Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability, on the USPTO's Web site, of the patent fee amounts that will be in effect ten days after the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., September 26, 2011) by operation of the fifteen percent surcharge provided for in section 11(i) and the prioritized examination fee provided for in Section 11(h). The USPTO's Web site also specifies the additional fee for applications not filed by electronic means in effect sixty days after the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., November 15, 2011) by operation of section 10(h). The USPTO's Web site for fee information is http:// www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/fees.jsp.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/09/23/2011-24672/notice-of-availability-of-patent-fee-changes-under-the-leahy-smith-america-invents-act (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 2011-09-23
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- Notice
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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