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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AD31 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020 | |
Abstract:
The USPTO operates like a business in that it fulfills requests for intellectual property products and services that are paid for by users of those services. The USPTO takes this action to set and adjusts patent fee amounts to provide sufficient aggregate revenue to cover aggregate cost of operations. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt | |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 37 CFR 11 37 CFR 41 37 CFR 42 | |
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) 5 U.S.C. 500 15 U.S.C. 1123 35 U.S.C. 32 35 U.S.C. 41 Pub. L. 113-227 35 U.S.C. 3(a)(2)(A) 35 U.S.C. 21 35 U.S.C. 23 35 U.S.C. 134 35 U.S.C. 135 Pub. L. 112-29 35 U.S.C. 6 35 U.S.C. 311 35 U.S.C. 231 35 U.S.C. 321-326 Pub. L. 112-274 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Brendan Hourigan Director, Office of Planning and Budget Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-8966 Fax:571 273-8966 Email: brendan.hourigan@uspto.gov |