[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27934-27943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12751]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

37 CFR Parts 1, 2, and 7

[Docket No. 950501124-5124-01]
RIN 0651-AA74


Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) proposes to amend the 
rules of practice in patent and trademark cases, Parts 1, 2 and 7 of 
title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, to adjust certain patent and 
trademark fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price 
Index (CPI) and to recover costs of operation, and to amend the 
requirements for recording an assignment to apply to documents 
forwarded for recording on the Government Register. This notice also 
includes information relating to the availability of patent and 
trademark information products provided by the PTO.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 29, 1995; a 
public hearing will be held on June 29, 1995, at 9 a.m. Requests to 
present oral testimony should be received on or before June 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments and requests to present oral 
testimony to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 
20231, Attention: Robert Kopson, suite 507, Crystal Park 1, or by fax 
to (703) 305-8525. The hearing will be held in suite 912 of Crystal 
Park 2, located at 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia. Written 
comments and a transcript of the hearing will be available for public 
inspection in suite 507 of Crystal Park 1, located at 2011 Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

[[Page 27935]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Kopson by telephone at (703) 305-8510, fax at (703) 305-8525, or 
by mail marked to his attention and addressed to the Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed rule change is designed to 
adjust PTO fees in accordance with the applicable provisions of title 
35, United States Code; section 31 of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1113); and section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (as amended by section 8001 of Public law 
103-66), all as amended by the Patent and Trademark Office 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-204).

Background

Statutory Provisions

    Patent fees are authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41 and 35 U.S.C. 376. A 
fifty percent reduction in the fees paid under 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b) 
by independent inventors, small business concerns, and nonprofit 
organizations who meet prescribed definitions is required by 35 U.S.C. 
41(h).
    Subsection 41(f) of title 35, United States Code, provides that 
fees established under 34 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b) may be adjusted on 
October 1, 1992, and every year thereafter, to reflect fluctuations in 
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the previous 12 months.
    Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 
(amended by section 8001 of Public Law 103-66) provides that there 
shall be a surcharge on all fees established under 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and 
(b) to collect $111 million in fiscal year 1996.
    Subsection 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the 
Commissioner to establish fees for all other processing, services, or 
materials related to patents to recover the average cost of providing 
these services or materials, except for the fees for recording a 
document affecting title, for each photocopy, and for each black and 
white copy of a patent.
    Section 376 of title 35, United States Code, authorizes the 
Commissioner to set fees for Patent applications filed under the Patent 
Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
    Subsection 41(g) of title 35, United States Code, provides that new 
fee amounts established by the Commissioner under section 41 may take 
effect thirty days after notice in the Federal Register and the 
Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office.
    Section 31 of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1113), authorizes the Commissioner to establish fees for the 
filing and processing of an application for the registration of a 
trademark or other mark, and for other services and materials relating 
to trademarks and other marks.
    Section 31(a) of the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 
1113(a)), as amended, allows trademark fees to be adjusted once each 
year to reflect, in the aggregate, any fluctuations during the 
preceding 12 months in the CPI.
    Section 31 also allows new trademark fee amounts to take effect 
thirty days after notice in the Federal Register and the Official 
Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Recovery Level Determinations

    The proposed rule would adjust patent and trademark fees for a 
planned recovery of $643,014,000 in fiscal year 1996, as proposed in 
the Administration's budget request to the Congress.
    The patent statutory fees established by 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b) 
are proposed to be adjusted on October 1, 1995, to reflect any 
fluctuations occurring during the previous 12 months in the Consumer 
Price Index (CPI-U). In calculating these fluctuations, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that the PTO should use CPI-
U data as determined by the Secretary of Labor. However, the Department 
of Labor does not make public the CPI-U until approximately 21 days 
after the end of the month being calculated. Therefore, the latest CPI-
U information available is for the month of February 1995. In 
accordance with previous rulemaking methodology, the PTO uses the 
Administration's projected CPI-U for the 12-month period ending 
September 30, 1995, which is 3.2 percent. Based on this projection, 
patent statutory fees are proposed to be adjusted by 3.2 percent. 
Before the final fee schedule is published, the fees may be slightly 
adjusted based on actual data available from the Department of Labor.
    Certain non-statutory patent processing fees established under 35 
U.S.C. 41(d) and PCT processing fees established under 35 U.S.C. 376 
are proposed to be adjusted to recover their estimated average costs in 
fiscal year 1996. Three patent service fees that are set by statute 
will not be adjusted. The three fees that are not being adjusted are 
assignment recording fees, printed patent copy fees and photocopy 
charge fees.
    Certain trademark service fees established under 15 U.S.C. 1113 are 
proposed to be adjusted to recover their estimated average costs in 
fiscal year 1996.
    The proposed fee amounts were rounded by applying standard 
arithmetic rules so that the amounts rounded would be convenient to the 
user. Fees of $100 or more were rounded to the nearest $10. Fees 
between $2 and $99 were rounded to an even number so that the 
comparable small entity fee would be a whole number.

