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)
- Current USPTO Fee Schedule (effective 08Dec2004)
Advance Notice Regarding Changes to Patent Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2005 (H.R. 4818) (posted 03Dec2004)
- Questions and Answers concerning the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (FAQs) (posted 03Dec2004, updated 18Jan2005; updated 27Jan2005 in view of Changes To Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 3880; updated 3June2005 in view of Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees, Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 30360)
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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