The patent office funding bill (H.R. 1561) seems to become law. Here are some of the proposed changes:
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Current Fees |
Fees in Bill |
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Filing Fee |
$770 |
Filing: $300 |
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Extra independent claims >3 |
$86 |
$100 |
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Claims >20 |
$18 |
$50 |
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Long disclosure |
$0 |
$250 for ea. 50 sheets over 100 |
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Electronic Filing |
$0 |
$225 discount |
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Issue Fee |
$1330 |
$1400 |
Small entities retain 50% cut.
More patent related legislation commentary is available here.
PATENT OFFICE REVISED FEE CHART
PTO FEE INCREASE SUMMARY Since it appears that the PTO funding and anti-fee diversion bill (H.R. 1561) is likely to pass, Patently Obvious put together a small chart explaining the changes in Patent Office fees….
2005 Patent Fees
The USPTO has announced new patent fees for fiscal year 2005. From a cursory review, the adjustments appear to follow the usual pattern of annual increases. Two notes: 1) These fees may be superseded by the patent office funding bill
Patent Office Filing Fees Bill
Both the Patently Obvious blog and Promote the Progress blog have articles covering the current patent bill which has USPTO fees provisions. One of the interesting things is the creation of a three-tiered filing fee: filing fee, search fee, and
Patent Office Filing Fees Bill
Both the Patently Obvious blog and Promote the Progress blog have articles covering the current patent bill which has USPTO fees provisions. One of the interesting things is the creation of a three-tiered filing fee: filing fee, search fee, and
Patent filing fees
Patently Obvious reported the new patent filing fees under consideration. The basic filing fee will go up from $770 to $1000 ($300 filing, $500 search, $200 examination). The issue fee well go up from $1330 to $1400. Small entities will…
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