Workload Projections

    Determination of workloads varies by fee. Principal workload 
projection techniques are as follows:
    Patent application workloads are projected from statistical 
regression models using recent application filing trends. Patent issues 
are projected from an in-house patent production model and reflect 
examiner production achievements and goals. Patent maintenance fee 
workloads utilize patents issued 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years prior to 
payment and assume payment rates of 79 percent, 55 percent and 32 
percent, respectively. Service fee workloads follow linear trends from 
prior years' activities.
General Procedures

    Any fee amount that is paid on or after the effective date of the 
fee increase would be subject to the new fees then in effect. For 
purposes of determining the amount of the fee to be paid, the date of 
mailing indicated on a proper Certificate of Mailing or Transmission, 
where authorized under 37 CFR 1.8, will be considered to be the date of 
receipt in the PTO. A Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under 
Section 1.8 is not ``proper'' for items which are specifically excluded 
from the provisions of Section 1.8. Section 1.8 should be consulted for 
those items for which a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission is not 
``proper.'' Such items include, inter alia, the filing of national and 
international applications for patents and the filing of trademark 
applications. However, the provisions of 37 CFR 1.10 relating to filing 
papers and fees with an ``Express Mail'' certificate do apply to any 
paper or fee (including patent and trademark applications) to be filed 
in the PTO. If an application or fee is filed by ``Express Mail'' with 
a proper certificate dated on or after the effective date of the rules, 
as amended, the amount of the fee to be paid would be 
[[Page 27936]] the fee established by the amended rules.
    A notice of final rulemaking was published at 60 FR 20195 (April 
25, 1995) wherein several new fee provisions were made to implement the 
20-year patent term and provisional applications. Language changes were 
made in 37 CFR 1.16 (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g) which are reproduced in 
this proposed rule package. In addition, fees involving 37 CFR 1.17 (r) 
and (s) are now proposed to be adjusted by changes in the CPI to remain 
equal to the basic filing fee for a utility patent application.

PTO Information Dissemination Products

    The PTO provides information to the public in the Patent Search 
Room and the Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia, and at 78 
Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries around the country. A list of 
the libraries is included in each issue of the Official Gazette of the 
Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, a number of patent and 
trademark search tools and document-delivery products, published on 
paper and on various machine-readable media, are sold directly to the 
public.
    Printed PTO publications may be ordered from the Government 
Printing Office or one of its Book Stores located throughout the 
country. A list of patent and trademark-related publications with 
current prices and ordering information is available from the GPO 
(Subject Bibliography SB 021)--Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 
371984, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, voice: 202-512-1800, fax: 202-512-
2250.
    Machine-readable publications, including magnetic tapes and CD-
ROMs, may be ordered directly from the PTO. A printed-catalog of 
machine-readable products, including current prices and ordering 
information, is available from the Office of Information Products 
Development--US Patent & Trademark Office, Office of Information 
Products Development, Crystal Park 3, Room 412, Washington, DC 20231, 
voice: 703-308-0322, fax: 703-308-0493.
    The catalog of machine-readable products is published in the 
Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office in late December 
each year and may also be viewed on, or downloaded from, the PTO 
electronic bulletin board (703-305-8950, 8/no/1) or from the PTO's home 
page on the Internet (http://www.uspto.gov/).

Discussion of Specific Rules

37 CFR 1.16  National Application Filing Fees

    Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i), if revised as 
proposed, would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations 
in the CPI.
    Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g) include 
language changes relating to provisional patent applications (see 60 FR 
20195, dated April 25, 1995).

37 CFR 1.17  Patent Application Processing Fees

    Section 1.17, paragraphs (b)-(g), (m), (r), and (s), if revised as 
proposed, would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations 
in the CPI.
    Section 1.17, paragraphs (j) and (n)-(p), if revised as proposed, 
would adjust fees established therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.18  Patent Issue Fees

    Section 1.18, paragraphs (a)-(c), if revised as proposed, would 
adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.19  Document Supply Fees

    Section 1.19, paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii), if revised as 
proposed, would amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent 
business practices.
    Section 1.19, paragraph (b)(1), if revised as proposed, would 
adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.20  Post-Issuance Fees

    Section 1.20, paragraphs (c), (i), and (j), if revised as proposed, 
would adjust fees established therein to recover costs.
    Section 1.20, paragraphs (e)-(g), if revised as proposed, would 
adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.21  Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

    Section 1.21, paragraph (a)(1), if revised as proposed, would 
adjust fees established therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.445  International Application Filing, Processing, and Search 
Fees

    Section 1.445, paragraph (a), if revised as proposed, would adjust 
the fees authorized by 35 U.S.C. 376 to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.482  International Preliminary Examination Fees

    Section 1.482, paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii), if 
revised as proposed, would adjust the fees authorized by 35 U.S.C. 376 
to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.492  National Stage Fees

    Section 1.492, paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), if revised as proposed, 
would adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the 
CPI.

37 CFR 2.6  Trademark Fees

    Section 2.6, paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii), if revised as 
proposed, would amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent 
business practices.
    Section 2.6, paragraph (b)(2), if revised as proposed, would adjust 
fees therein to recover costs.
37 CFR 7.1  Requirements

