[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41018-41027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19763]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

37 CFR Parts 1, 2, and 7

[Docket No. 950501124-5185-02]
RIN 0651-AA74


Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is amending 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 is amending the requirements for 
recording documents on the Government Register. This rule also includes 
information relating to the availability of patent and trademark 
information products provided by the PTO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1995.

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, D.C. 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 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 
(Pub. L. 102-204).

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    The cover sheet referenced in 37 CFR 7.1(c) must be in a format 
approved by the Office. The Office of Public Records will maintain a 
list of approved formats that will meet this requirement. Contact the 
Office of Public Records at (703) 308-9743 regarding specific questions 
relating to this requirement and to seek approval of additional 
formats.

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 35 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 Pub. L. 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 all 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

    This rule adjusts 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 being 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 May 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 
will 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 being 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 
being adjusted to recover their estimated average costs in fiscal year 
1996.
    The 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 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 final rule package. In addition, fees involving 37 CFR 1.17 (r) 
and (s) are being 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 

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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 (GPO) 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 and 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/).
    In order to ensure clarity in the implementation of the new fees, a 
discussion of specific sections is set forth below.

Discussion of Specific Rules

37 CFR 1.16  National Application Filing Fees

    Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f)-(i), is revised to 
adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
    Section 1.16, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), 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), is revised to 
adjust fees established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.
    Section 1.17, paragraphs (j) and (n)-(p), is revised to adjust fees 
established therein to recover costs.

37 CFR 1.18  Patent Issue Fees

    Section 1.18, paragraphs (a)-(c), is revised to 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) is revised to 
amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent business practices.
    Section 1.19, paragraph (b)(1), is revised to 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), is revised to adjust 
fees established therein to recover costs.
    Section 1.20, paragraphs (e)-(g), is revised to adjust fees 
established therein to reflect fluctuations in the CPI.

37 CFR 1.21  Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

    Section 1.21, paragraph (a)(1), is revised to adjust fees 
established therein to recover costs.

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

    Section 1.445, paragraph (a), is revised to 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), is 
revised to 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), is revised to 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), is revised to 
amend the language to reflect the PTO's most recent business practices.
    Section 2.6, paragraph (b)(2), is revised to adjust fees therein to 
recover costs.

37 CFR 7.1  Requirements

    Section 7.1, is revised to designate the current language as 
paragraph (a), and to add new paragraphs (b)-(j) 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)-(d) and (f)-(i) 
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), is added to 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), is added to provide that each instrument submitted 
to the PTO 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 
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), is added to 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 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 
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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), is added that each patent cover sheet required by 
paragraph (c) of this section seeking to record a governmental interest 
as provided by paragraph (a) of this section must: (1) indicate that 
the instrument is to be recorded on the governmental register, and, if 
applicable, that the instrument is to be recorded on the Secret 
Register. See Sec. 7.7, and (2) indicate, if applicable, that the 
instrument to be recorded is not an instrument affecting title. See 
paragraph (j) of this section.
    Section 7.1(f), is added to provide for the correction of errors in 
the cover sheet. Specifically, Sec. 7.1(e), provides 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 paragraph (i) of 
this section and either the original recorded instrument or a copy of 
the original recorded instrument is filed for recordation.
    Section 7.1(g), is added to 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(h), is added to 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(i) is added to provide that all requests, except as 
provided by paragraph (j) of this section, 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.
    Section 7.1(j), is added to provide that no fee is required for 
each patent application and patent against which an instrument required 
by Executive Order 9424 (3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp.) to be filed if: (1) the 
instrument does not affect title and is so identified in the cover 
sheet (see paragraph (e) of this section); and (2) the cover sheet is 
filed in a format approved by the Office.

Response to Comments on the Rules

    A notice of proposed rulemaking to adjust certain patent and 
trademark fee amounts and to amend the requirements for recording an 
assignment to apply to documents forwarded for recording on the 
Government Register was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 
1995, at 60 FR 27934, and in the Official Gazette of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office on May 30, 1995, at 1174 OG 134.
    A public hearing was held June 29, 1995. Nine comments were 
received and considered in adopting the rules set forth herein. No oral 
testimony was presented.
    Comment: Two respondents stated that the proposed inflationary 
increase of patent and trademark fees is unnecessary because the PTO is 
already operating at a surplus.
    Response: Current PTO resources include carryover funds from fiscal 
year 1994. These carryover funds are partly unobligated balances to be 
carried forward, but primarily advanced fee payments for work to be 
done in fiscal year 1995. Furthermore, this carryover includes fee 
income generated from trademark-related products and services which, 
according to 35 U.S.C. 42(c), may be used only for trademark-related 
activities. Therefore, to recover all costs associated with the 
processing of patent applications, and to remain consistent with the 
current rate of inflation, the PTO is increasing certain patent fees by 
3.2 percent as authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41(f).
    In addition, two trademark service fees were proposed to be 
increased. The adopted fee amounts will recover the average cost of 
providing the service as authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41(d), and will also 
remain consistent with the equivalent patent service fee amounts.
    Comments: Seven respondents objected to the proposal to amend the 
requirements for recording an assignment to apply to documents 
forwarded for recording on the Government Register. The respondents 
stated that not only are Government agencies required by Executive 
Order 9424 to forward an assignment to the PTO for recordation, but 
also the PTO lacks the authority under Title 35 of the United States 
Code to impose a fee for recording an assignment on the Government 
Register.
    Response: 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(1) provides that the Commissioner shall 
charge a fee of $40 per property for recording any document affecting 
title. An assignment is a document affecting title. Therefore, the 
Office must require a $40 recording fee for recording any assignment, 
even those being recorded on the Government Register. If a document to 
be recorded on the Government Register does not affect title and if it 
is accompanied by the appropriate cover sheet, then no fee is required.

