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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC44 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Adjustment 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: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1,18    37 CFR 1.16    37 CFR 1.17    37 CFR 1.20    37 CFR 1.492    37 CFR 41.20     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
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:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/27/2011  76 FR 37296   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/27/2011    
Final Rule  12/00/2011    
Final Rule Effective  12/00/2011    
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 22313
Phone:571 272-6299
Fax:571 273-6299
Email: walter.schlueter@uspto.gov