CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2012-09-05 · Effective 2012-10-05 · 77 FR 54360
Document
Document number
2012-21974
Federal Register citation
77 FR 54360
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2012-09-05
Effective date
2012-10-05
Commerce docket
PTO-C-2011-0007
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is adjusting certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2013 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of patent fees set by statute to recover the higher costs associated with doing business as reflected by the CPI.