Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2023-03-27 · Effective 2023-06-30 · 88 FR 18052
Document
Document number
2023-06289
Federal Register citation
88 FR 18052
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date and final rule.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2023-03-27
Effective date
2023-06-30
Commerce docket
Docket No.: PTO-P-2018-0031
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, that includes a fee for patent applications that are not filed in the DOCX format, except for design, plant, or provisional applications. The effective date of this new fee was most recently delayed in a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2022 and was scheduled to become effective on April 3, 2023. Through this final rule, the USPTO is delaying the effective date of this fee until June 30, 2023.