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IC Title Status Responses Hours Dollars Document Type Form No. Form Name
0012 Application fee (non-refundable) New 3730 0 149200
0012 Application fee for person disciplined, convicted of a felony or certain misdemeanors under §11.7(h) New 13 0 20800
0012 For test administration by commercial entity New 3507 0 701400
0012 Registration to practice for change of practitioner type New 600 0 60000
0012 Registration to practice or grant of limited recognition under §11.9(b) or (c) New 2000 0 200000
0012 Reinstatement to practice New 22 0 2200
0012 Review of decision by the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under §11.2(c) New 13 0 1690
0012 Review of decision of the Director of Enrollment and Discipline under §11.2(d) New 8 0 1040
0016 Maintenance fee due at 11.5 years New 76921 0 522676800
0016 Maintenance fee due at 3.5 years New 175715 0 254209600
0016 Maintenance fee due at 7.5 years New 105766 0 346527000
0016 Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months New 2962 0 362400
0016 Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months New 6766 0 799720
0016 Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months New 4465 0 546880
0016 Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable New 13 0 8225
0016 Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional New 1752 0 2683040
0020 Extension of term of patent New 60 0 67200
0020 Filing an application for patent term adjustment New 1367 0 273400
0020 Initial application for interim extension (see 37 CFR 1.790) New 1 0 420
0020 Request for reinstatement of term reduced New 10 0 4000
0020 Subsequent application for interim extension (see 37 CFR 1.790) New 1 0 220
0021 Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filling a request for the restoration of the right of priority New 839 0 1058610
0021 Basic National Stage Fee New 75715 0 18230940
0021 English translation after thirty months from priority date New 2504 0 303170
0021 National Stage Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 5534 0 1864800
0021 National Stage Examination Fee - U.S. was the ISA or IPEA and all claims satisfy PCT Article 33(1)-(4) New 1010 0 0
0021 National Stage Examination Fee - all other situations New 75473 0 46781820
0021 National Stage Search Fee - U.S. was the ISA New 5736 0 465660
0021 National Stage Search Fee - U.S. was the ISA or IPEA and all claims satisfy PCT Article 33(1)-(4) New 1010 0 0
0021 National Stage Search Fee - all other situations New 810 0 418050
0021 National Stage Search Fee - search report prepared and provided to USPTO New 68783 0 28893000
0021 Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was not the ISA New 420 0 276260
0021 Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was the ISA New 1457 0 756000
0021 Search fee - regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) New 18067 0 32500520
0021 Search fee, examination fee or oath or declaration after thirty months from priority date New 32963 0 3997595
0021 Supplemental examination fee per additional invention New 11 0 5550
0021 Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention New 526 0 946400
0021 Transmittal fee New 52646 0 10927620
0021 Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office New 100 0 20520
0021 [PCT National Stage] Claims - extra independent (over three) New 33622 0 11718315
0021 [PCT National Stage] Claims - extra total (over 20) New 226345 0 14249580
0021 [PCT National Stage] Claims - multiple dependent New 4610 0 3007095
0027 Recording each patent assignment, agreement or other paper, per property - submitted electronically New 919524 0 0
0027 Recording each patent assignment, agreement or other paper, per property if not submitted electronically New 302778 0 12111120
0031 Extension for response within fifth month New 8820 0 19072500
0031 Extension for response within first month New 172148 0 29264450
0031 Extension for response within fourth month New 6458 0 10655150
0031 Extension for response within second month New 81290 0 40209900
0031 Extension for response within third month New 91588 0 97407100
0031 Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) New 93 0 68880
0031 Petition to revive unavoidably abandoned application New 342 0 133120
0031 Petition to revive unintentionally abandoned application New 8627 0 11442750
0031 Processing fee, except in provisional applications New 3311 0 430430
0031 Publication fee for republication New 222 0 66600
0031 Request for continued examination (RCE) (1st Request) (see 37 CFR 1.114) New 122824 0 132030000
0031 Request for continued examination (RCE) (2nd and subsequent) New 31701 0 47583425
0031 Request for expedited examination of a design application New 223 0 178425
0031 Request for voluntary publication or republication New 612 0 79560
0031 Statutory disclaimer, including terminal disclaimer New 75474 0 12075840
