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Official USPTO schedule

USPTO fee schedule

The official schedule is one very long table covering every kind of filing. This page shows only the fees that apply to Design patent matters, grouped by stage of the lifecycle.

Data source: the USPTO. Fee amounts are reproduced from the official USPTO fee schedule for convenience only and may change without notice. Always confirm the current amount with the USPTO before making a payment. Amounts here were last checked against the USPTO in September 2026. To verify a fee, click here for the official USPTO fee schedule (or the printable PDF). Copyright fees are set by the US Copyright Office, not the USPTO. This page is informational and is not legal or financial advice.

Most-searched design patent fees

The amounts people look up most often. Tap one to jump to it in the full schedule below.

Design patent filing fee $300 Small $120 · Micro $60 Design search fee $300 Small $120 · Micro $60 Design examination fee $700 Small $280 · Micro $140 Design issue fee $1,300 Small $520 · Micro $260 Responding to an office action No USPTO fee Extensions of time may still apply Extension of time — first month $235 Small $94 · Micro $47

Design patent feesFull schedule

Design application filing

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Basic filing fee — Design
37 CFR § 1.16(b)
 $300 $120 $60 1012/2012/3012
Basic filing fee — Design CPA
37 CFR § 1.16(b)
 $300 $120 $60 1017/2017/3017
Design search fee
37 CFR § 1.16(l)
 $300 $120 $60 1112/2112/3112
Design examination fee
37 CFR § 1.16(p)
 $700 $280 $140 1312/2312/3312
Design application size fee — each additional 50 sheets over 100
37 CFR § 1.16(s)
 $450 $180 $90 1082/2082/3082

Design issue

Design patents require NO maintenance fees after grant.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Design issue fee
37 CFR § 1.18(b)(1)
Due within 3 months of the Notice of Allowance — NON-extendable.
 $1,300 $520 $260 1502/2502/3502
Hague design issue fee
37 CFR § 1.18(b)(1)
For international design applications registered on or after January 19, 2025.
 $1,300 $520 $260 1509/2509/3509

Office action responses and extensions of time

Responding to an office action carries no USPTO fee; extensions are cumulative — a third-month extension costs the third-month amount, not the sum. Six months from the action is the statutory maximum.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Response to a non-final office action (within the 3-month shortened statutory period)
37 CFR § 1.111
The USPTO charges NO fee to file the response itself. You only pay if you need extra time — see below.
 $0 $0 $0 —
Response or amendment after a FINAL office action (within 3 months)
37 CFR § 1.113
No filing fee. If the amendment is not entered you may need an RCE or a notice of appeal.
 $0 $0 $0 —
Extension of time — first month
37 CFR § 1.17(a)(1)
 $235 $94 $47 1251/2251/3251
Extension of time — second month
37 CFR § 1.17(a)(2)
 $690 $276 $138 1252/2252/3252
Extension of time — third month
37 CFR § 1.17(a)(3)
 $1,590 $636 $318 1253/2253/3253
Extension of time — fourth month
37 CFR § 1.17(a)(4)
 $2,495 $998 $499 1254/2254/3254
Extension of time — fifth month
37 CFR § 1.17(a)(5)
 $3,395 $1,358 $679 1255/2255/3255

Hague international design

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Hague international design application — transmittal fee
37 CFR § 1.1031(a)
 $130 $52 $26 1781/2781/3781
International design application fees payable to WIPO
37 CFR § 1.1031(c)
Variable — set by WIPO.
 — — — 1782

Miscellaneous

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Request for prioritized examination (Track One)
37 CFR § 1.17(c)
 $4,515 $1,806 $903 1817/2817/3817
Request for continued examination (RCE) — 1st request
37 CFR § 1.17(e)(1)
 $1,500 $600 $300 1801/2801/3801
Request for continued examination (RCE) — 2nd and subsequent
37 CFR § 1.17(e)(2)
 $2,860 $1,144 $572 1820/2820/3820
Submission of an Information Disclosure Statement
37 CFR § 1.17(p)
 $280 $112 $56 1806/2806/3806
IDS causing cumulative items to exceed 50 but not 100
37 CFR § 1.17(v)(1)
 $200 $200 $200 1832/2832/3832
IDS causing cumulative items to exceed 100 but not 200
37 CFR § 1.17(v)(2)
 $500 $500 $500 1833/2833/3833
IDS causing cumulative items to exceed 200
37 CFR § 1.17(v)(3)
 $800 $800 $800 1834/2834/3834
Correction of inventorship after first action on merits
37 CFR § 1.17(d)
 $690 $276 $138 1819/2819/3819
Filing a submission after final rejection
37 CFR § 1.17(r)
 $945 $378 $189 1809/2809/3809
Recording an assignment (paper; electronic is free)
37 CFR § 1.21(h)(2)
 $54 $54 $54 8021

Trial and appeal (PTAB)

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Notice of appeal
37 CFR § 41.20(b)(1)
 $905 $362 $181 1401/2401/3401
Filing a brief in support of an appeal
37 CFR § 41.20(b)(2)(i)
 $0 $0 $0 —
Request for oral hearing
37 CFR § 41.20(b)(3)
 $1,460 $584 $292 1403/2403/3403
Petition to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge
37 CFR § 41.20(a)
 $452 $452 $452 1405/2405/3405

Entity discounts. Small entity status (37 CFR 1.27) is generally a 60% reduction and micro entity status (37 CFR 1.29) an 80% reduction. Claiming a discount you do not qualify for carries a penalty of at least three times the amount underpaid.

Fees reproduced from the USPTO fee schedule, last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current amount at uspto.gov before paying.