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| BASIC PAT. FEES | CURRENT FEE | PROPOSED FEE |
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Filing Fee |
$ 740 |
$ 300 |
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Examination Fee |
N/A |
1,250 |
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Issue Fee |
1,280 |
1,660 |
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Maintenance - 1st |
880 |
900 |
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Maintenance - 2nd |
2,020 | 3,000 |
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Maintenance - 3rd |
3,100 | 5,000 |
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Total for Basic Fees |
$ 8,020 |
$ 12,110 |
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(Proposed Total Fees 51% Higher) |
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GRADUATED FEES AFFECTING APPLICANTS' BEHAVIOR: |
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| ITEM | CURRENT FEE | PROPOSED FEE |
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Sheets of Spec and Drawings > 50 |
None |
Director to Prescribe Fee |
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Independent Claims > 3 |
$78/excess indep claim |
$160 to $640 for 4th to 6th, and afterwards 125% more for each claim than for previous claim |
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Total Claims > 20 |
$18/excess claim |
$80 per claim in excess of 20; $640 per claim in excess of 35; beyond 40 fee per claim rises 125% for each group of 5 |
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Continuing Applications |
None |
Scale starting at $1,000 for appln claiming priority from more than 3 earlier applns |
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Claims Not Patentably Distinct |
None |
Scale starting at $10,680 for an appln with claims not patentably distinct from another appln or patent of applicant |
