Fee Proposal Comparison Chart
|
Current
(with January
CPI) |
Proposed
June 2002 |
Proposed
February
2003 |
Patent Filing Fees |
|
|
|
Filing Original Patent Application |
$750 |
$300 |
$300 |
Search Fee |
|
|
$500 |
Examination Fee |
|
$1,250 |
$200 |
|
Total due at filing
|
$750 |
$300 |
$1,000* |
PCT National Stage Fees (example) |
|
|
|
USPTO is neither IPEA nor ISA
|
$1,060 |
$1,550 |
$1,000** |
Claims Fees |
|
|
|
Independent claims in excess of
3
|
$84 |
$160/ $320/ $640/
+1.25% … |
$200 |
Claims in Excess of 20
|
$18 |
each, in groups
of 5, $80/ $160/ $320/ $640 +125% |
$50 |
Patent Extension Fees (example) |
|
|
|
Extension for response within
second month
|
$410 |
$660 |
$450 |
Patent Appeal Fees |
|
|
|
Notice of Appeal to Board of Appeals
|
$320 |
$520 |
$500 |
Filing a Brief in Support of an Appeal
|
$320 |
$1,730 |
$500 |
Request an Oral Hearing
|
$280 |
$460 |
$1,000 |
Pre Grant Publication |
|
|
|
Publication Fee
|
$300 |
$300 |
$300 |
Patent Issue Fees |
|
|
|
Issue of Original or Reissue Patent
|
$1,300 |
$1,660 |
$1,400 |
Patent Maintenance Fees |
|
|
|
First Stage Maintenance
|
$890 |
$900 |
$900 |
Second Stage Maintenance
|
$2,050 |
$3,000 |
$2,300 |
Third Stage Maintenance
|
$3,150 |
$5,000 |
$3,800 |
Total Patent Life-Cycle Costs |
|
|
|
Filing, Issue, and Maintenance Fees
|
$8,140 |
$12,110 |
$9,400 |
Filing, Issue, PG-Pub and Maintenance Fees
|
$8,440 |
$12,410 |
$9,700 |
Trademark Application Fees, per class |
|
|
|
Paper Correspondence
|
$335 |
$375 |
$375 |
Electronic Correspondence
|
N.A. |
$325 |
$325 |
Expedited Examination
|
N.A. |
$275 |
$275 |
* Refundable in part depending upon stage of express abandonment
** Refundable in part depending upon standing of prior search |