Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 1 - Rules of Practice in Patent Cases |
Subpart A - General Provisions |
Fees and Payment of Money |
§ 1.18 - Patent post allowance (including issue) fees.
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§ 1.18 Patent post allowance (including issue) fees.
(a) Issue fee for issuing each original patent, except a design or plant patent, or for issuing each reissue patent:
(b)
(1) Issue fee for issuing an original design patent:
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Issue fee for issuing an international design application designating the United States, where the issue fee is paid through the International Bureau (Hague Agreement Rule 12(3)(c)) as an alternative to paying the issue fee under paragraph (b)(1) of this section: The amount established in Swiss currency pursuant to Hague Agreement Rule 28 as of the date of mailing of the notice of allowance (§ 1.311).
(c) Issue fee for issuing an original plant patent:
Table 3 to Paragraph (c)
By a micro entity (§ 1.29) $210$168.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 420336.00 By other than a small or micro entity 840.00 (d)(1) Publication fee on or after January 1, 2014 $0.00 (2) Publication fee before January 1, 2014 300.00 (3) Republication fee (§ 1.221(a)) 320.00 (e) For filing an application for patent term adjustment under § 1.705 210.00 (f) For filing a request for reinstatement of all or part of the term reduced pursuant to § 1.704(b) in an application for a patent term adjustment under § 1.705 420.00 [78 FR 4286, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 17955, Apr. 2, 2015; 82 FR 52814, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46988, Aug. 3, 2020; 85 FR 58283, Sept. 18, 2020; 88 FR 17156, Mar. 22, 2023]