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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC44 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Revision of USPTO Fees for Fiscal Year 2012 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is taking this action to adjust certain patent and trademark fee amounts set in the aggregate to recover the estimated cost to the USPTO for processing activities and services and materials relating to patents and trademarks, respectively, including proportionate shares of the administrative costs of the USPTO. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.17(a(1-5)),(e), (l), (m), (r-t)    37 CFR 1.16(a-e) (h-s)    37 CFR 1.18 (a-c)    37 CFR 1.20 (c(3-4)) (e-g)    37 CFR 1.492 (a), (b(2-4)), (c)(2), (d-f) (j)    37 CFR 41.20 (b(1-3))   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 41, 119, 120, 132(b) and 376    PL 109-383    PL 110-116    PL 110-137    PL 110-149    PL 110-161    PL 110-5    PL 110-92   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    06/00/2011 
NPRM  Statutory  02/2011 End of Comment Period.  12/00/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2010    
NPRM Comment Period End  02/00/2011    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
Final Action Effective  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC42, Related to 0651-AC43 
Agency Contact:
Walter Schlueter
Budget Analyst--Fees and Forecasting
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone:571 272-6299
Fax:571 273-6299
Email: walter.schlueter@uspto.gov