0031 Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement New 116739 0 18671040
0032 Basic filing fee - Design New 30948 0 3962115
0032 Basic filing fee - Design (CPA) New 957 0 122580
0032 Basic filing fee - Plant New 1024 0 131085
0032 Basic filing fee - Utility New 281086 0 71132320
0032 Basic filing fee - Utility (electronic filing for small entities) New 59949 0 4196430
0032 Claims in excess of 20 New 958651 0 65658640
0032 Design Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 120 0 44100
0032 Design Examination Fee New 30948 0 10125405
0032 Design Search Fee New 30948 0 2641410
0032 Independent claims in excess of three New 142724 0 52909185
0032 Multiple dependent claim New 4810 0 3214965
0032 Non-English specification New 1857 0 230965
0032 Plant Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 1 0 400
0032 Plant Examination Fee New 1024 0 422385
0032 Plant Search Fee New 1024 0 276735
0032 Processing fee for provisional applications New 2818 0 140900
0032 Provisional Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 8355 0 2395800
0032 Provisional application filing fee New 172970 0 28610205
0032 Surcharge - Late filing fee, search fee, examination fee or oath or declaration New 93544 0 11122055
0032 Surcharge - Late provisional filing fee or cover sheet New 5977 0 249330
0032 Utility Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 17271 0 5608800
0032 Utility Examination Fee New 340304 0 204270840
0032 Utility Search Fee New 338308 0 169134900
0033 Basic filing fee - Reissue New 678 0 165760
0033 Certificate of correction New 13020 0 1302000
0033 Design issue fee New 22854 0 9398340
0033 Plant issue fee New 903 0 539600
0033 Publication fee for early, voluntary, or normal publication New 98667 0 0
0033 Reissue Application Size Fee - for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 sheets New 25 0 9800
0033 Reissue Examination Fee New 678 0 1278720
0033 Reissue Search Fee New 678 0 355200
0033 Reissue claims in excess of 20 New 6718 0 463840
0033 Reissue independent claims in excess of three New 1069 0 405510
0033 Reissue issue fee New 813 0 656880
0033 Utility issue fee New 103701 0 88448400
0036 Request for publication of SIR - After examiner's action New 1 0 1840
0036 Request for publication of SIR - Prior to examiner's action New 3 0 2760
0059 Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(f) (Group I) New 3015 0 1071800
0059 Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(g) (Group II) New 8619 0 1531600
0059 Petitions requiring the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(h) (Group III) New 11428 0 1421560
0063 Filing a Brief in Support of an Appeal New 23371 0 0
0063 Filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding New 794 0 1418000
0063 Forwarding an Appeal in an Application or Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding to the Board New 13361 0 23497500
0064 Reexamination Petition New 833 0 1435600
0064 Reexamination claims in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of claims in the patent under reexamination New 4168 0 317040
0064 Reexamination independent claims in excess of three and also in excess of the number of such claims in the patent under reexamination New 498 0 193620
0064 Request for ex parte reexamination - granted New 620 0 7957500
0064 Request for ex parte reexamination - refused New 70 0 216900
0064 Supplemental Examination Reexamination New 1513 0 19964800
0064 Supplemental Examination Request New 1720 0 6831000
0064 Supplemental Examination document size fees; 21-50 New 131 0 23175
0064 Supplemental examination document size fees; each additional 50 New 12 0 3360
0069 Derivation proceeding New 50 0 20000
0069 Inter Partes Post-Institution Request of Each Claim in Excess of 15 New 2091 0 836400
0069 Inter Partes Review Post-Institution Fee New 398 0 5572000
0069 Inter Partes Review Request Fee New 398 0 3582000
0069 Inter Partes Review Request of Each Claim in Excess of 20 New 2788 0 557600
0069 Post Grant of Covered Business Method Patent Review Post_Institution New 67 0 1206000
0069 Post Grant of Covered Business Method Patent Review Request New 67 0 804000
0069 Post Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution Request of Each Claim in Excess of 15 New 350 0 192500
0069 Post Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Request of Each Claim in Excess of 20 New 467 0 116750
0069 Request to make settlement agreement available New 20 0 8000
00XX Correct inventorship after first office action on the merits New 500 1000 427796
00XX For each additional invention to be examined (see 37 CFR 1.129(b)) New 5 0 4200
00XX Notice of appeal New 41316 0 36619750
00XX Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge under 37 CFR 41.3 New 165 660 66056
00XX Request for oral hearing New 1564 0 1797575
Total burden requested under this ICR: 5832472 1660 2594521312  
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