Patent Office Funding III: Filing Fees

May 02, 2004

The patent office funding bill (H.R. 1561) seems to become law. Here are some of the proposed changes:

	Current Fees	Fees in Bill
Filing Fee	$770	Filing: $300 Search: $500 Examination: $200 Total: $1000
Extra independent claims >3	$86	$100
Claims >20	$18	$50

Long disclosure	$0	$250 for ea. 50 sheets over 100
Electronic Filing	$0	$225 discount

Issue Fee	$1330	$1400

Small entities retain 50% cut.

More patent related legislation commentary is available here.

Posted on May 02, 2004 at 03:01 PM in Patent Legislation | Permalink

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