files a written declaration of express abandonment 
as prescribed by the Director before an examination 
has been made of the application under section 131 
of this title, and for any applicant who provides a 
search report that meets the conditions prescribed 
by the Director. 
‘‘(4) ISSUE FEES.—
‘‘(A) For issuing each original patent, ex-
cept for design or plant patents, $1,400. 
‘‘(B) For issuing each original design pat-
ent, $800. 
‘‘(C) For issuing each original plant pat-
ent, $1,100. 
‘‘(D) For issuing each reissue patent, 
$1,400. 
‘‘(5) DISCLAIMER
FEE.—On filing each dis-
claimer, $130. 
‘‘(6) APPEAL FEES.—
‘‘(A) On filing an appeal from the exam-
iner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Inter-
ferences, $500. 
‘‘(B) In addition, on filing a brief in sup-
port of the appeal, $500, and on requesting an 
oral hearing in the appeal before the Board of 
Patent Appeals and Interferences, $1,000.
‘‘(7) REVIVAL FEES.—On filing each petition 
for the revival of an unintentionally abandoned ap-
plication for a patent, for the unintentionally delayed 
payment of the fee for issuing each patent, or for an 
unintentionally delayed response by the patent owner 
in any reexamination proceeding, $1,500, unless the 
petition is filed under section 133 or 151 of this 
title, in which case the fee shall be $500. 
‘‘(8) EXTENSION FEES.—For petitions for 1-
month extensions of time to take actions required by 
the Director in an application—
‘‘(A) on filing a first petition, $120; 
‘‘(B) on filing a second petition, $330; and 
‘‘(C) on filing a third or subsequent peti-
tion, $570.’’. 
(b) PATENT MAINTENANCE FEES.—Section 41(b) of 
title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE
FEES.—The Director shall 
charge the following fees for maintaining in force all pat-
ents based on applications filed on or after December 12, 
1980: 
‘‘(1) 3 years and 6 months after grant, $900. 
‘‘(2) 7 years and 6 months after grant, $2,300.
‘‘(3) 11 years and 6 months after grant, 
$3,800. 
Unless payment of the applicable maintenance fee is 
received in the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office on or before the date the fee is due or within 
a grace period of 6 months thereafter, the patent 
will expire as of the end of such grace period. The 
Director may require the payment of a surcharge as 
a condition of accepting within such 6-month grace 
period the payment of an applicable maintenance 
fee. No fee may be established for maintaining a de-
sign or plant patent in force.’’. 
(c) PATENT SEARCH FEES.—Section 41(d) of title 
35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) PATENT SEARCH AND OTHER FEES.—
‘‘(1) PATENT SEARCH FEES.—(A) The Director 
shall charge a fee for the search of each application 
for a patent, except for provisional applications. The 
Director shall establish the fees charged under this 
paragraph to recover an amount not to exceed the 
estimated average cost to the Office of searching ap-
plications for patent either by acquiring a search re-
port from a qualified search authority, or by causing 
a search by Office personnel to be made, of each ap-
plication for patent.
‘‘(B) For purposes of determining the fees to be 
established under this paragraph, the cost to the Of-
fice of causing a search of an application to be made 
by Office personnel shall be deemed to be—
‘‘(i) $500 for each application for an origi-
nal patent, except for design, plant, provisional, 
or international applications; 
‘‘(ii) $100 for each application for an origi-
nal design patent; 
‘‘(iii) $300 for each application for an 
original plant patent; 
‘‘(iv) $500 for the national stage of each 
international application; and 
‘‘(v) $500 for each application for the re-
issue of a patent. 
‘‘(C) The provisions of section 111(a)(3) of this 
title relating to the payment of the fee for filing the 
application shall apply to the payment of the fee 
specified in this paragraph with respect to an appli-
cation filed under section 111(a) of this title. The 
provisions of section 371(d) of this title relating to 
the payment of the national fee shall apply to the 
payment of the fee specified in this paragraph with 
respect to an international application.
‘‘(D) The Director may by regulation provide 
for a refund of any part of the fee specified in this 
paragraph for any applicant who files a written dec-
laration of express abandonment as prescribed by 
the Director before an examination has been made 
of the application under section 131 of this title, and 
for any applicant who provides a search report that 
meets the conditions prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(2) OTHER FEES.—The Director shall estab-
lish fees for all other processing, services, or mate-
rials relating to patents not specified in this section 
to recover the estimated average cost to the Office 
of such processing, services, or materials, except that 
the Director shall charge the following fees for the 
following services: 
‘‘(A) For recording a document affecting 
title, $40 per property. 
‘‘(B) For each photocopy, $.25 per page. 
‘‘(C) For each black and white copy of a 
patent, $3. 
The yearly fee for providing a library specified in 
section 12 of this title with uncertified printed copies 
of the specifications and drawings for all patents in 
that year shall be $50.’’.