    Section 7.1, if revised as proposed, would designate the current 
language as paragraph (a), and would add new paragraphs (b)-(h) to 
clarify that the requirements for patent and patent application 
assignment documents, including the requirement for the fee set forth 
in Sec. 1.21(h), submitted for recording also apply to instruments 
submitted for recording on the Government Register. Sections 7.1(b)-(h) 
contain language similar to that in Secs. 3.21, 3.28, 3.31, 3.34, 3.26, 
3.27, and 3.41, respectively.
    Section 7.1(b), if revised as proposed, would provide that an 
instrument relating to a patent must identify the patent by the patent 
number, that an instrument relating to a national patent application 
must identify the national patent application by the application number 
(consisting of the series code and the serial number, e.g., 07/123,456) 
or the serial number and filing date, that an instrument relating to an 
international patent application which designates the United States of 
America must identify the international application by the 
international application number (e.g., PCT/US90/01234), and that if an 
assignment is executed concurrently with, or subsequent to, the 
execution of the patent application, but before the patent application 
is filed, it must identify the patent application by its date of 
execution, name of each inventor, and title of the invention so that 
there can be no mistake as to the patent application intended.
    Section 7.1(c), if revised as proposed, would provide that each 
instrument submitted to the Office for recording must be accompanied by 
a cover sheet referring to those patent applications and patents 
against which the instrument is to be recorded, that one set of 
instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be filed, and that 
if an instrument to be recorded is not accompanied by a completed cover 
sheet, the instrument and any [[Page 27937]] incomplete cover sheet 
will be returned for proper completion of a cover sheet and 
resubmission of the instrument and a completed cover sheet.
    Section 7.1(d), if revised as proposed, would provide that each 
cover sheet must contain: (1) the name of the party conveying the 
interest; (2) the name and address of the party receiving the interest; 
(3) a description of the interest conveyed or transition to be 
recorded; (4) each application number or patent number against which 
the instrument is to be recorded, or an indication that the instrument 
is filed together with a patent application; (5) the name and address 
of the party to whom correspondence concerning the request to record 
the instrument should be mailed; (6) the number of applications or 
patents identified in the cover sheet and the total fee; (7) the date 
the instrument was executed; (8) a statement by the party submitting 
the instrument that to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, 
the information contained on the cover sheet is true and correct and 
any copy submitted is a true copy of the original instrument; and (9) 
the signature of the party submitting the instrument.
    Section 7.1(e), if revised as proposed, would provide for the 
correction of errors in the cover sheet. Specifically, Sec. 7.1(e), as 
proposed, would provide that an error in a cover sheet recorded 
pursuant to this Part will be corrected only if: (1) the error is 
apparent when the cover sheet is compared with the recorded instrument 
to which it pertains, and (2) a corrected cover sheet accompanied by 
the recording fee set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter and either 
the original recorded instrument or a copy of the original recorded 
instrument is filed for recordation.
    Section 7.1(f), if revised as proposed, would provide that the 
Office will accept and record non-English language instruments only if 
accompanied by a verified English translation signed by the individual 
making the translation.
    Section 7.1(g), if revised as proposed, would provide that 
instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be addressed to the 
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Box Assignment, Washington, 
D.C. 20231.
    Section 7.1(h), if revised as proposed, would provide that all 
requests to record instruments must be accompanied by the recording fee 
set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter, and that the fee set forth 
in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter is required for each application and 
patent against which the instrument is recorded as identified in the 
cover sheet.

Other Considerations

    This proposed rule change is in conformity with the requirements of 
Executive Order 12612, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 
U.S.C. 3501, et seq. This rulemaking contains one information 
collection entry relating to registration of Government patent 
interests in patents. This information collection has been approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 0651-0027. 
This proposed rule has been determined not to be significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    The PTO has determined that this proposed rule change has no 
Federalism implications affecting the relationship between the National 
Government and the States as outlined in Executive Order 12612.
    The Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation of the 
Department of Commerce has certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration, that the proposed rule change would not 
have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities 
(Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L. 96-354). The proposed rule change 
increases fees to reflect the change in the CPI as authorized by 35 
U.S.C. 41(f). Further, the principal impact of the major patent fees 
has already been taken into account in 35 U.S.C. 41(h), which provides 
small entities with a 50-percent reduction in the major patent fees.
    A comparison of existing and proposed fee amounts is included as an 
Appendix to this notice of proposed rulemaking.
    In order to ensure clarity in the implementation of the proposed 
fees, a discussion of specific sections is set forth below.
Lists of Subjects

37 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practices and procedure, Inventions and patents, 
Reporting and record keeping requirements, Small businesses.

37 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Lawyers, Trademarks.

37 CFR Part 7

    Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents, 
Reporting and record keeping requirements.

    For the Reasons set forth in the preamble, the PTO proposes to 
amend title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 1, 
as set forth below.

PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

    1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 1 would continue to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 6, unless otherwise noted.

    2. Section 1.16 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(a), (b), (d), and (f) through (i), to read as follows:


Sec. 1.16  National application filing fees.

(a) Basic fee for filing each application for an original               
 patent, except provisional, design or plant applications:              
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................      $375.00
By other than a small entity...............................       750.00
(b) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original                  
 application, except provisional applications, for filing               
 or later presentation of each independent claim in excess              
 of 3:                                                                  
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................        39.00
By other than a small entity...............................        78.00
                                                                        
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(d) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original                  
 application, except provisional applications, if the                   
 application contains, or is amended to contain, multiple               
 dependent claim(s), per application:                                   
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       125.00
By other than a small entity...............................       250.00
(If the additional fees required by paragraphs (b), (c),                
 and (d) of this section are not paid on filing or on later             
 presentation of the claims for which the additional fees               
 are due, they must be paid or the claims canceled by                   
 amendment prior to the expiration of the time period set               
 for response by the Office in any notice of fee                        
 deficiency.)                                                           
                                                                        
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(f) Basic fee for filing each design application:                       
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       155.00
By other than a small entity...............................       310.00
(g) Basic fee for filing each plant application, except                 
 provisional applications:                                              
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       255.00
By other than a small entity...............................       510.00
(h) Basic fee for filing each reissue application:                      
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       375.00
By other than a small entity...............................       750.00
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(i) In addition to the basic filing fee in a reissue                    
 application, for filing or later presentation of each                  
 independent claim which is in excess of the number of                  
 independent claims in the original patent:                             
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................        39.00
By other than a small entity...............................        78.00
                                                                        
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  3. Section 1.17 is propose to amend by revising paragraphs (b) 
through (g), (j), (m) through (p), (r), and (s) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.17  Patent application processing fees.