Other Considerations

    This final 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 no information collection 
within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This final rule has 
been determined not to be significant for purposes of Executive Order 
12866.
    The PTO has determined that this final 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 final rule change would not 
have a signficiant impact on a substantial number of small entities 
(Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L. 96-354). The final rule change 
increases fees to reflect the change in the CPI as authorized by 35 
U.S.C. 42(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 new fee amounts is included as an 
Appendix to this notice of final rulemaking.
Lists of Subjects

37 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice 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 is amending 
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:


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

    2. Section 1.16 is 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, a 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.)
* * * * *
    (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

    (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
* * * * *
    3. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) through (g), 
(j), (m) through (p), (r), and (s) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.17  Patent application processing fees.

* * * * *
    (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 then a small entity
$290.00

    (f) In addition to the fee for filing a 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. 1.9(f))
$125.00
By other than a small entity
$250.00
* * * * *
    (j) For filing a petition to institute a public use proceeding 
under

Sec. 1.292
$1,430.00
* * * * *
    (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
* * * * *
    (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 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 amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(ii), 
(a)(1)(iii), (b)(1)(i), and (b)(1)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.19  Document supply fees.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (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 workdays
$25.00
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *

(i) Regular service
$15.00
(ii) Expedited regular service
$30.00
* * * * *
    6. Section 1.20 is amended by revising paragraphs (c), (e) through 
(g), (i)(1), (i)(2), and (j) to read as follows:


Sec. 1.20  Post issuance fees.

* * * * *
(c) For filing a request for reexamination (Sec. 1.510(a))
$2,390.00
* * * * *
    (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 filed 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
* * * * *
    (i) * * *

(1) unavoidable
$660.00
(2) Unintentional
$1,550.00
* * * * *
    (j) For filing an application for extension of the term of a 
patent
(Sec. 1.740)
$1,060.00

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


Sec. 1.21  Miscellaneous fees and charges.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
(1) For admission to examination for registration to practice: fee 
payable upon application
$310.00
* * * * *

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    8. Section 1.445 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


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 amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1) 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 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 States 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 Patent 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 
application:

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 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 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 and filing date. An 
instrument relating to an international patent application which 
designates the United States of America must identify the international 
applications 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 

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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) Each patent cover sheet required by paragraph (c) of this 
section seeking to record a governmental interest as provided by 
paragraph (a) of this section must:
    (1) indicate that the instrument is to be recorded on the 
governmental register, and, if applicable, that the instrument is to be 
recorded on the Secret Register. See Sec. 7.7.
    (2) indicate, if applicable, that the instrument to be recorded is 
not an instrument affecting title. See paragraph (j) of this section.
    (f) 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 paragraph (i) of this section and either the original recorded 
instrument or a copy of the original recorded instrument is filed for 
recordation.
    (g) 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.
    (h) Instruments and cover sheets to be recorded should be addressed 
to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Box Assignment, 
Washington, D.C. 20231.
    (i) All requests to record instruments must be accompanied by the 
appropriate fee. Except as provided in paragraph (j) of this section, a 
recording fee set forth in Sec. 1.21(h) of this chapter fee is required 
for each application and patent against which the instrument is 
recorded as identified in the cover sheet.
    (j) No fee is required for each patent application and patent 
against which an instrument required by Executive Order 9424 (3 CFR 
1943-1948 Comp.) to be filed if:
    (1) the instrument does not affect title and is so identified in 
the cover sheet (see paragraph (e) of this section); and
    (2) the cover sheet is filed in a format approved by the Office.

