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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200810</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
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            <NAME>Patent and Trademark Office</NAME>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (referred to as "Office" in this notice) proposes to adjust certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  Also, the Office is proposing to adjust, by a corresponding amount, a few patent fees that track the affected fees.  The Director is authorized to adjust these fees annually by the CPI to recover the higher costs associated with doing business.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>37 CFR  1.20(c(3)</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 1.16(a-e)</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 1.17(a)</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 1.492 (a)</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 41.20 (b)</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>35 USC 41</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 103-465</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 105-358</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 108-447</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>35 USC 119 and 120</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>35 USC 132(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>35 USC 376</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/03/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 31655</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/03/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/14/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 47534</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/02/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Walter</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Schlueter</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Budget Analyst--Fees and Forecasting</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0651</CODE>
                    <NAME>Patent and Trademark Office</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PTO</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>571 272-6299</PHONE>
                <FAX>571 273-6299</FAX>
                <EMAIL>walter.schlueter@uspto.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>P.O. Box 1450,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Alexandria</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22314</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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