1.17    Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

    • (a) Extension fees pursuant to § 1.136 (a):
      • (1) For reply within first month:
        By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$65.00
        By other than a small entity......$130.00
      • (2) For reply within second month:
        By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$245.00
        By other than a small entity......$490.00
      • (3) For reply within third month:
        By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$555.00
        By other than a small entity......$1,110.00
      • (4) For reply within fourth month:
        By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$865.00
        By other than a small entity......$1,730.00
      • (5) For reply within fifth month:
        By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$1,175.00
        By other than a small entity......$2,350.00
    • (b) For fees in proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, see § 41.20  of this title.
    • (c) [Reserved]
    • (d) [Reserved]
    • (e) To request continued examination pursuant to § 1.114:
      By a small entity (§1.27(a)) ......$405.00
      By other than a small entity......$810.00
    • (f)
      For filing a petition under one of the following sections which refers to this paragraph: ......$400.00.
      § 1.36 (a)—for revocation of a power of attorney by fewer than all of the applicants.

      § 1.53 (e)—to accord a filing date.

      § 1.57 (a)—to accord a filing date.

      § 1.182 —for decision on a question not specifically provided for.

      § 1.183 —to suspend the rules.

      § 1.378 (e)—for reconsideration of decision on petition refusing to accept delayed payment of maintenance fee in an expired patent.

      § 1.741 (b)—to accord a filing date to an application under § 1.740  for extension of a patent term.

    • (g)
      For filing a petition under one of the following sections which refers to this paragraph: .......$200.00
      § 1.12 —for access to an assignment record.

      § 1.14 —for access to an application.

      § 1.47 —for filing by other than all the inventors or a person not the inventor.

      § 1.59 —for expungement of information.

      § 1.103 (a)—to suspend action in an application.

      § 1.136 (b)—for review of a request for extension for extension of time when the provisions of § 1.136  (a) are not available.

      § 1.295 —for review of refusal to publish a statutory invention registration.

      § 1.296 —to withdraw a request for publication of a statutory invention registration filed on or after the date the notice of intent to publish issued.

      § 1.377 —for review of decision refusing to accept and record payment of a maintenance fee filed prior to expiration of a patent.

      § 1.550 (c)—for patent owner requests for extension of time in ex parte reexamination proceedings.

      § 1.956 —for patent owner requests for extension of time in inter partes reexamination proceedings.

      § 5.12 —for expedited handling of a foreign filing license.

      § 5.15 —for changing the scope of a license.

      § 5.25 —for retroactive license.

    • (h)
      For filing a petition under one of the following sections which refers to this paragraph......$130.00
      § 1.19 (g)—to request documents in a form other than provided in this part.

      § 1.84 —for accepting color drawings or photographs.

      § 1.91 —for entry of a model or exhibit.

      § 1.102 (d)—to make an application special.

      § 1.138(c) —to expressly abandon an application to avoid publication.

      § 1.313 —to withdraw an application from issue.

      § 1.314 —to defer issuance of a patent.

    • (i)
      Processing fee for taking action under one of the following sections which refers to this paragraph:......$130.00
      § 1.28(c)(3) —for processing a non-itemized fee deficiency based on an error in small entity status.

      § 1.41 —for supplying the name or names of the inventor or inventors after the filing date without an oath or declaration as prescribed by § 1.63, except in provisional applications.

      § 1.48 —for correcting inventorship, except in provisional applications.

      § 1.52(d) —for processing a nonprovisional application filed with a specification in a language other than English.

      § 1.53(b)(3) —to convert a provisional application filed under § 1.53(c)  into a nonprovisional application under § 1.53(b).

      § 1.55 —for entry of late priority papers.

      §1.71 (g)(2)—for processing a belated amendment under § 1.71 (g).

      § 1.99(e) —for processing a belated submission under § 1.99.

      § 1.103(b) —for requesting limited suspension of action, continued prosecution application for a design patent (§  1.53(d) ).

      § 1.103(c) —for requesting limited suspension of action, request for continued examination (§ 1.114 ).

      § 1.103(d) —for requesting deferred examination of an application.

