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Title 37 - PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTSChapter I - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCESubchapter A - GENERALPart 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASESSubpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
FEES AND PAYMENT OF MONEY
Section 1.18 - Patent post allowance (including issue) fees

37 C.F.R. § 1.18

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Section 1.18 - Patent post allowance (including issue) fees
(a) Issue fee for issuing each original patent, except a design or plant patent, or for issuing each reissue patent:

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29 )$240.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) )480.00
By other than a small or micro entity1,200.00

(b)
(1) Issue fee for issuing an original design patent:

Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(1)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29 )$148.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) )296.00
By other than a small or micro entity740.00

(2) [Reserved]
(3) Issue fee for issuing an international design application designating the United States, where the issue fee is paid through the International Bureau (Hague Agreement Rule 12(3)(c)) as an alternative to paying the issue fee under paragraph (b)(1) of this section: The amount established in Swiss currency pursuant to Hague Agreement Rule 28 as of the date of mailing of the notice of allowance (§ 1.311 ).
(c) Issue fee for issuing an original plant patent:

Table 3 to Paragraph (c)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29 )$168.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) )336.00
By other than a small or micro entity840.00

(d)(1) Publication fee on or after January 1, 2014$0.00
(2) Publication fee before January 1, 2014300.00
(3) Republication fee (§ 1.221(a) )320.00
(e) For filing an application for patent term adjustment under § 1.705 210.00
(f) For filing a request for reinstatement of all or part of the term reduced pursuant to § 1.704(b) in an application for a patent term adjustment under § 1.705 420.00

37 C.F.R. §1.18

78 FR 4286, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 17955, Apr. 2, 2015; 82 FR 52814, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46988, Aug. 3, 2020; 85 FR 58283, Sept. 18, 2020; 88 FR 17156, Mar. 22, 2023
82 FR 52814, 1/16/2018; 85 FR 46988, 10/2/2020; 85 FR 58283, 10/2/2020; 88 FR 17156, 3/22/2023

Part 2 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 6 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 7 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 1 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 3 pertaining to both patents and trademarks is placed in the grouping pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 4 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 5 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.