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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC33 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2011 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is taking this action to adjust certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2011 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI-U adjustment of patent fees set by statute to recover the higher costs associated with doing business. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16a-e    37 CFR 1.17a1-5    37 CFR 1.18a-c    37 CFR 1.20c3-4    37 CFR 1.492a-f    37 CFR 41.20b1-3   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 41    PL 110-161    PL 110-149    PL 109-383    PL 110-116    PL 110-137    PL 110-5    PL 110-92    35 USC 119    35 USC 120    35 USC 132(b)    35 USC 376   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    09/00/2010 
NPRM  Statutory  Comment period end 05/00/2010.  03/00/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Withdrawn  08/04/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Walter Schlueter
Budget Analyst-Fees and Forecasting
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-6299
Fax:571 273-6299
Email: walter.schlueter@uspto.gov