      § 1.217 —for processing a redacted copy of a paper submitted in the file of an application in which a redacted copy was submitted for the patent application publication.

      § 1.221 —for requesting voluntary publication or republication of an application.

      § 1.291 (c)(5)—for processing a second or subsequent protest by the same real party in interest.

      § 1.497(d )—for filing an oath or declaration pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)  naming an inventive entity different from the inventive entity set forth in the international stage.

      § 3.81 —for a patent to issue to assignee, assignment submitted after payment of the issue fee.

    • (j)
      For filing a petition to institute a public use proceeding under § 1.292 ......$1,510.00
    • (k)
      For filing a request for expedited examination under § 1.155(a) ......$900.00
    • (l) For filing a petition for the revival of an unavoidably abandoned application under 35 U.S.C. 1  11, 133, 364, or 371, for the unavoidably delayed payment of the issue fee under 35 U.S.C. 151, or for the revival of an unavoidably terminated reexamination proceeding under 35 U.S.C. 133  (§ 1.137 (a)):
      By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) ......$270.00
      By other than a small entity......$540.00
    • (m) For filing a petition for the revival of an unintentionally abandoned application, for the unintentionally delayed payment of the fee for issuing a patent, or for the revival of an unintentionally terminated reexamination proceeding under 35 U.S.C. 41 (a)(7) (§ 1.137  (b)):
      By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$810.00
      By other than a small entity......$1,620.00.
    • (n)
      For requesting publication of a statutory invention registration prior to the mailing of the first examiner’s action pursuant to § 1.104 ......$920.00 reduced by the amount of the application basic filing fee paid.
    • (o)
      For requesting publication of a statutory invention registration after the mailing of the first examiner’s action pursuant to § 1.104 ......$1,840.00 reduced by the amount of the application basic filing fee paid.
    • (p)
      For an information disclosure statement under § 1.97(c) or (d) or a submission under § 1.99 ......$180.00
    • (q)
      Processing fee for taking action under one of the following sections which refers to this paragraph......$50.00
      § 1.41 —to supply the name or names of the inventor or inventors after the filing date without a cover sheet as prescribed by § 1.51(c)(1)  in a provisional application

      § 1.48 —for correction of inventorship in a provisional application.

      § 1.53(c)(2)  —to convert a nonprovisional application filed under § 1.53(b)  to a provisional application under § 1.53(c).

    • (r) For entry of a submission after final rejection under § 1.129 (a):
      By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$405.00
      By other than a small entity......$810.00
    • (s) For each additional invention requested to be examined under § 1.129 (b):
      By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$405.00
      By other than a small entity......$810.00
    • (t)
      For the acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority under 35 U.S.C. 119, 120, 121, or 365(a) or (c) (§§ 1.55 and 1.78) or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority under § 1.452 ......$1,410.00