                                                                        
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(b) Extension fee for response within second month pursuant             
 to Sec. 1.136(a):                                                      
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................      $190.00
By other than a small entity...............................       380.00
(c) Extension fee for response within third month pursuant              
 to Sec. 1.136(a):                                                      
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       450.00
By other than a small entity...............................       900.00
(d) Extension fee for response within fourth month pursuant             
 to Sec. 1.136(a):                                                      
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       700.00
By other than a small entity...............................     1,400.00
(e) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the              
 Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:                             
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       145.00
By other than a small entity...............................       290.00
(f) In addition to the fee for filing notice of appeal, for             
 filing a brief in support of an appeal:                                
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       145.00
By other than a small entity...............................       290.00
(g) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the                 
 Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an appeal                 
 under 35 U.S.C. 134:                                                   
By a small entity (Sec. 19(f)).............................       125.00
By other than a small entity...............................       250.00
                                                                        
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(j) For filing a petition to institute a pubic use                      
 proceeding under Sec. 1.292...............................     1,430.00
                                                                        
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(m) For filing a petition:                                              
  (1) For revival of an unintentionally abandoned                       
   application, or                                                      
  (2) For the unintentionally delayed payment of the fee                
   for issuing a patent:                                                
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       625.00
By other than a small entity...............................     1,250.00
(n) For requesting publication of a statutory invention                 
 registration prior to the mailing of the first examiner's              
 action pursuant to Sec. 1.104--$870.00 reduced by the                  
 amount of the application basic filing fee paid.                       
(o) For requesting publication of a statutory invention                 
 registration after the mailing of the first examiner's                 
 action pursuant to Sec. 1.104--$1,740.00 reduced by the                
 amount of the application basic filing fee paid.                       
(p) For submission of an information disclosure statement               
 under Sec. 1.97(c)........................................       220.00
                                                                        
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(r) For entry of a submission after final rejection under               
 Sec. 1.129(a):                                                         
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       375.00
By other than a small entity...............................       750.00
(s) For each additional invention requested to be examined              
 under Sec. 1.129(b):                                                   
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       375.00
By other than a small entity...............................       750.00
                                                                        

    4. Section 1.18 is proposed to be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.18  Patent issue fees.

(a) Issue fee for issuing each original or reissue patent,              
 except a design or plant patent:                                       
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................      $625.00
By other than a small entity...............................     1,250.00
(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:                              
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       215.00
By other than a small entity...............................       430.00
(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:                               
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       315.00
By other than a small entity...............................       630.00
                                                                        

    5. Section 1.19 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(a)(1)(ii), (a)(1)(iii), and (b)(1) (i) and (ii) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.19  Document supply fees.

                                                                        
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(a) * * *                                                               
(1) * * *                                                               
                                                                        
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(ii) Overnight delivery to PTO Box or overnight fax........        $6.00
(iii) Expedited service for copy ordered by expedited mail              
 or fax delivery service and delivered to the consumer                  
 within two workdays.......................................        25.00
                                                                        
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(b) * * *                                                               
(1) * * *                                                               
(i) Regular service........................................        15.00
(ii) Expedited regular service.............................        30.00
                                                                        
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    6. Section 1.20 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(c), (e) through (g), (i), (1), (i) (2) and (j) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.20  Post issuance fees.

                                                                        
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(c) For filing a request for rexamination (Sec. 1.510(a))..    $2,390.00
                                                                        
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(e) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a             
 design or plant patent, based on an application filed on               
 or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond four years,                
 the fee is due by three years and six months after the                 
 original grant                                                         
By a small entity Sec. 1.9(f)).............................       495.00
By other than a small entity...............................       990.00
(f) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a             
 design or plant patent, based on an application filed on               
 or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond eight years;               
 the fee is due by seven years and six months after the                 
 original grant                                                         
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       995.00
By other than a small entity...............................     1,990.00
(g) For maintaining an original or reissue patent, except a             
 design or plant patent, based on an application field on               
 or after December 12, 1980, in force beyond twelve years;              
 the fee is due by eleven years and six months after the                
 original grant                                                         
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................     1,495.00
By other than a small entity...............................     2,990.00
                                                                        
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(i) * * *                                                               
(1) unavoidable............................................       660.00
(2) unintentional..........................................     1,550.00
                                                                        
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(j) For filing an application for extension of the term of              
 a patent (Sec. 1.740).....................................     1,060.00
                                                                        

    7. Section 1.21 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph 
(a)(1) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.21  Miscellaneus fees and charges.

                                                                        
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(a) * * *                                                               
(1) For admission to examination for registration to                    
 practices: fee payable upon application...................       310.00
                                                                        
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    8. Section 1.445 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph 
(a) to read as follows: [[Page 27939]] 


Sec. 1.445  International application filing, processing and search 
fees.

(a) the following fees and charges for international                    
 applications are established by the Commissioner under the             
 authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:                                            
(1) A transmittal fee (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule                
 14).......................................................      $220.00
(2) A search fee (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16)                 
 where:                                                                 
(i) No corresponding prior United States national                       
 application with basic filing fee has been filed..........       660.00
(ii) A corresponding prior United States national                       
 application with basic filing fee has been filed..........       430.00
(3) A supplemental search fee when required, per additional             
 invention.................................................       190.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
                                                                        

    9. Section 1.482 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.482  International preliminary examination fees.

(a) * * *                                                               
(1) A preliminary examination fee is due on filing the                  
 Demand:                                                                
(i) Where an international search fee as set forth in Sec.              
 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application             
 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an                 
 International Searching Authority, a preliminary                       
 examination fee of........................................      $470.00
(ii) Where the International Searching Authority for the                
 international application was an authority other than the              
 United States Patent and Trademark Office, a preliminary               
 examination fee of........................................       710.00
(2) * * *                                                               
(ii) Where the International Searching Authority for the                
 international application was an authority other than the              
 United States Patent and Trademark Office.................       250.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
                                                                        

    10. Section 1.492 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(a), (b), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.492  National Stage fees.

