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1.19    Document supply fees.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office will supply copies of the following patent-related documents upon payment of the fees indicated. Paper copies will be in black and white unless the original document is in color, a color copy is requested and the fee for a color copy is paid.

• (a) Uncertified copies of patent application publications and patents:
  • (1)

    Printed copy of the paper portion of a patent application publication or patent, including a design patent, statutory invention registration, or defensive publication document. Service includes preparation of copies by the Office within two to three business days and delivery by United States Postal Service; and preparation of copies by the Office within one business day of receipt and delivery to an Office Box or by electronic means (e.g., facsimile, electronic mail):......$3.00.

  • (2)

    Printed copy of a plant patent in color:......$15.00.

  • (3)

    Color copy of a patent (other than a plant patent) or statutory invention registration containing a color drawing:...... $25.00.

• (b) Copies of Office documents to be provided in paper, or in electronic form, as determined by the Director (for other patent-related materials see § 1.21(k) ):
  • (1) Copy of a patent application as filed, or a patent-related file wrapper and contents, stored in paper in a paper file wrapper, in an image format in an image file wrapper, or if color documents, stored in paper in an Artifact Folder:
    • (i) If provided on paper:
      • (A)

        Application as filed:......$35.00.

      • (B)

        Copy Patent File Wrapper, Any Number of Sheets:......$290.00

      • (C) [Reserved]
      • (D)

        Individual application documents, other than application as filed, per document:......$25.00.

    • (ii) If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium in single order or if provided electronically (e.g., by electronic transmission) other than on a physical electronic medium:
      • (A)

        Application as filed:......$35.00.

      • (B)

        Copy Patent File Wrapper, Electronic, Any Size:......$60.00

      • (C) [Reserved]
    • (iii) [Reserved]
    • (iv)

      If provided to a foreign intellectual property office pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement (see § 1.14(h)):......$0.00.

  • (2) [Reserved]
  • (3)

    Copy of Office records, except copies available under paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section:......$25.00.

  • (4)

    For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per patent:......$35.00.

• (c)

  Library service (35 U.S.C. 13): For providing to libraries copies of all patents issued annually, per annum:...... $50.00.

• (d) [Reserved]
• (e) [Reserved]
• (f)

  Uncertified copy of a non-United States patent document, per document:......$25.00.

• (g) [Reserved]
• (h)

  Copy of Patent Grant Single-Page TIFF Images (52 week subscription):......$10,400.00.

• (i)

  Copy of Patent Grant Full-Text W/ Embedded Images, Patent Application Publication Single-Page TIFF Images, or Patent Application Publication Full-Text W/Embedded Images (52 week subscription):......$5,200.00.