Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2005-05-26 · Effective 2005-07-01 · 70 FR 30360
Document
Document number
05-10585
Federal Register citation
70 FR 30360
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2005-05-26
Effective date
2005-07-01
Commerce docket
Docket No.: 2005-P-055
Abstract
Among other changes to patent and trademark fees, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Consolidated Appropriations Act), splits the former patent application basic filing fee into a separate basic filing (or basic national) fee, search fee and examination fee, and requires an additional fee (application size fee) for applications whose specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper, during fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is changing its practice for handling patent applications filed without the appropriate basic filing (or basic national) fee, search fee and examination fee.