                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
(a) The basic national fee:                                             
(1) Where an international preliminary examination fee as               
 set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid on the international             
 application to the United States Patent and Trademark                  
 Office:                                                                
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................      $340.00
By other than a small entity...............................       680.00
(2) Where no international preliminary examination fee as               
 set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid to the United States             
 Patent and Trademark Office, but an international search               
 fee as set forth in Sec. 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the              
 international application to the United State Patent and               
 Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority:              
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       375.00
By other than a small entity...............................       750.00
(3) Where no international preliminary examination fee as               
 set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid and no international             
 search fee as set forth in Sec. 1.445(a)(2) has been paid              
 on the international application to the United States                  
 Patent and Trademark Office:                                           
 By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))...........................       505.00
By other than a small entity...............................     1,010.00
(4) Where an international preliminary examination fee as               
 set forth in Sec. 1.482 has been paid to the United States             
 Patent and Trademark Office and the international                      
 preliminary examination report states that the criteria of             
 novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness), and industrial              
 applicability, as defined in PCT Article 33 (1) to (4)                 
 have been satisfied for all the claims presented in the                
 application entering the national stage (see Sec.                      
 1.496(b)):                                                             
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................        47.00
By other than a small entity...............................        94.00
(5) Where a search report on the international application              
 has been prepared by the European Patient Office or the                
 Japanese Patent Office:                                                
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       440.00
By other than a small entity...............................       880.00
(b) In addition to the basic national fee, for filing or                
 later presentation of each independent claim in excess of              
 3:                                                                     
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................        39.00
By other than a small entity...............................        78.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
(d) In addition to the basic national fee, if the                       
 application contains, or is amended to contain, a multiple             
 dependent claim(s), per applicant:                                     
By a small entity (Sec. 1.9(f))............................       125.00
By other than a small entity...............................       250.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
                                                                        

PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES

    1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 2 would continue to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 U.S.C. 6, unless otherwise noted.

    2. Section 2.6 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs 
(b)(1)(ii), (b)(1)(iii), (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec. 2.6  Trademark fees.

                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
(b) * * *                                                               
(1) * * *                                                               
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
(ii) Overnight delivery to PTO Box or overnight fax........        $6.00
(iii) Expedited service for copy ordered by expedited mail              
 or fax delivery service and delivered to the customer                  
 within two work days......................................        25.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
(2) * * *                                                               
(i) Regular service........................................        15.00
(ii) Expedited local service...............................        30.00
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
                                                                        

PART 7--REGISTER OF GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN PATENTS

    1. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 7 would continue to read 
as follows:

    Authority: E.O. 9424, February 18, 1944, 9 FR 1959; 3 CFR 1943-
1948 comp.

    2. Section 7.1 is proposed to be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 7.1  Requirements.

    (a) Executive Order 9424 (3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp.) requires the 
several departments and other executive agencies of the Government, 
including Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations, to 
forward promptly to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for 
recording all licenses, assignments, or other interests of the 
Government in or under patents or applications for patents.
    (b) An instrument relating to a patent must identify the patent by 
the patent number. An instrument relating to a national patent 
application must identify the national patent application by the 
application number (consisting of the series code and the serial 
number, e.g., 07/123,456) or the serial number [[Page 27940]] and 
filing date. An instrument relating to an international patent 
application which designates the United States of America must identify 
the international application by the international application number, 
(e.g., PCT/US90/01234). If an assignment is executed concurrently with, 
or subsequent to, the execution of the patent application, but before 
the patent application is filed, it must identify the patent 
application by its date of execution, name of each inventor, and title 
of the invention so that there can be no mistake as to the patent 
application intended.
    (c) Each instrument submitted to the Office for recording must be 
accompanied by at least one cover sheet as specified in paragraph (d) 
of this section referring to those patent applications and patents 
against which the instrument is to be recorded. Only one set of 
instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be filed. If an 
instrument to be recorded is not accompanied by a completed cover 
sheet, the instrument and any incomplete cover sheet will be returned 
for proper completion of a cover sheet and resubmission of the 
instrument and a completed cover sheet.
    (d) Each cover sheet required by paragraph (c) of this section must 
contain:
    (1) the name of the party conveying the interest;
    (2) the name and address of the party receiving the interest;
    (3) a description of the interest conveyed or transaction to be 
recorded;
    (4) each application number or patent number against which the 
instrument is to be recorded, or an indication that the instrument is 
filed together with a patent application;
    (5) the name and address of the party to whom correspondence 
concerning the request to record the instrument should be mailed;
    (6) the number of applications or patents identified in the cover 
sheet and the total fee;
    (7) the date the instrument was executed;
    (8) a statement by the party submitting the instrument that to the 
best of the person's knowledge and belief, the information contained on 
the cover sheet is true and correct and any copy submitted is a true 
copy of the original instrument; and
    (9) the signature of the party submitting the instrument.
    (e) An error in a cover sheet recorded pursuant to this Part will 
be corrected only if:
    (1) the error is apparent when the cover sheet is compared with the 
recorded instrument to which it pertains, and
    (2) a corrected cover sheet accompanied by the recording fee set 
forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter and either the original recorded 
instrument or a copy of the original recorded instrument is filed for 
recordation.
    (f) The Office will accept and record non-English language 
instruments only if accompanied by a verified English translation 
signed by the individual making the translation.
    (g) Instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be addressed 
to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Box Assignment, 
Washington, DC 20231.
    (h) All requests to record instruments must be accompanied by the 
recording fee set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter. The fee set 
forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter is required for each application 
and patent against which the instrument is recorded as identified in 
the cover sheet.

