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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC44 | Publication ID: Spring 2011 |
Title: Revision of USPTO Fees for Fiscal Year 2012 | |
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) takes this action to adjust certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2012 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: Other Significant |
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)) 37 CFR 1.17(e) 37 CFR 1.17(l) 37 CFR 1.17(m) 37 CFR 1.17(r-t) 37 CFR 1.16(a-e) and 1.16(h-s) 37 CFR 1.18 (a-c) 37 CFR 1.20 (c(3-4)) 37 CFR 1.20 (e-g) 37 CFR 1.492(a) 37 CFR 1.492(b(2-4)) 37 CFR 1.492(c)(2) 37 CFR 1.492(d-f) 37 CFR 1.492(j) 37 CFR 41.20 (b(1-3)) | |
Legal Authority: 35 USC 119 PL 109-383 PL 110-116 PL 110-137 PL 110-149 PL 110-161 PL 110-5 PL 110-92 35 USC 376 35 USC 120 35 USC 41 35 USC 132(b) |
Legal Deadline:
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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 22313 Phone:571 272-6299 Fax:571 273-6299 Email: walter.schlueter@uspto.gov |