# Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees
> **US Patent and Trademark Office** · Final rule. · Published 2005-05-26 · Effective 2005-07-01 · 70 FR 30360
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-10585
- **Category:** uspto-patent
- **Sub-agency:** US Patent and Trademark Office
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 30360
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 1
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/26/05-10585/changes-to-the-practice-for-handling-patent-applications-filed-without-the-appropriate-fees)
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