    Dated: May 19, 1995.
Philip G. Hampton II,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Acting Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks.
    Note: The following appendix will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

                           Appendix A.--Comparison of Existing and Revised Fee Amounts                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             Pre-Oct            
            37 CFR Sec.                                   Description                          1995     Oct 1995
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.16(a)...........................  Basic Filing Fee......................................       $730       $750
1.16(a)...........................  Basic Filing Fee (Small Entity).......................        365        375
1.16(b)...........................  Independent Claims....................................         76         78
1.16(b)...........................  Independent Claims (Small Entity).....................         38         39
1.16(c)...........................  Claims in Excess of 20................................         22      (\1\)
1.16(c)...........................  Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity).................         11      (\1\)
1.16(d)...........................  Multiple Dependent Claims.............................        240        250
1.16(d)...........................  Multiple Dependent Claims (Small Entity)..............        120        125
1.16(e)...........................  Surcharge--Late Filing Fee............................        130      (\1\)
1.16(e)...........................  Surcharge--Late Filing Fee (Small Entity).............         65      (\1\)
1.16(f)...........................  Design Filing Fee.....................................        300        310
1.16(f)...........................  Design Filing Fee (Small Entity)......................        150        155
1.16(g)...........................  Plant Filing Fee......................................        490        510
1.16(g)...........................  Plant Filing Fee (Small Entity).......................        245        255
1.16(h)...........................  Reissue Filing Fee....................................        730        750
1.16(h)...........................  Reissue Filing Fee (Small Entity).....................        365        375
1.16(i)...........................  Reissue Independent Claims............................         76         78
1.16(i)...........................  Reissue Independent Claims (Small Entity).............         38         39
1.16(j)...........................  Reissue Claims in Excess of 20........................         22      (\1\)
1.16(j)...........................  Reissue Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity).........         11      (\1\)
1.16(k)...........................  Provisional Application Filing Fee....................        150      (\1\)
1.16(k)...........................  Provisional Application Filing Fee (Small Entity).....         75      (\1\)
1.16(l)...........................  Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed..........         50      (\1\)
1.16(l)...........................  Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed (Small            25      (\1\)
                                     Entity).                                                                   
1.17(a)...........................  Extension--First Month................................        110      (\1\)
1.17(a)...........................  Extension--First Month (Small Entity).................         55      (\1\)
1.17(b)...........................  Extension--Second Month...............................        370        380
1.17(b)...........................  Extension--Second Month (Small Entity)................        185        190
1.17(c)...........................  Extension--Third Month................................        870        900
1.17(c)...........................  Extension--Third Month (Small Entity).................        435        450
1.17(d)...........................  Extension--Fourth Month...............................      1,360      1,400
1.17(d)...........................  Extension--Fourth Month (Small Entity)................        680        700
1.17(e)...........................  Notice of Appeal......................................        280        290
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1.17(e)...........................  Notice of Appeal (Small Entity).......................        140        145
1.17(f)...........................  Filing a Brief........................................        280        290
1.17(f)...........................  Filing a Brief (Small Entity).........................        140        145
1.17(g)...........................  Request for Oral Hearing..............................        240        250
1.17(g)...........................  Request for Oral Hearing (Small Entity)...............        120        125
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Not All Inventors...........................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Correction of Inventorship..................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Decision on Questions.......................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Suspend Rules...............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Expedited License...........................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Scope of License............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Retroactive License.........................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee....................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee--Expired Patent....        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Interference................................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Reconsider Interference.....................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Late Filing of Interference.................        130      (\1\)
1.20(b)...........................  Petition--Correction of Inventorship..................        130      (\1\)
1.17(h)...........................  Petition--Refusal to Publish SIR......................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--For Assignment..............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--For Application.............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Late Priority Papers........................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Suspend Action..............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Divisional Reissues to Issue Separately.....        130      (\1\)
1.17(o)(1)........................  Petition--For Interference Agreement..................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Amendment After Issue.......................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Withdrawal After Issue......................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Defer Issue.................................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Issue to Assignee...........................        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.53........        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec. 1.62........        130      (\1\)
1.17(i)(1)........................  Petition--Make Application Special....................        130      (\1\)
1.17(j)...........................  Petition--Public Use Proceeding.......................      1,390      1,430
1.17(k)...........................  Non-English Specification.............................        130      (\1\)
1.17(l)...........................  Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl.......................        110      (\1\)
1.17(l)...........................  Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl.(Small Entity)........         55      (\1\)
1.17(m)...........................  Petition--Revive Unintentionally Abandoned Appl.......      1,210      1,250
1.17(m)...........................  Petition--Revive Unintent Abandoned Appl. (Small              605        625
                                     Entity).                                                                   
1.17(n)...........................  SIR--Prior to Examiner's Action.......................        840        870
1.17(o)...........................  SIR--After to Examiner's Action.......................      1,690      1,740