    Dated: August 4, 1995.
Bruce A. Lehman,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 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  ...........
1.16(c)...........  Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity).............................           11  ...........
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  ...........
1.16(e)...........  Surcharge--Late Filing Fee (Small Entity).........................           65  ...........
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  ...........
1.16(j)...........  Reissue Claims in Excess of 20 (Small Entity).....................           11  ...........
1.16(k)...........  Provisional Application Filing Fee................................          150  ...........
1.16(k)...........  Provisional Application Filing Fee (Small Entity).................           75  ...........
1.16(l)...........  Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed......................           50  ...........
1.16(l)...........  Surcharge--Incomplete Provisional App. Filed (Small Entity).......           25  ...........
1.17(a)...........  Extension--First Month............................................          110  ...........
1.17(a)...........  Extension--First Month (Small Entity).............................           55  ...........
1.17(b)...........  Extension--Second Month...........................................          370          380
1.17(b)...........  Extension--Second Month (Small Entity)............................          185          190

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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
1.17(e)...........  Notifce 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  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Correction of Inventorship..............................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Decision on Questions...................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Suspend Rules...........................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Expedited License.......................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Scope of License........................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Retroactive License.....................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Refusing Maintenance Fee--Expired Patent................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Interference............................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Reconsider Interference.................................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Late Filing of Interference.............................          130  ...........
1.20(b)...........  Petition--Correction of Inventorship..............................          130  ...........
1.17(h)...........  Petition--Refusal to Publish SIR..................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--For Assignment..........................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--For Application.........................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Late Priority Papers....................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Suspend Action..........................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Divisional Reissues to Issue Separately.................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--For Interference Agreement..............................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Amendment After Issue...................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Withdrawal After Issue..................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Defer Issue.............................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Issue to Assignee.......................................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec.  1.53...................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Accord a Filing Date Under Sec.  1.62...................          130  ...........
1.17(i)...........  Petition--Make Application Special................................          130  ...........
1.17(j)...........  Petition--Public Use Proceeding...................................        1,390        1,430
1.17(k)...........  Non-English Specification.........................................          130  ...........
1.17(l)...........  Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl...................................          110  ...........
1.17(l)...........  Petition--Revive Abandoned Appl. (Small Entity)...................           55  ...........
1.17(m)...........  Petition--Revive Unintentionally Abandoned Appl...................        1,210        1,250
1.17(m)...........  Petition--Revive Unintent Abandoned Appl. (Small Entity)..........          605          625
1.17(n)...........  SIR--Prior to Examiner's Action...................................          840          870
1.17(o)...........  SIR--After Examiner's Action......................................        1,690        1,740
1.17(p)...........  Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement (Sec.  1.97)....          210          220
1.17(q)...........  Petition--Correction of Inventorship (Prov. App.).................           50  ...........
1.17(q)...........  Petition--Accord a filing date (Prov. App.).......................           50  ...........
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)) (Small                 365          375
                     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 Entity)......          365          375
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  ...........
1.19(a)(1)(ii)....  Patent Copy--Overnight delivery to PTO Box or overnight fax.......            6  ...........
1.19(a)(1)(iii)...  Patent Copy Ordered by Expedited Mail or Fax--Exp. service........           25  ...........
1.19(a)(2)........  Plant Patent Copy.................................................           12  ...........
1.19(a)(3)(i).....  Copy of Utility Patent or SIR in Color............................           24  ...........
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, Expedited..........           24           30
1.19(b)(2)........  Cert or Uncert Copy of Patent-Related File Wrapper/Contents.......          150  ...........
1.19(b)(3)........  Cert. or Uncert. Copies of Office Records, per Document...........           25  ...........
1.19(b)(4)........  For Assignment Records, Abstract of Title and Certification.......           25  ...........
1.19(c)...........  Library Service...................................................           50  ...........
1.19(d)...........  List of Patents in Subclass.......................................            3  ...........
1.19(e)...........  Uncertified Statement-Status of Maintenance Fee Payment...........           10  ...........

