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Code · CFR · Title 37 — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Part 41 · § 41.20

§ 41.20. Fees.

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(a)Petition fee. The fee for filing petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge under § 41.3 is: \$452.00.
(b)Appeal fees.
(1)For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: ::: {width="100%"} ::: {.table_head} Table 1 to Paragraph (b)(1) ::: ::: {.gpotbl_div} By a micro entity (§ 1.29) \$181.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 362.00 By other than a small or micro entity 905.00 ::: ::: (2)(i) For filing a brief in support of an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding: \$0.00
(ii)In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding: ::: {width="100%"} ::: {.table_head} Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)(ii) ::: ::: {.gpotbl_div} By a micro entity (§ 1.29) \$452.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 904.00 By other than a small or micro entity 2,260.00 ::: :::
(3)For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134: ::: {width="100%"} ::: {.table_head} Table 3 to Paragraph (b)(3) ::: ::: {.gpotbl_div} By a micro entity (§ 1.29) \$292.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 584.00 By other than a small or micro entity 1,460.00 ::: :::
(4)In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board: ::: {width="100%"} ::: {.table_head} Table 4 to Paragraph (b)(4) ::: ::: {.gpotbl_div} By a micro entity (§ 1.29) \$507.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 1,014.00 By other than a small or micro entity 2,535.00 ::: ::: \[78 FR 4290, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 82 FR 52817, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020; 88 FR 17158, Mar. 22, 2023; 89 FR 92011, Nov. 20, 2024\]
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