.00

TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (h)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$100.00

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

By other than a small or micro entity......500.00

(i) [Reserved]

TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (j)

(1) Application for extension under § 1.740......$1,180.00

(2) Initial application for interim extension under § 1.790......440.00

(3) Subsequent application for interim extension under § 1.790......230.00

TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (k)(1)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$924.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,848.00

By other than a small or micro entity......4,620.00

TABLE 13 TO PARAGRAPH (k)(2)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$2,540.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......5,080.00

By other than a small or micro entity......12,700.00

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (k)(3)(i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$36.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......72.00

By other than a small or micro entity......180.00

TABLE 15 TO PARAGRAPH (k)(3)(ii)

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

[Added 47 FR 41272, Sept. 17, 1982, effective date Oct. 1, 1982; paras. (k), (l) and (m) added, 49 FR 34724, Aug. 31, 1984, effective date Nov. 1, 1984; paras. (c), (f), (g) and (m), 50 FR 9379, Mar. 7, 1985, effective date May 8, 1985; 50 FR 31825, Aug. 6, 1985, effective date Oct. 5, 1985; 51 FR 28057, Aug. 4, 1986; 52 FR 9394, Mar. 24, 1987; paras. (a)-(n), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, 54 FR 8053, Feb. 24, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; revised 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; paras. (a), (c), (e)-(g) and (i), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; para. (i), 58 FR 44277, Aug. 20, 1993, effective Sept. 20, 1993; paras. (c), (e)-(g), (i)(1) and (j), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; para. (j) revised, 60 FR 25615, May 12, 1995, effective July 11, 1995; paras. (c), (e)-(g), (i)(2), & (j)(1) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (a), (e) -(g), (i)(1), (i)(2), and (j)(1)-(j)(3) amended, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; paras. (c), (e) - (g), (i)(1), (i)(2), and (j)(1)-(j)(3) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; paras. (d)-(g) revised, 63 FR 67578, Dec. 8, 1998, effective Nov. 10, 1998; para. (e) revised, 64 FR 67774, Dec. 3, 1999, effective Dec. 29, 1999; paras. (e)-(g) revised, 65 FR 49193, Aug. 11, 2000, effective Oct. 1, 2000; paras. (b) and (d)-(h) revised, 65 FR 78958, Dec. 18, 2000; para. (b) corrected, 65 FR 80755, Dec. 22, 2000; para. (c) revised, 65 FR 76756, Dec. 7, 2000, effective Feb. 5, 2001; paras. (e)-(g) revised, 66 FR 39447, July 31, 2001, effective Oct. 1, 2001; paras. (e)-(g) revised, 67 FR 70847, Nov. 27, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003; para. (i) revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003; paras. (e)-(g) revised, 68 FR 41532, July 14, 2003, effective Oct. 1, 2003; paras. (e)-(g) revised, 69 FR 52604, Aug. 27, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; paras. (c)-(g) revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; paras. (c)(3), (c)(4), and (e)-(g) revised, 72 FR 46899, Aug. 22, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; paras. (c)(3),(c)(4), and (d)-(g) revised, 73 FR 47534, Aug. 14, 2008, effective Oct. 2, 2008; para. (c)(1) revised and paras. (c)(6), (c)(7), and (k) added, 77 FR 48828, Aug. 14, 2012, effective Sept. 16, 2012; paras. (c)(3), (c)(4), and (d)-(g) revised, 77 FR 54360, Sept. 5, 2012, effective Oct. 5, 2012; revised, 78 FR 4212, Jan. 18, 2013, effective Mar. 19, 2013; revised 78 FR 17102, Mar. 20, 2013, effective Mar. 20, 2013; para. (i) removed and reserved, 78 FR 62368, Oct. 21, 2013, effective Dec. 18, 2013; paras. (a)-(c) and (e)-(g) revised, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018; revised, 85 FR 46932, Aug. 3, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; paras. (c)(1)(i)(A)-(F), (c)(1)(ii)(A)-(C), and (c)(7) corrected, 85 FR 58282, Sept. 18, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; revised tables in paras. (c)(1)(i), (c)(2) through (4), (c)(6) and (7), (e) through (h), (k)(1) and (2), and (k)(3)(i) and (ii), 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Mar. 22, 2023]

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