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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC54 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Revision of United States Patent and Trademark Office Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) takes this action to adjust certain patent and trademark fee amounts set in the aggregate to recover the estimated cost to the USPTO of 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: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16 (h-g)    37 CFR 1.16(a-e)    37 CFR 1.17 (r-t)    37 CFR 1.17(a)(1-5)    37 CFR 1.17e(l-m)    37 CFR 1.18(a-c)    37 CFR 1.20(c(3-4    37 CFR 1.492(a)    37 CFR 1.492(b2-4    37 CFR 1.492(c)(2    37 CFR 1.492(d-t)    37 CFR 41.20(b1-3   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 41    35 USC 119    PL 110-92    35 USC 120    35 USC 132(b)    PL 110-5    35 USC 376    PL 110-161    PL 109    PL 110-137    PL 110-149   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2011    
NPRM Comment Period End  02/00/2012    
Final Action  09/00/2012    
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 
Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC44 
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