Patent Post-Allowance Fees
Utility issue fee – fee decrease from $1,780/$890/$445 to $960/$480/$240.
Reissue issue fee – fee decrease from $1,780/$890/$445 to $960/$480/$240.
Design issue fee – fee decrease from $1,020/$510/$255 to $560/$280/$140.
Plant issue fee – fee decrease from $1,400/$700/$350 to $760/$380/$190.
Publication fee for early, voluntary, or normal publication – fee decrease from $300 to $0.
PCT Fees – International Stage
Transmittal fee – new small/micro entity fee of $120/$60.
Search fee - regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) – new small/micro entity fee of $1,040/$520.
Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention – new small/micro entity fee of $1,040/$520.
Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office – new small/micro entity fee of $120/$60.
Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was the ISA – new small/micro entity fee of $300/$150.
Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was not the ISA – fee increase from $750 to $760.
Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was not the ISA – new small/micro entity fee of $380/$190.
Supplemental examination fee per additional invention – new small/micro entity fee of $300/$150.
Late payment fee – new small/micro entity fee of variable.
Patent Service Fees
Recording each patent assignment, agreement or other paper, per property – if submitted electronically – fee decrease from $40 to $0.(If not submitted electronically, the fee amount remains $40.)
