United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2024_register executive 2024-11-20 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1ce6b40b0 D09002ee1ce6b45dc United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Patent and Trademark Office originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sets or adjusts patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act). The fee adjustments are needed to provide the USPTO with sufficient aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate estimated costs of patent operations in future years (based on assumptions and estimates found in the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Justification (FY 2025 Budget)), including implementing the USPTO 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). 89 FR 91898 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-20/2024-26821 2024-26821 fr20no24-18 RIN 0651-AD64 3510-16-P Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0033 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-20/2024-26821 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-20/html/2024-26821.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-20/pdf/2024-26821.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Biologics Courts Freedom of Information Inventions and Patents Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Lawyers 114 p. 91898 92011 89 FR 91898 Title 37 Part 1 37 CFR Part 1 Title 37 Part 41 37 CFR Part 41 Title 37 Part 42 37 CFR Part 42 RIN 0651-AD64 Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue RULE 2024-26821 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 2025-01-19 Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0033 3510-16-P 2024-26821 Final rule.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sets or adjusts patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act). The fee adjustments are needed to provide the USPTO with sufficient aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate estimated costs of patent operations in future years (based on assumptions and estimates found in the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Justification (FY 2025 Budget)), including implementing the USPTO 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan).

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