1.17(p)...........................  Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement             210        220
                                     (Sec. 1.97).                                                               
1.17(q)...........................  Petition--Correction of Inventorship (Prov. App.).....         50      (\1\)
1.17(q)...........................  Petition--Accord a filing date (Prov. App.)...........         50      (\1\)
1.17(r)...........................  Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a))..        730        750
1.17(r)...........................  Filing a submission after final rejection (1.129(a))          365        375
                                     (Small Entity).                                                            
1.17(s)...........................  Per add'l invention to be examined (1.129(b)).........        730        750
1.17(s)...........................  Per add'l invention to be examined (1.129(b)) (Small          365        375
                                     Entity).                                                                   
1.18(a)...........................  Issue Fee.............................................      1,210      1,250
1.18(a)...........................  Issue Fee (Small Entity)..............................        605        625
1.18(b)...........................  Design Issue Fee......................................        420        430
1.18(b)...........................  Design Issue Fee (Small Entity).......................        210        215
1.18(c)...........................  Plant Issue Fee.......................................        610        630
1.18(c)...........................  Plant Issue Fee (Small Entity)........................        305        315
1.19(a)(1)(i).....................  Copy of Patent........................................          3      (\1\)
1.19(a)(1)(ii)....................  Patent Copy--Overnight delivery to PTO Box or                   6      (\1\)
                                     overnight fax.                                                             
1.19(a)(1)(iii)...................  Patent Copy Ordered by Expedited Mail or Fax--Exp.             25      (\1\)
                                     service.                                                                   
1.19(a)(2)........................  Plant Patent Copy.....................................         12      (\1\)
1.19(a)(3)(i).....................  Copy of Utility Patent or SIR in Color................         24      (\1\)
1.19(b)(1)(i).....................  Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed.........         12         15
1.19(b)(1)(ii)....................  Certified Copy of Patent Application as Filed,                 24         30
                                     Expedited.                                                                 
1.19(b)(2)........................  Cert of Uncert Copy of Patent-Related File Wrapper/           150      (\1\)
                                     Contents.                                                                  
1.19(b)(3)........................  Cert. or Uncert. Copies of Office Records, per                 25      (\1\)
                                     Document.                                                                  
1.19(b)(4)........................  For Assignment Records, Abstract of Title and                  25      (\1\)
                                     Certification.                                                             
1.19(c)...........................  Library Service.......................................         50      (\1\)
1.19(d)...........................  List of Patents in Subclass...........................          3      (\1\)
1.19(e)...........................  Uncertified Statement--Status of Maintenance Fee               10      (\1\)
                                     Payment.                                                                   
1.19(f)...........................  Copy of Non-U.S. Patent Document......................         25      (\1\)
1.19(g)...........................  Comparing and Certifying Copies, Per Document, Per             25      (\1\)
                                     Copy.                                                                      
1.19(h)...........................  Duplicate or Corrected Filing Receipt.................         25      (\1\)
1.20(a)...........................  Certificate of Correction.............................        100      (\1\)
1.20(c)...........................  Reexamination.........................................      2,320      2,390
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1.20(d)...........................  Statutory Disclaimer..................................        110      (\1\)
1.20(d)...........................  Statutory Disclaimer (Small Entity)...................         55      (\1\)
1.20(e)...........................  Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years............................        960        990
1.20(e)...........................  Maintenance Fee--3.5 Years (Small Entity).............        480        495
1.20(f)...........................  Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years............................      1,930      1,990
1.20(f)...........................  Maintenance Fee--7.5 Years (Small Entity).............        965        995
1.20(g)...........................  Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years...........................      2,900      2,990
1.20(g)...........................  Maintenance Fee--11.5 Years (Small Entity)............      1,450      1,495
1.20(h)...........................  Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months..................        130      (\1\)
1.20(h)...........................  Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months (Small Entity)...         65      (\1\)
1.20(i)(1)........................  Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unavoidable..        640        660
1.20(i)(2)........................  Surcharge--Maintenance After Expiration--Unintentional      1,500      1,550
1.20(j)...........................  Extension of Term of Patent...........................      1,030      1,060
1.21(a)(1)........................  Admission to Examination..............................        300        310
1.21(a)(2)........................  Registration to Practice..............................        100      (\1\)
1.21(a)(3)........................  Reinstatement to Practice.............................         15      (\1\)
1.21(a)(4)........................  Certificate of Good Standing..........................         10      (\1\)
1.21(a)(4)........................  Certificat of Good Standing, Suitable Framing.........         20      (\1\)
1.21(a)(5)........................  Review of Decision of Director, OED...................        130      (\1\)
1.21(a)(6)........................  Regrading of Examination..............................        130      (\1\)
1.21(b)(1)........................  Establish Deposit Account.............................         10      (\1\)
1.21(b)(2)........................  Service Charge Below Minimum Balance..................         25      (\1\)
1.21(b)(3)........................  SErvice Charge Below Minimum Balance..................         25      (\1\)
1.21(c)...........................  Filing a Disclosure Document..........................         10      (\1\)
1.21(d)...........................  Box Rental............................................         50      (\1\)
1.21(e)...........................  International Type Search Report......................         40      (\1\)
1.21(g)...........................  Self-Service Copy Charge..............................        .25      (\1\)
1.21(h)...........................  Recording Patent Property.............................         40      (\1\)
1.21(i)...........................  Publication in the OG.................................         25      (\1\)
1.21(j)...........................  Labor Charges for Services............................         30      (\1\)
1.21(k)...........................  Unspecified Other Services............................      (\2\)      (\1\)
1.21(k)...........................  Terminal Use APS-CSIR (per hour)......................         50      (\1\)
1.21(m)...........................  Processing Returned Checks............................         50      (\1\)
