Strategic Plan - Fee Proposal Comparison

**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