[Added 47 FR 41273, Sept. 17, 1982, effective Oct. 1, 1982; para. (h), 48 FR 2708, Jan. 20, 1983, effective Feb. 27, 1983; para. (h), 49 FR 13461, Apr. 4, 1984, effective June 4, 1984; para. (h), 49 FR 34724, Aug. 31, 1984, effective Nov. 1, 1984; paras. (e), (g), (h) and (i), 49 FR 48416, Dec. 12, 1984, effective Feb. 11, 1985; paras. (h), (n) and (c), 50 FR 9379, Mar. 7, 1985, effective May 8, 1985; 50 FR 31824, Aug. 6, 1985, effective Oct. 5, 1985; paras. (a)- (m), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, 54 FR 9431, March 7, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; para. (i)(1), 54 FR 47518, Nov. 15, 1989, effective Jan. 16, 1990; paras. (a)-(o), 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; para. (i)(1), 57 FR 2021, Jan. 17, 1992, effective March 16, 1992; para. (p) added, 57 FR 2021, Jan. 17, 1992, effective March 16, 1992; para. (i)(1), 57 FR 29642, July 6, 1992, effective Sept. 4, 1992; corrected 57 FR 32439, July 22, 1992; paras. (b)-(g), (j), and (m)-(o), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; para. (h), 58 FR 38719, July 20, 1993, effective Oct. 1, 1993; paras. (b)-(g), (j) and (m)-(p), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; paras. (h) & (i) amended and paras. (q)-(s) added, 67 FR 20195, Apr. 25, 1995, effective June 8, 1995; paras. (b)-(g), (j), (m)-(p), (r) & (s) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (b)-(g), (j), (m)-(p), (r) and (s) amended, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; paras. (b)-(g), (j), (m)-(p), (r) & (s) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; paras. (a) - (d), (h), (i) & (q) revised, paras. (e)-(g) reserved, 62 FR 53131, Oct. 10, 1997, effective Dec. 1, 1997; para. (q) corrected, 62 FR 61235, Nov. 17, 1997, effective Dec. 1, 1997; paras. (a)-(d), (l) and (m) revised, 63 FR 67578, Dec. 8, 1998, effective Nov. 10, 1998; paras. (r) and (s) revised, 63 FR 67578, Dec. 8, 1998, effective Dec. 8, 1998; paras. (r) and (s) revised, 64 FR 67774, Dec. 3, 1999, effective Jan. 10, 2000; para. (e) added and para. (i) revised, 65 FR 14865, Mar. 20, 2000, effective May 29, 2000 (adopted as final, 65 FR 50092, Aug. 16, 2000); paras. (a)-(e), (m), (r) and (s) revised, 65 FR 49193, August 11, 2000, effective October 1, 2000; paras. (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (p), and (q) revised, 65 FR 54604, Sept. 8, 2000, effective Nov. 7, 2000; heading and paras. (h), (i), (l), (m) and (p) revised, 65 FR 57024, Sept. 20, 2000, effective Nov. 29, 2000; para. (t) added, 65 FR 57024, Sept. 20, 2000, effective Nov. 29, 2000; paras. (a)-(e), (r) and (s) revised, 65 FR 78958, Dec. 18, 2000; heading and para. (h) revised, 66 FR 47387, Sept. 12, 2001, effective Sept. 12, 2001; paras. (a)(2)-(a)(5), (b)-(e), (m) and (r)-(t) revised, 66 FR 39447, July 31, 2001, effective Oct. 1, 2001; paras. (a)(2) through (a)(5), (e), (m), and (r) through (t) revised, 67 FR 70847, Nov. 27, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003; para. (h) revised, 68 FR 38611, June 30, 2003, effective July 30, 2003; paras. (a)(2) through (a)(5), (b) through (e), (m), and (r) through (t) revised, 68 FR 41532, July 14, 2003, effective Oct. 1, 2003; paras. (c) and (d) removed and reserved and paras. (b) and (h) revised, 69 FR 49959, Aug. 12, 2004, effective Sept. 13, 2004; paras. (a)(2) through (a)(5), (e), (m), and (r) through (t) revised, 69 FR 52604, Aug. 27, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; paras. (f) and (g) added and paras. (h) and (i) revised, 69 FR 56481, Sept. 21, 2004, effective Nov. 22, 2004; paras. (a), (l) and (m) revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; para. (i) revised, 70 FR 54259, Sept. 14, 2005, effective Sept. 14, 2005; para. (f) revised, 70 FR 56119, Sept. 26, 2005, effective Nov. 25, 2005; paras. (l) & (m) revised, 72 FR 18892, Apr. 16, 2007, effective May 16, 2007; paras. (a)(2) through (a)(5), (e), (l), (m), and (r) through (t) revised, 72 FR 46899, Aug. 22, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; paras. (a)(4) and (a)(5) corrected, 72 FR 55055, Sept. 28, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; para. (f) revised, 72 FR 46716, Aug. 21, 2007 (implementation enjoined and never became effective); para. (t) revised, 72 FR 51559, Sept. 10, 2007, and corrected 72 FR 57864, Oct. 11, 2007, effective Nov. 9, 2007; paras. (a), (l), and (m) revised, 73 FR 47534, Aug. 14, 2008, effective Oct. 2, 2008; para. (f) revised, 74 FR 52686, Oct. 14, 2009, effective Oct. 14, 2009 (to remove changes made by the final rules in 72 FR 46716 from the CFR)]