Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2023-06-06 · Effective 2024-01-17 · 88 FR 36956
Document
Document number
2023-11917
Federal Register citation
88 FR 36956
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
2023-06-06
Effective date
2024-01-17
Commerce docket
Docket No.: PTO-P-2018-0031
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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 March 27, 2023, and was scheduled to become effective on June 30, 2023. Through this final rule, the USPTO is delaying the effective date of this fee until January 17, 2024.