Maintain your patent

Maintenance fees are required to keep in force all utility and reissue utility patents based on applications filed on or after December 12, 1980. Maintenance fees are not required for a design or plant patent, or for statutory invention registrations.

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If you need assistance, please contact the Maintenance Fee Branch at 571-272-6500 or RADHelpdesk@uspto.gov.