Director, Forecasting and Analysis

0651-AD88 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) takes this action to set and adjust Patent fee amounts to provide the Office with sufficient aggregate revenue to recover its aggregate cost of operations thereby maintaining a sustainable funding model.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Fully or Partially Exempt 37 CFR 1 37 CFR 41 37 CFR 42 Pub. L. 112-29 No NPRM 12/00/2025 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/2026 Final Action 07/00/2026 Final Action Effective 10/00/2026 YES Businesses Organizations None No No Yes Yes C. Brett Lockard Director, Forecasting and Analysis 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-0928 christopher.lockard@uspto.gov P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313-1450