USPTO Revised Patent Fees, Oh My!

Fee

Current Large
Entity Fee Rate

Final Rule Large
Entity Fee Rate

Percentage Change

Utility Patent Application Fees

Utility Filing Fee

$280

$300

7%

Utility Search Fee

$600

$660

10%

Utility Examination Fee

$720

$760

6%

Utility Issue Fee

Utility Issue Fee

$960

$1000

4%

Provisional Application Filing

Provisional Application Filing Fee

$260

$280

8%

Design Patent Application Fees

Design Filing Fee

$180

$200

11%

Design Search Fee

$120

$160

33%

Design Examination Fee

$460

$600

30%

Design Issue Fee

Design Issue Fee

$560

$700

25%

Plant Patent Application Filing Fees

Plant Filing Fee

$180

$200

11%

Plant Search Fee

$380

$420

11%

Plant Examination Fee

$580

$620

7%

Plant Issue Fee

Plant Issue Fee

$760

$800

5%

Excess Claim Fees

Each Independent Claim in Excess of Three

$420

$460

10%

Each Claim in Excess of 20

$80

$100

25%

Multiple Dependent Claims

$780

%820

5%

Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

Submission of an IDS after First Action on the Merits, before Notice of Allowance

$180

$240

33%

Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

RCE - 1^st Request

$1,200

$1,300

8%

RCE - 2^nd and Subsequent Request

$1,700

$1,900

12%

Appeal Fees

Notice of Appeal

$800

$800

no change

Forwarding an Appeal Brief in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding to the Board

$2,000

$2,240

12%

NEW Patent Fees

Ex Parte Reexamination (§ 1.510(a)) Streamlined

- -

$6,000

(non-streamlined remains at $12,000)

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Hague International Design Application

- -

$120

- -

Submission of sequence listing of 300 MB to 800 MB

- -

$1,000

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Submission of sequence listings of more than 800 MB

- -

$10,000

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Late Filing of Sequence Listing

- -

$300

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