More Information on Changes to Patent Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

Slide Set: Changes to Patent Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818/P.L. 108-447) [PPT] [text version] [Download Zipped Version, 150KB] [ZIP]

(Updated 18July2005; Slide 45 edited to display correct website address.)

(Updated 29Jun2005-The revised slide set contains the same information as the previous version except for the changes on the following slides:

Slide 4 (last bullet has been moved to the first bullet of slide 5);
Slide 5 (2nd bullet is new);
Slide 10 (Under "search fee," the third bullet has been changed and the fourth bullet is newly added; and under "examination fee," the second bullet has been changed);
Slide 31 (the last bullet, "The Office will be proposing changes to the rules of practice to implement the refund provisions," has been deleted);
Slide 32 (this slide is newly added); and
Slide 45 (the image has been updated and the hyper-link is newly added).

(Updated 01Feb2005; Slides 4 and 8; updated 03Jun2005; Slides 5, 14, 15, 19, and 29)

Changes To Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, 70 Fed. Reg. 35571 [PDF] (21Jun2005)

Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage in the United States, 70 Fed. Reg. 35375 [PDF] (20Jun2005)

Changes To Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 3880 [PDF] (27Jan2005)

Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage in the United States, Interim Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 5053 [PDF] (01Feb2005)

Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees, Notice of proposed rulemaking, 70 Fed. Reg. 9570 [PDF] (28Feb2005)

Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees, Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 30360 [PDF] (26May2005)

Text of Legislation: Title VIII Patent and Trademark Fees excerpt from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 [PDF viewer required, 174kb] (posted 08Dec2004)

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 enacted on December 8, 2004 (posted 08Dec2004)

Advance Notice Regarding Changes to Patent Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2005 (H.R. 4818) (posted 03Dec2004)

Advisory - H.R.4818 (Patent Fees) [PDF viewer required, 50kb] or [HTML text] (posted 24Nov2004)

>> see also current USPTO Fee Information

>> see also Trademark Filing Fee Notice

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