Pub. L. 82-593, tit. 35, pt. I, ch. 4, sec. 41

Patent fees

EnactedYear: 1952Length: 282 wordsOfficial source
§ 41 Patent fees (a) The Commissioner shall charge the following fees: 1. On filing each application for an original patent, except in design cases, $30, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty. 2. On issuing each original patent, except in design cases, $30, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty. 3. In design cases: For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $15; for fourteen years, $30. 4. On every application for the reissue of a patent, $30 and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty over and above the number of claims of the original patent. 5. On filing each disclaimer, $10. 6. On an appeal for the first time from the examiner to the Board of Appeals, $25. 7. On filing each petition for the revival of an abandoned application for a patent or for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, $10. 8. For certificate of correction of applicant’s mistake under section 255 of this title, $10. 9. For uncertified printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents (except design patents), 25 cents per copy; for design patents, 10 cents per copy; special rate for libraries specified in section 13 of this title, $50 for patents issued in one year. 10. For recording every assignment, agreement, or other paper not exceeding six pages, $3; for each additional two pages or less, $1; for each additional patent or application included in one writing, where more than one is so included, 50 cents additional. 11. For each certificate, $1. (b) The Commissioner may establish charges for copies of records, publications, or services furnished by the Patent Office, not specified above.
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