Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2017
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2017-11-14 · Effective 2018-01-16 · 82 FR 52780
Document
Document number
2017-24390
Federal Register citation
82 FR 52780
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2017-11-14
Effective date
2018-01-16
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-P-2015-0056
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) sets or adjusts patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Act or AIA). The USPTO operates like a business in that external and internal factors affect the demand for patent products and services. The fee adjustments are needed to provide the Office with a sufficient amount of aggregate revenue to recover its aggregate cost of patent operations (based on current projections), while maintaining momentum towards achieving strategic goals.