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1.19(f)...........  Copy of Non-U.S. Patent Document..................................           25  ...........
1.19(g)...........  Comparing and Certifying Copies, Per Document, Per Copy...........           25  ...........
1.19(h)...........  Duplicate or Corrected Filing Receipt.............................           25  ...........
1.20(a)...........  Certificate of Correction.........................................          100  ...........
1.20(c)...........  Reexamination.....................................................        2,320        2,390
1.20(d)...........  Statutory Disclaimer..............................................          110  ...........
1.20(d)...........  Statutory Disclaimer (Small Entity)...............................           55  ...........
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  ...........
1.20(h)...........  Surcharge--Maintenance Fee--6 Months (Small Entity)...............           65  ...........
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  ...........
1.21(a)(3)........  Reinstatement to Practice.........................................           15  ...........
1.21(a)(4)........  Certificate of Good Standing......................................           10  ...........
1.21(a)(4)........  Certificate of Good Standing, Suitable Framing....................           20  ...........
1.21(a)(5)........  Review of Decision of Director, OED...............................          130  ...........
1.21(a)(6)........  Regrading of Examination..........................................          130  ...........
1.21(b)(1)........  Establish Deposit Account.........................................           10  ...........
1.21(b)(2)........  Service Charge Below Minimum Balance..............................           25  ...........
1.21(b)(3)........  Service Charge Below Minimum Balance..............................           25  ...........
1.21(c)...........  Filing a Disclosure Document......................................           10  ...........
1.21(d)...........  Box Rental........................................................           50  ...........
1.21(e)...........  International Type Search Report..................................          $40  ...........
1.21(g)...........  Self-Service Copy Charge..........................................          .25  ...........
1.21(h)...........  Recording Patent Property.........................................           40  ...........
1.21(i)...........  Publication in the OG.............................................           25  ...........
1.21(j)...........  Labor Charges for Services........................................           30  ...........
1.21(k)...........  Unspecified Other Services........................................  ...........  ...........
1.21(k)...........  Terminal Use APS-CSIR (per hour)..................................           50  ...........
1.21(m)...........  Processing Returned Checks........................................           50  ...........
1.21(n)...........  Handling Fee--Incomplete Application..............................          130  ...........
1.21(o)...........  Terminal Use APS-TEXT.............................................           40  ...........
1.24..............  Coupons for Patent and Trademark Copies...........................            3  ...........
1.296.............  Handling Fee--Withdrawal SIR......................................          130  ...........
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  ...........
1.482(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  ...........
1.492(c)..........  Claims--Extra Total (Over 20) (Small Entity)......................           11  ...........
1.492(d)..........  Claims--Multiple Dependents.......................................          240          250
1.492(d)..........  Claims--Multiple Dependents (Small Entity)........................          120          125
1.492(e)..........  Surcharge.........................................................          130  ...........
1.492(e)..........  Surcharge (Small Entity)..........................................           65  ...........
1.492(f)..........  English Translation--After 20 Months..............................          130  ...........
2.6(a)(1).........  Application for Registration, Per Class...........................          245  ...........
2.6(a)(2).........  Amendment to Allege Use, Per Class................................          100  ...........

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2.6(a)(3).........  Statement of Use, Per Class.......................................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(4).........  Extension for Filing Statement of Use, Per Class..................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(5).........  Application for Renewal, Per Class................................          300  ...........
2.6(a)(6).........  Surcharge for Late Renewal, Per Class.............................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(7).........  Publication of Mark Under Sec.  12(c), Per Class..................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(8).........  Issuing New Certificate of Registration...........................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(9).........  Certificate of Correction of Registrant's Error...................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(10)........  Filing Disclaimer to Registration.................................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(11)........  Filing Amendment to Registration..................................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(12)........  Filing Affidavit Under Section 8, Per Class.......................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(13)........  Filing Affidavit Under Section 15, Per Class......................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(14)........  Filing Affidavit Under Sections 8 & 15, Per Class.................          200  ...........
2.6(a)(15)........  Petitions to the Commissioner.....................................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(16)........  Petition to Cancel, Per Class.....................................          200  ...........
2.6(a)(17)........  Notice of Opposition, Per Class...................................          200  ...........
2.6(a)(18)........  Ex Parte Appeal to the TTAB, Per Class............................          100  ...........
2.6(a)(19)........  Dividing an Application, Per New Application Created..............          100  ...........
2.6(b)(1)(i)......  Copy of Registered Mark...........................................            3  ...........
2.6(6)(1)(ii).....  Copy of Registered Mark, overnight delivery to PTO box or fax.....            6  ...........
2.6(b)(1)(iii)....  Copy of Reg. Mark Ordered Via Exp. Mail or Fax, Exp. Svc..........           25  ...........
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/Contents.........           50  ...........
2.6(b)(4)(i)......  Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status....................           10  ...........
2.6(b)(4)(ii).....  Cert. Copy of Registered Mark, Title or Status--Expedited.........           20  ...........
2.6(b)(5).........  Certified or Uncertified Copy of TM Records.......................           25  ...........
2.6(b)(6).........  Recording Trademark Property, Per Mark, Per Document..............           40  ...........
2.6(b)(6).........  For Second and Subsequent Marks in Same Document..................           25  ...........
2.6(b)(7).........  For Assignment Records, Abstracts of Title and Cert...............           25  ...........
2.6(b)(8).........  Terminal Use X-SEARCH.............................................           40  ...........
2.6(b)(9).........  Self-Service Copy Charge..........................................         0.25  ...........
2.6(b)(10)........  Labor Charges for Services........................................           30  ...........
2.6(b)(11)........  Unspecified Other Services........................................          \1\  ...........
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These fees are not affected by this rulemaking.                                                                 
\1\ Actual cost.                                                                                                


[FR Doc. 95-19763 Filed 8-10-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-M