§ 1.19. Document supply fees.
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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: \$16.00
(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: \$38.00
(B)Copy Patent File Wrapper, Paper Medium, Any Number of Sheets: \$312.00
(C)\[Reserved\]
(D)Individual application documents, other than application as filed, per document: \$27.00
(ii)If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium in single order or if provided electronically (e.g., by electronic transmission) other than on a physical electronic medium:
(A)Application as filed: \$38.00
(B)Copy Patent File Wrapper, Electronic, Any Medium, Any Size: \$65.00
(C)\[Reserved\]
(iii)\[Reserved\]
(iv)If provided to a foreign intellectual property office pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement (see § 1.14(h)): \$0.00
(2)\[Reserved\]
(3)Copy of Office records, except copies available under paragraph (b)(1) or
(2)of this section: \$27.00
(4)For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per patent: \$38.00
(c)Library service (35 U.S.C. 13): For providing to libraries copies of all patents issued annually, per annum: \$50.00 (d)-(e) \[Reserved\]
(f)Uncertified copy of a non-United States patent document, per document: \$27.00
(g)\[Reserved\]
(h)Copy of Patent Grant Single-Page TIFF Images (52 week subscription): \$10,400.00
(i)Copy of Patent Grant Full-Text W/Embedded Images, Patent Application Publication Single-Page TIFF Images, or Patent Application Publication Full-Text W/Embedded Images (52 week subscription): \$5,200.00 \[78 FR 4287, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 65655, Oct. 27, 2015; 82 FR 52814, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46988, Aug. 3, 2020; 89 FR 92007, Nov. 20, 2024\]
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