1.21(n)...........................  Handling Fee--Incomplete Application..................        130      (\1\)
1.21(o)...........................  Terminal Use APS-TEXT.................................         40      (\1\)
1.24..............................  Coupons for Patient and Trademark Copies..............          3      (\1\)
1.296.............................  Handling Fee--Withdrawal SIR..........................        130      (\1\)
1.445(a)(1).......................  Transmittal Fee.......................................        210        220
1.445(a)(2)(i)....................  PCT Search Fee--No U.S. Application...................        640        660
1.445(a)(2)(ii)...................  PCT Search Fee--Prior U.S. Application................        420        430
1.445(a)(3).......................  Supplemental Search...................................        180        190
1.482(a)(1)(i)....................  Preliminary Exam Fee..................................        460        470
1.482(a)(1)(ii)...................  Preliminary Exam Fee..................................        690        710
1.482(a)(2)(i)....................  Additional Invention..................................        140      (\1\)
1.482(a)(2)(ii)...................  Additional Invention..................................        240        250
1.492(a)(1).......................  Preliminary Examining Authority.......................        660        680
1.492(a)(1).......................  Preliminary Examining Authority (Small Entity)........        330        340
1.492(a)(2).......................  Searching Authority...................................        730        750
1.492(a)(2).......................  Searching Authority (Small Entity)....................        365        375
1.492(a)(3).......................  PTO Not ISA nor IPEA..................................        980      1,010
1.492(a)(3).......................  PTO Not ISA nor IPEA (Small Entity)...................        490        505
1.492(a)(4).......................  Claims--IPEA..........................................         92         94
1.492(a)(4).......................  Claims--IPEA (Small Entity)...........................         46         47
1.492(a)(5).......................  Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report.....................        850        880
1.492(a)(5).......................  Filing with EPO/JPO Search Report (Small Entity)......        425        440
1.492(b)..........................  Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3).....................         76         78
1.492(b)..........................  Claims--Extra Individual (Over 3) (Small Entity)......         38         39
1.492(c)..........................  Claims--Extra Total (Over 20).........................         22      (\1\)
1.492(c)..........................  Claims--Extra Total (Over 20) (Small Entity)..........         11      (\1\)
1.492(d)..........................  Claims--Multiple Dependents...........................        240        250
1.492(d)..........................  Claims--Multiple Dependents (Small Entity)............        120        125
1.492(e)..........................  Surcharge.............................................        130      (\1\)
1.492(e)..........................  Surcharge (Small Entity)..............................         65      (\1\)
1.492(f)..........................  English Translation--After 20 Months..................        130      (\1\)
2.6(a)(1).........................  Application for Registration, Per Class...............        245      (\1\)
2.6(a)(2).........................  Amendment to Allege Use, Per Class....................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(3).........................  Statement of Use, Per Class...........................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(4).........................  Extension for Filing Statement of Use, Per Class......        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(5).........................  Application for Renewal, Per Class....................        300      (\1\)
2.6(a)(6).........................  Surcharge for Late Renewal, Per Class.................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(7).........................  Publication of Mark Under Sec. 12(c), Per Class.......        100      (\1\)
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2.6(a)(8).........................  Issuing New Certificate of Registration...............        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(9).........................  Certificate of Correction of Registrant 's Error......        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(10)........................  Filing Disclaimer to Registration.....................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(11)........................  Filing Amendment to Registration......................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(12)........................  Filing Affidavit Under Section 8, Per Class...........        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(13)........................  Filing Affidavit Under Section 15, Per Class..........        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(14)........................  Filing Affidavit Under Sections 8 & 15, Per Class.....        200      (\1\)
2.6(a)(15)........................  Petitions to the Commissioner.........................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(16)........................  Petition to Cancel, Per Class.........................        200      (\1\)
2.6(a)(17)........................  Notice of Opposition, Per Class.......................        200      (\1\)
2.6(a)(18)........................  Ex Parte Appeal to the TTAB, Per Class................        100      (\1\)
2.6(a)(19)........................  Dividing an Application, Per New Application Created..        100      (\1\)
2.6(b)(1)(i)......................  Copy of Registered Mark...............................          3      (\1\)
2.6(b)(1)(ii).....................  Copy of Registered Mark, overnight delivery to PTO box          6      (\1\)
                                     or fax.                                                                    
2.6(b)(1)(iii)....................  Copy of Reg. Mark Ordered Via Exp. Mail or Fax, Exp.           25      (\1\)
                                     Svc.                                                                       
2.6(b)(2)(i)......................  Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed.............         12         15
2.6(b)(2)(ii).....................  Certified Copy of TM Application as Filed, Expedited..         24         30
2.6(b)(3).........................  Cert. or Uncert. Copy of TM-Related File Wrapper/              50      (\1\)
                                     Contents.                                                                  
2.6(b)(4)(i)......................  Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status........         10      (\1\)
2.6(b)(4)(i)......................  Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status--               20      (\1\)
                                     Expedited.                                                                 
2.6(b)(5).........................  Certified or Uncertified Copy of TM Records...........         25      (\1\)
2.6(b)(6).........................  Recording Trademark Property, Per Mark, Per Document..         40      (\1\)
2.6(b)(6).........................  For Second and Subsequent Marks in Same Document......         25      (\1\)
2.6(b)(7).........................  For Assignment Records, Abstracts of Title and Cert...         25      (\1\)
2.6(b)(8).........................  Terminal Use X-SEARCH.................................         40      (\1\)
2.6(b)(9).........................  Self-Service Copy Charge..............................       0.25      (\1\)
2.6(b)(10)........................  Labor Charges for Services............................         30      (\1\)
2.6(b)(11)........................  Unspecified Other Services............................      (\2\)      (\1\)
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\1\These fees are not affected by this rulemaking.                                                              
\2\Actual cost.                                                                                                 

[FR Doc. 95-12751 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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