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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AB54 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: Changes To Implement Patent-Related Provisions of the United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act of 2003 would (if enacted) revise patent fees in general, and provide for a search fee and examination fee that are separate from the filing fee. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act of 2003 also provides that the United States Patent and Trademark Office may, by regulation, provide a refund of any part of the excess claim fee for any claim that is canceled before an examination has been made of the application, provide a refund of any part of the examination fee and the search fee for any applicant who files a written declaration of express abandonment as prescribed by the Office before an examination has been made of the application, and provide a refund of any part of the examination fee and the search fee for any applicant who provides a search report that meets the conditions prescribed by the Office. This rulemaking implements the changes to the patent fees contained in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act of 2003. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 41, 2(b)(2)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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 22313-1450
Phone:571 272-8800
Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov