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§ 1.19 Document supply fees. - Appendix R Patent Rules
§ 1.19 Document supply fees.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office will supply copies of the following patent-related documents upon payment of the fees indicated. Paper copies will be in black and white unless the original document is in color, a color copy is requested and the fee for a color copy is paid.
(a) Uncertified copies of patent application publications and patents:
(1)
Printed copy of the paper portion of a patent application publication or patent, including a design patent, statutory invention registration, or defensive publication document. Service includes preparation of copies by the Office within two to three business days and delivery by United States Postal Service; and preparation of copies by the Office within one business day of receipt and delivery to an Office Box or by electronic means (e.g., facsimile, electronic mail)
$3.00
(2)
Printed copy of a plant patent in color
$15.00
(3)
Color copy of a patent (other than a plant patent) or statutory invention registration containing a color drawing
$25.00
(b) Copies of Office documents to be provided in paper, or in electronic form, as determined by the Director (for other patent-related materials see § 1.21(k)):
(1) Copy of a patent application as filed, or a patent-related file wrapper and contents, stored in paper in a paper file wrapper, in an image format in an image file wrapper, or if color documents, stored in paper in an Artifact Folder:
(i) If provided on paper:
(A)
Application as filed
$20.00.
(B)
File wrapper and contents of 400 or fewer pages
$200.00.
(C)
Additional fee for each additional 100 pages or portion thereof of file wrapper and contents
$40.00.
(D)
Individual application documents, other than application as filed, per document
$25.00.
(ii) If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium in single order:
(A)
Application as filed
$20.00.
(B)
File wrapper and contents, first physical electronic medium:
$55.00.
(C)
Additional fee for each continuing physical electronic medium in the single order of paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) of this section:
$15.00.
(iii) If provided electronically (e.g., by electronic transmission) other than on a physical electronic medium as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section:
(A)
Application as filed:
$20.00.
(B)
File wrapper and contents:
$55.00.
(iv)
If provided to a foreign intellectual property office pursuant to a priority document exchange agreement (see § 1.14 (h)(1))
0.00
(2) Copy of patent-related file wrapper contents that were submitted and are stored on compact disc or other electronic form (e.g., compact discs stored in an Artifact Folder), other than as available in paragraph (b)(1) of this section:
(i) If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium in a single order:
(A)
First physical electronic medium in a single order:
$55.00.
(B)
Additional fee for each continuing physical electronic medium in the single order of paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section:
$15.00.
(ii)
If provided electronically other than on a physical electronic medium per order:
$55.00.
(3)
Copy of Office records, except copies available under paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section:
$25.00.
(4)
For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per patent:
$25.00.
(c)
Library service (35 U.S.C. 13): For providing to libraries copies of all patents issued annually, per annum
$50.00
(d)
For list of all United States patents and statutory invention registrations in a subclass
$3.00
(e)
Uncertified statement as to status of the payment of maintenance fees due on a patent or expiration of a patent
$10.00
(f)
Uncertified copy of a non-United States patent document, per document
$25.00
(g) Petitions for documents in a form other than that provided by this part, or in a form other than that generally provided by the Director, will be decided in accordance with the merits of each situation. Any petition seeking a decision under this section must be accompanied by the petition fee set forth in § 1.17 (h) and, if the petition is granted, the documents will be provided at cost.
(h) [Reserved]
[Added 47 FR 41273, Sept. 17, 1982, effective date Oct. 1, 1982; para. (b), 49 FR 552, Jan. 4, 1984, effective date Apr. 1, 1984; paras. (f) and (g) added, 49 FR 34724, Aug. 31, 1984, effective date Nov. 1, 1984; paras. (a) and (c), 50 FR 9379, Mar. 7, 1985, effective date May 8,1985; 50 FR 31825, Aug. 6, 1985, effective date Oct. 5, 1985; revised, 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989; 54 FR 9432, March 7, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989, revised 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; paras. (b)(4), (f) and (h),57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct.1, 1992; para. (a)(3), 58 FR 38719, July 20, 1993, effective Oct. 1, 1993; paras. (a)(1)(ii), (a)(1)(iii), (b)(1)(i), & (b)(1)(ii) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (a)(2) and (a)(3) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; paras. (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(iii) revised, 64 FR 67486, Dec. 2, 1999, effective Dec. 2, 1999; introductory text and paras. (a) and (b) revised, 65 FR 54604, Sept. 8, 2000, effective Nov. 7, 2000; paras. (g) and (h) removed and reserved, 65 FR 54604, Sept. 8, 2000, effective Nov. 7, 2000; para. (a) revised, 65 FR 57024, Sept. 20, 2000, effective Nov. 29, 2000; paras. (a)(1) and (b)(1) revised, 67 FR 70847, Nov. 27, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003; introductory text and para. (b) revised and para. (g) added, 69 FR 56481, Sept. 21, 2004, effective Nov. 22, 2004; para. (b)(1)(iv) added, 72 FR 1664, Jan. 16, 2007, effective Jan. 16, 2007]
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