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USPTO fee schedule

Effective December 29, 2022 (Last revised June 5, 2023)

The fee schedule provides information and fee rates for USPTO's products and services. All payments must be paid in U.S. dollars for the full amount of the fee required. View the Accepted payment methods page or call the USPTO Contact Center at 571-272-1000 or 800-786-9199 for assistance.

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USPTO fee schedule

Current fee schedule

Patent fees

The fees subject to reduction upon establishment of small entity status (37 CFR 1.27) or micro entity status (37 CFR 1.29) are shown in separate columns. Except for provisional applications, each application for a patent requires the appropriate search fee and examination fee in addition to the appropriate fees in the "Patent application filing fees" section below. This means each fee listed as a "Basic filing fee" in the "Patent application filing fees" section should be accompanied by the appropriate search fee listed in the "Patent search fees" section as well as the appropriate examination fee listed in the "Patent examination fees" section. The $400/$200 non-electronic filing fee (fee codes 1090/2090/3090 or 1690/2690/3690) must be paid in addition to the filing, search and examination fees, in each original nonprovisional utility application filed in paper with the USPTO. The only way to avoid payment of the non-electronic filing fee is by filing your nonprovisional utility application via EFS-Web. The non-electronic filing fee does not apply to reissue, design, plant, or provisional applications. 

Fee code 37 CFR § Description Fee Small entity fee Micro entity fee
1817/2817/3817 1.17(c) Request for prioritized examination 4,200.00 1,680.00 840.00
1819/2819/3819 1.17(d) Correction of inventorship after first action on merits 640.00 256.00 128.00
1801/2801/3801 1.17(e)(1) Request for continued examination (RCE) - 1st request (see 37 CFR 1.114) 1,360.00 544.00 272.00
1820/2820/3820 1.17(e)(2) Request for continued examination (RCE) - 2nd and subsequent request (see 37 CFR 1.114) 2,000.00 800.00 400.00
1830/2830/3830 1.17(i)(1) Processing fee, except in provisional applications 140.00 56.00 28.00
1808/2808/3808 1.17(i)(2) Other publication processing fee 140.00 140.00 140.00
1803/2803/3803 1.17(i)(2) Request for voluntary publication or republication 140.00 140.00 140.00*
1802/2802/3802 1.17(k) Request for expedited examination of a design application 1,600.00 640.00 320.00
1818/2818 1.17(o) Document fee for third-party submissions (see 37 CFR 1.290(f)) 180.00 72.00 n/a*
1806/2806/3806 1.17(p) Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement 260.00 104.00 52.00
1807/2807/3807 1.17(q) Processing fee for provisional applications 50.00 50.00 50.00
1809/2809/3809 1.17(r) Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) 880.00 352.00 176.00
1810/2810/3810 1.17(s) For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b)) 880.00 352.00 176.00
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Post issuance fees

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Fee code 37 CFR § Description Fee Small entity fee Micro entity fee
1811/2811/3811 1.20(a) Certificate of correction 160.00 160.00 160.00
1816/2816/3816 1.20(b) Processing fee for correcting inventorship in a patent 160.00 160.00 160.00
1831/2831/3831 1.20(c)(1) Ex parte reexamination (§1.510(a)) streamlined 6,300.00 2,520.00 1,260.00*
1812/2812/3812 1.20(c)(2) Ex parte reexamination (§1.510(a)) non-streamlined 12,600.00 5,040.00 2,520.00*
1821/2821/3821 1.20(c)(3) Each reexamination independent claim in excess of three and also in excess of the number of such claims in the patent under reexamination 480.00 192.00 96.00
1822/2822/3822 1.20(c)(4) Each reexamination claim in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of claims in the patent under reexamination 100.00 40.00 20.00
1814/2814/3814 1.20(d) Statutory disclaimer, including terminal disclaimer 170.00 170.00 170.00
1826/2826/3826 1.20(k)(1) Request for supplemental examination 4,620.00 1,848.00 924.00
1827/2827/3827 1.20(k)(2) Reexamination ordered as a result of supplemental examination 12,700.00 5,080.00 2,540.00
1828/2828/3828 1.20(k)(3)(i) Supplemental examination document size fee - for nonpatent document having between 21 and 50 sheets 180.00 72.00 36.00
1829/2829/3829 1.20(k)(3)(ii) Supplemental examination document size fee - for each additional 50 sheets or a fraction thereof in a nonpatent document 300.00 120.00 60.00
* Third-party filers are not eligible for the micro entity fee.

Patent trial and appeal fees

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Fee code 37 CFR § Description Fee Small entity fee Micro entity fee
1405/2405/3405 41.20(a) Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge under 37 CFR 41.3 420.00 420.00 420.00
1401/2401/3401 41.20(b)(1) Notice of appeal 840.00 336.00 168.00*
n/a 41.20(b)(2)(i) Filing a brief in support of an appeal 0.00 0.00 0.00
1404/2404/3404 41.20(b)(2)(ii) Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding 2,100.00 840.00 420.00*
1403/2403/3403 41.20(b)(3) Request for oral hearing 1,360.00 544.00 272.00*
1413/2413/3413 41.20(b)(4) Forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board 2,360.00 944.00 472.00*
1406/2406/3406 42.15(a)(1) Inter partes review request fee - Up to 20 claims 19,000.00 19,000.00 19,000.00
1414/2414/3414 42.15(a)(2) Inter partes review post-institution fee - Up to 20 claims 22,500.00 22,500.00 22,500.00
1407/2407/3407 42.15(a)(3) Inter partes review request of each claim in excess of 20 375.00 375.00 375.00
1415/2415/3415 42.15(a)(4) Inter partes post-institution request of each claim in excess of 20 750.00 750.00 750.00
1408/2408/3408 42.15(b)(1) Post-grant or covered business method review request fee - Up to 20 claims 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00

Trademark fees

As of the implementation of mandatory electronic filing on February 15, 2020, paper trademark filings are no longer accepted. The paper filing fees are provided for the very limited circumstances in which a paper filing is permitted. The “electronically filed” fees are relevant for most customers.

General service fees

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