Effective January 19, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new fee schedule. In the following, we have summarized the changes related to patent application.
Reference: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/uspto-fee-schedule#Patent%20Fees
| Type of Fee (Increased) | Before | New |
|---|---|---|
| Patent filing（PCT route） | $ 1,660 | $ 1,810 |
| Patent filing（other than PCT route） | $ 1,820 | $ 2,000 |
| Each independent claim in excess of three | $ 480／1 claim | $ 600／1 claim |
| Each claim in excess of 20 | $ 100／1 claim | $ 200／1 claim |
| Multiple dependent claim | $ 860 | $ 925 |
| Application size fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceeds 100 | $ 420／50 sheets | $ 450／50 sheets |
| Request for Continued Examination (RCE) - First request | $ 1,360 | $ 1,500 |
| Request for Continued Examination (RCE) - Second and subsequent request | $ 2,000 | $ 2,860 |
| Extension for response within first month | $ 220 | $ 235 |
| Extension for response within second month | $ 640 | $ 690 |
| Extension for response within third month | $ 1,480 | $ 1,590 |
| Extension for response within fourth month | $ 2,320 | $ 2,495 |
| Extension for response within fifth month | $ 3,160 | $ 3,395 |
| Notice of appeal | $ 840 | $ 905 |
| Forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board | $ 2,360 | $ 2,535 |
| Issue fee | $ 1,200 | $ 1,290 |
| For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 3.5 years | $ 2,000 | $ 2,150 |
| For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 7.5 years | $ 3,760 | $ 4,040 |
| For maintaining an original or any reissue patent, due at 11.5 years | $ 7,700 | $ 8,280 |
| Type of Fee (Newly added) | Before | New |
|---|---|---|
| Filing an application or presentation of benefit claim more than six years after earliest benefit date *In addition to application fee | － | $ 2,700 |
| Filing an application or presentation of benefit claim more than nine years after earliest benefit date *In addition to application fee | － | $ 4,000 |
| Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 50 but not exceed 100 | － | $ 200 |
| Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 100 but not exceed 200 | － | $ 500 |
| Filing an Information Disclosure Statement that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided or patent owner-provided items of information to exceed 200 | － | $ 800 |
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