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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC29 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Fiscal Year 2009 Revision of Request for Continued Examination, Eighteen-Month Publication, and Other Miscellaneous Cost-Recovery Patent Fees 
Abstract: The USPTO is proposing to revise the rules of practice to adjust the fee or set a fee for certain processes and services for which the USPTO is required to set a cost-recovery fee. The USPTO is specifically proposing to adjust the fee for a request for continued examination, eighteen-month publication, and a certificate of correction (applicant’s mistake) fee, and set a fee for requesting a corrected republication of a patent application publication. The rules of practice currently do not set a fee, or do not set a fee that recovers the USPTO’s costs, for these processes or services. The USPTO is proposing to adjust or set these fee amounts such that they more accurately reflect the Office costs for these processes or services. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)    35 USC 41(d)    35 USC 132(b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Robert W. Bahr
Senior Patent Attorney
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-8800
Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov