Commerce Department, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, that includes a fee for patent applications that are not filed in DOCX format, except for design, plant, or provisional applications. This new fee was scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2023. Through this final rule, the USPTO is delaying the effective date of this fee until April 3, 2023.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2018-0031] RIN 0651-AD31 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date and final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, that includes a fee for patent applications that are not filed in DOCX format, except for design, plant, or provisional applications. This new fee was scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2023. Through this final rule, the USPTO is delaying the effective date of this fee until April 3, 2023. DATES: This final rule is effective April 3, 2023. As of December 29, 2022, the effective date of amendatory instruction 2.i. (affecting 37 CFR 1.16(u) ), published at 85 FR 46932 on August 3, 2020, and delayed at 86 FR 66192 , November 22, 2021, is further delayed until April 3, 2023. The change to 37 CFR 1.16(u) in amendatory instruction 2.i., published at 85 FR 46932 on August 3, 2020, is applicable only to nonprovisional utility applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111 on or after April 3, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark O. Polutta, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, at 571-272-7709; or Eugenia A. Jones, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, at 571-272-7727. You can also send inquiries by email to patentpractice@uspto.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Citation: 87 FR 80073
