41.20    Fees.

  • (a)
    Petition fee. The fee for filing a petition under this part is:......$400.00.
  • (b) Appeal fees.
    • (1) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board:
      • By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$200.00
      • By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......400.00
      • By other than a small or micro entity......800.00
    • (2)
      • (i)
        For filing a brief in support of an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding:......$0.00.
      • (ii) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding:
        • By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$500.00
        • By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,000.00
        • By other than a small or micro entity......2,000.00
    • (3) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134:
      • By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$325.00
      • By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) ......650.00
      • By other than a small or micro entity......1,300.00
    • (4) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board:
      • By a micro entity (§ 1.29 of this chapter)......$560.00
      • By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) of this chapter)......1,120.00
      • By other than a small or micro entity......2,240.00
[Added, 69 FR 49959, Aug. 12, 2004, effective Sept. 13, 2004; paras. (b)(1) through (b)(3) revised, 69 FR 52604, Aug. 27, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; para. (b)(3) corrected, 69 FR 55505, Sept. 15, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; para. (a) revised, 69 FR 56481, Sept. 21, 2004, effective Nov. 22, 2004; para. (b) revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; paras. (b)(1) through (b)(3) revised, 72 FR 46899, Aug. 22, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; para. (b) revised, 73 FR 47534, Aug. 14, 2008, effective Oct. 2, 2008; para. (b) revised, 77 FR 54360, Sept. 5, 2012, effective Oct. 5, 2012; revised, 78 FR 4212, Jan. 18, 2013, effective Mar. 19, 2013; para. (b)(4) revised, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018]