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Code · CFR · Title 37 — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Part 42 · § 42.15

§ 42.15. Fees.

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(a)On filing a petition for inter partes review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:
(1)Inter Partes Review request fee---up to 20 claims: \$23,750.00.
(2)Inter Partes Review Post-Institution fee---up to 20 claims: \$28,125.00.
(3)In addition to the Inter Partes Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: \$470.00.
(4)In addition to the Inter Partes Post-Institution request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: \$940.00.
(b)On filing a petition for post-grant review or covered business method patent review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:
(1)Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee---up to 20 claims: \$25,000.00.
(2)Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee---up to 20 claims: \$34,375.00.
(3)In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: \$595.00.
(4)In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: \$1,315.00.
(c)On the filing of a petition for a derivation proceeding, payment of the following fee is due:
(1)Derivation petition fee: \$452.00.
(2)\[Reserved\]
(d)Any request requiring payment of a fee under this part, including a written request to make a settlement agreement available: \$452.00.
(e)Fee for counsel who are not registered practitioners, and who are not seeking automatic recognition pursuant to § 42.10(c)(2), to appear pro hac vice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: \$269.00.
(f)Fee for requesting a review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision by the Director: \$452.00. \[85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 82178, Oct. 10, 2024; 89 FR 92011, Nov. 20, 2024; 90 FR 3037, Jan. 14, 2025\]
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