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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 Utility 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 utility patent fees

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

Utility patent filing fee $350 Small $140 · Micro $70 Provisional patent application fee $325 Small $130 · Micro $65 Utility search fee $770 Small $308 · Micro $154 Utility examination fee $880 Small $352 · Micro $176 Utility issue fee $1,290 Small $516 · Micro $258 Maintenance fee — 3.5 years $2,150 Small $860 · Micro $430 Maintenance fee — 7.5 years $4,040 Small $1,616 · Micro $808 Maintenance fee — 11.5 years $8,280 Small $3,312 · Micro $1,656 Request for continued examination (RCE) $1,500 Small $600 · Micro $300 Track One prioritized examination $4,515 Small $1,806 · Micro $903 Responding to an office action No USPTO fee Extensions of time may still apply Notice of appeal to the PTAB $905 Small $362 · Micro $181

Utility patent feesFull schedule

Patent application filing

Each nonprovisional application needs a filing fee PLUS the search fee and examination fee below.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Basic filing fee — Utility
37 CFR § 1.16(a)
 $350 $140 $70 1011/2011/3011
Basic filing fee — Utility (electronic, small entity)
37 CFR § 1.16(a)
 — $70 — 4011
Provisional application filing fee
37 CFR § 1.16(d)
 $325 $130 $65 1005/2005/3005
Basic filing fee — Reissue
37 CFR § 1.16(e)
 $350 $140 $70 1014/2014/3014
Surcharge — late filing fee, search fee, examination fee or oath
37 CFR § 1.16(f)
 $170 $68 $34 1051/2051/3051
Surcharge — late provisional filing fee or cover sheet
37 CFR § 1.16(g)
 $65 $26 $13 1052/2052/3052
Each independent claim in excess of three
37 CFR § 1.16(h)
 $600 $240 $120 1201/2201/3201
Each claim in excess of 20
37 CFR § 1.16(i)
 $200 $80 $40 1202/2202/3202
Multiple dependent claim
37 CFR § 1.16(j)
 $925 $370 $185 1203/2203/3203
Application size fee — each additional 50 sheets over 100
37 CFR § 1.16(s)
 $450 $180 $90 1081/2081/3081
Non-electronic filing fee (paper utility applications)
37 CFR § 1.16(t)
 $400 $200 $200 1090/2090/3090
Non-DOCX filing surcharge
37 CFR § 1.16(u)
 $430 $172 $86 1054/2054/3054
Filing or benefit claim more than six years after earliest benefit date
37 CFR § 1.17(w)(1)
 $2,700 $1,080 $540 1055/2055/3055
Filing or benefit claim more than nine years after earliest benefit date
37 CFR § 1.17(w)(2)
 $4,000 $1,600 $800 1056/2056/3056

Patent examination

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Utility examination fee
37 CFR § 1.16(o)
 $880 $352 $176 1311/2311/3311
Reissue examination fee
37 CFR § 1.16(r)
 $2,550 $1,020 $510 1314/2314/3314

Issue and publication

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Utility issue fee
37 CFR § 1.18(a)
Due within 3 months of the Notice of Allowance — NON-extendable.
 $1,290 $516 $258 1501/2501/3501
Reissue issue fee
37 CFR § 1.18(a)
 $1,290 $516 $258 1511/2511/3511
Publication fee (early, voluntary or normal publication)
37 CFR § 1.18(d)(1)
 $0 $0 $0 —
Publication fee for republication
37 CFR § 1.18(d)(3)
 $344 $344 $344 1505/2505/3505

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

Maintenance fees

Due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. Payable from six months before the due date; a six-month surcharge grace period follows, after which the patent expires.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Maintenance fee due at 3.5 years
37 CFR § 1.20(e)
 $2,150 $860 $430 1551/2551/3551
Maintenance fee due at 7.5 years
37 CFR § 1.20(f)
 $4,040 $1,616 $808 1552/2552/3552
Maintenance fee due at 11.5 years
37 CFR § 1.20(g)
 $8,280 $3,312 $1,656 1553/2553/3553
Surcharge — 3.5 year, late payment within six months
37 CFR § 1.20(h)
 $540 $216 $108 1554/2554/3554
Surcharge — 7.5 year, late payment within six months
37 CFR § 1.20(h)
 $540 $216 $108 1555/2555/3555
Surcharge — 11.5 year, late payment within six months
37 CFR § 1.20(h)
 $540 $216 $108 1556/2556/3556
Petition for delayed maintenance payment — delay ≤ one year
37 CFR § 1.17(m)(2)
 $2,260 $904 $452 1558/2558/3558
Petition for delayed maintenance payment — delay > one year
37 CFR § 1.17(m)(1)
 $3,000 $1,200 $600 1560/2560/3560

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

Post issuance

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Certificate of correction
37 CFR § 1.20(a)
 $172 $172 $172 1811/2811/3811
Statutory disclaimer, including terminal disclaimer
37 CFR § 1.20(d)
 $183 $183 $183 1814/2814/3814
Ex parte reexamination — streamlined
37 CFR § 1.20(c)(1)(i)
 $6,775 $2,710 $1,355 1831/2831/3831
Ex parte reexamination — non-streamlined
37 CFR § 1.20(c)(2)
 $13,545 $5,418 $2,709 1812/2812/3812
Request for supplemental examination
37 CFR § 1.20(k)(1)
 $4,965 $1,986 $993 1826/2826/3826
Reexamination ordered from supplemental examination
37 CFR § 1.20(k)(2)
 $13,655 $5,462 $2,731 1827/2827/3827

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.