[Patentpractice] do fees increase Oct 1, 2024 OR Jan 1, 2025???

[Randall Svihla]

I spoke with OPLA today Wednesday 08/21 and they said the person working on the fee package is trying to get it out by the end of September, but they didn't know if it will be a final rule or a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  They did say there were a lot of comments.

Randall S. Svihla
NSIP Law
Washington, D.C.


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Subject: [Patentpractice] do fees increase Oct 1, 2024 OR Jan 1, 2025???

Dear List,
Please see below -- it seems like Rebecca also is asking the same question about the proposed [upcoming?] fee-increase

On the one hand, various press releases or articles online referred to a Jan 2025 fee-increase.
On the other hand, if memory serves me, FY 2025 begins on Oct 1, 2024.

Does anyone know? I did not receive an answer, and unfortunately remain in the dark.

MANY Thanks
Bill

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 05:06:19 PM GMT+3, Rebecca Westers <rwesters at priceheneveld.com> wrote:



Bill, we are wondering this as well (whether the first day of the increased fees is October 1, 2024, or January 1, 2025).



Becky



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Subject: [Patentpractice] potential fee increase for fiscal year 2025



Dear List,

We have all read online (about 4-5 months ago) that the USPTO is considering to increase fees for Fiscal Year 2025.

See here --> https://www.uspto.gov/subscription-center/2024/proposed-patent-fee-changes-fiscal-year-2025

entitled Proposed patent fee changes for fiscal year 2025



Some of these proposed fee increases were quite contentious -- e.g. raising fees on applications with certain priority claims, significant increase on terminal disclaimers fees, etc.



I have two questions ->



QUESTION A ---> have these new rules/fees been implemented? Or is this still something that is 'under consideration'?

QUESTION B ---> what would be the FIRST day of these increased fees:   (i) January 1 2025 OR (ii) October 1, 2024.



Thanks,

Bill

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