FORM 24. Bill of Costs and Instructions Form 24 (p. 1) 

December 2023 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

BILL OF COSTS

Case Number:

Short Case Caption:

Party Requesting Costs:

The Clerk is requested to tax the following 

costs against the following party or parties:

Stipulated Costs ☐ The parties have stipulated to the below total costs requested.

ITEMIZED COSTS

Cost Type Number of 

Copies

Number of 

Pages

Actual Cost 

(Page/Copy)

Allowable 

Cost* Total Cost

Brief $ $0.08/page $

Reply Brief $ $0.08/page $

Appendix $ $0.08/page $

Binding and 

Covers $ $2.00/copy $ 

Docketing Fee

(if paid in this court by appellant or petitioner only) $600.00 $

TOTAL COSTS REQUESTED: $

*Only use Allowable Costs amount for calculating the total cost when the Allowable Cost

amount is less than the Actual Cost per page/copy.

I declare under penalty of perjury that (1) the foregoing costs are correct and were 

necessarily and actually incurred in this matter and (2) any attached itemized 

statements of the costs incurred or invoices are true and accurate. 

Date: _____________________ Signature: __________________________________ 

Name: __________________________________
FORM 24. Bill of Costs and Instructions Form 24 (p. 2) 

March 2023 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A BILL OF COSTS

A request for costs must be submitted on this form and received by the Clerk within 14 days 

of judgment. Any objection to the bill of cost must be filed within 14 days from the date of 

service of the bill of costs, unless the court extends the time. Absent objection, allowable costs 

will be taxed as billed. See Fed. Cir. R. 39(b). 

The court has set the following maximum number of copies and rates. Absent a motion, only 

the following docketing fee and costs related to preparing briefs and appendices are taxable 

by this court. 

Maximum Allowable Costs

Docketing Fee $600.00 

Copying $0.08 (per page)

Binding and Covers $2.00 (per copy)

Guidelines

1. Stipulated Costs: If costs are stipulated, check the corresponding box and enter

the amount in TOTAL COSTS REQUESTED. Do not complete the itemized

section.

2. Limitations on Taxable Amounts: Absent leave of court, parties may not request

more than the maximum allowable costs or for more paper copies than those

required by Fed. Cir. R. 25(c)(3), Fed. Cir. R. 30(a)(3), and Fed. Cir. R. 31(b). See

Fed. Cir. R. 39(c)-(d).

Cost Type Explanation

Docketing 

Fee

Parties may only claim the $600 docketing fee paid to the Federal 

Circuit. Docketing fees paid to other courts must be claimed in those 

courts. 

Copies of 

Briefs and 

Appendices 

If the actual cost of copying briefs and appendices is less than $0.08 per page, 

parties may only be able to claim the lesser amount.

Illustration. If a party prints 7 copies of the reply brief, each brief has 40 

pages, and the actual cost to print the reply brief was $0.05 per page, the 

party may only claim $14.00 for the reply brief (7 copies x 40 pages x 

$0.05 = $14.00), not $22.40 using the $0.08 rate.

Binding 

and Covers 

for Briefs 

and 

Appendices 

If the actual cost of binding and covers is less than $2.00 per copy, parties 

may only claim the lesser amount.

Illustration. If a party prints 7 copies of the opening brief, 7 copies of the 

reply brief, and 7 copies of a 2-volume appendix, and the actual cost to 

bind and cover was $1.00 per copy, the party may only claim $28.00 for 

binding and covers (7 opening briefs + 7 reply briefs + 7 2-volume 

appendices [14 total copies] x $1.00 = $28.00).