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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD88 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees 
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) takes this action to set and adjust Patent fee amounts to provide the Office with sufficient aggregate revenue to recover its aggregate cost of operations thereby maintaining a sustainable funding model.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1    37 CFR 41    37 CFR 42   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112-29   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2025 
NPRM Comment Period End  02/00/2026 
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Final Action Effective  10/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: YES  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
C. Brett Lockard
Director, Forecasting and Analysis
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone:571 272-0928
Email: christopher.lockard@uspto.gov