1.21 Miscellaneous fees and charges.
The Patent and Trademark Office has established the following fees for the services indicated:
- (a) Registration of attorneys and agents:
- (l) For admission to examination for registration to practice:
- (i)
Application Fee (non-refundable):......$100.00.
- (ii) Registration examination fee.
- (A)
For test administration by commercial entity:......$200.00.
- (B)
For test administration by the USPTO:......$450.00.
- (A)
- (iii)
For USPTO-administered review of registration examination:......$450.00.
- (i)
- (2) On registration to practice or grant of limited recognition:
- (i)
On registration to practice under § 11.6 of this chapter:......$200.00.
- (ii)
On grant of limited recognition under § 11.9(b) of this chapter:......$200.00.
- (iii)
On change of registration from agent to attorney:......$100.00.
- (i)
- (3) [Reserved]
- (4) For certificate of good standing as an attorney or agent:
- (i)
Standard:......$40.00.
- (ii)
Suitable for framing:......$50.00.
- (i)
- (5) For review of decision:
- (i)
By the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under § 11.2(c) of this chapter:......$400.00.
- (ii)
Of the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under § 11.2(d) of this chapter:......$400.00.
- (i)
- (6) Recovery/Retrieval of OED Information System Customer Interface account by USPTO:
- (i)
For USPTO-assisted recovery of ID or reset of password:......$70.00.
- (ii)
For USPTO-assisted change of address:......$70.00.
- (i)
- (7) [Reserved]
- (8) [Reserved]
- (9)
- (i)
Delinquency fee:......$50.00.
- (ii)
Administrative reinstatement fee:......$200.00.
- (i)
- (10)
On application by a person for recognition or registration after disbarment or suspension on ethical grounds, or resignation pending disciplinary proceedings in any other jurisdiction; on application by a person for recognition or registration who is asserting rehabilitation from prior conduct that resulted in an adverse decision in the Office regarding the person’s moral character; and on application by a person for recognition or registration after being convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude or breach of fiduciary duty; on petition for reinstatement by a person excluded or suspended on ethical grounds, or excluded on consent from practice before the Office:......$1,600.00.
- (l) For admission to examination for registration to practice:
- (b) Deposit accounts:
- (1) [Reserved]
- (2)
Service charge for each month when the balance at the end of the month is below $1,000:......$25.00.
- (3)
Service charge for each month when the balance at the end of the month is below $300 for restricted subscription deposit accounts used exclusively for subscription order of patent copies as issued:......$25.00.
- (c) [Reserved]
- (d) [Reserved]
- (e)
International type search reports: For preparing an international type search report of an international type search made at the time of the first action on the merits in a national patent application:......$40.00.
- (f) [Reserved]
- (g) [Reserved]
- (h) For recording each assignment, agreement, or other paper relating to the property in a patent or application, per property:
- (1)
If submitted electronically, on or after January 1, 2014:......$0.00.
- (2)
If not submitted electronically:......$50.00.
- (1)
- (i) Publication in Official Gazette: For publication in the Official Gazette of a notice of the availability of an application or a patent for licensing or sale:
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Each application or patent:......$25.00.
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- (j) [Reserved]
- (k) [Reserved]
- (l) [Reserved]
- (m) For processing each payment refused (including a check returned "unpaid") or charged back by a financial institution: $50.00.
- (n)
For handling an application in which proceedings are terminated pursuant to § 1.53(e):......$130.00.
- (o) The submission of very lengthy sequence listings (mega-sequence listings) are subject to the following fees:
- (1) Submission of sequence listings in electronic form ranging in size from 300 MB to 800 MB:
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By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$250.00
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By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......500.00
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By other than a small or micro entity......1,000.00
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- (2) Submission of sequence listings in electronic form exceeding 800 MB in size:
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By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$2,500.00
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By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......5,000.00
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By other than a small or micro entity......10,000.00
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- (1) Submission of sequence listings in electronic form ranging in size from 300 MB to 800 MB:
- (p) Additional Fee for Overnight Delivery: $40.00.
- (q) Additional Fee for Expedited Service: $160.00.