[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.19]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1.19  Document supply fees.

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office will supply copies of 
the following documents upon payment of the fees indicated. The 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.

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    (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:

(i) Regular service, which includes preparation of copies         $3.00.
 by the Office within two to three business days and
 delivery by United States Postal Service or to an Office
 Box; and preparation of copies by the Office within one
 business day of receipt and delivery by electronic means
 (e.g., facsimile, electronic mail)........................
(ii) Next business day delivery to Office Box..............       $6.00.
(iii) Expedited delivery by commercial delivery service....      $25.00.
(2) Printed copy of a plant patent in color:...............      $15.00.
(3) Color copy of a patent (other than a plant patent) or        $25.00.
 statutory invention registration containing a color
 drawing...................................................


    (b) Certified and uncertified copies of Office documents:
    (1) Certified or uncertified copy of the paper portion of patent 
application as filed:
    (i) Regular service--$15.00
    (ii) Expedited regular service--$30.00
    (2) Certified or uncertified copy of paper portion of patent-related 
file wrapper and contents:
    (i) File wrapper and paper contents of 400 or fewer pages--$200.00
    (ii) Additional fee for each additional 100 pages or portion 
thereof--$40.00
    (iii) Additional fee for certification--$25.00
    (3) Certified or uncertified copy on compact disc of patent-related 
file-wrapper contents that were submitted on compact disc:
    (i) First compact disc in a single order--$55.00
    (ii) Each additional compact disc in the single order of paragraph 
(b)(3)(i) of this section--$15.00
    (4) Certified or uncertified copy of Office records, per document 
except as otherwise provided in this section--$25.00
    (5) For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per 
patent--$25.00
    (c) Library service (35 U.S.C. 13): For providing to libraries 
copies of all patents issued annually, per annum--$50.00
    (d) For list of all United States patents and statutory invention 
registrations in a subclass--$3.00
    (e) Uncertified statement as to status of the payment of maintenance 
fees due on a patent or expiration of a patent--$10.00
    (f) Uncertified copy of a non-United States patent document, per 
document--$25.00
    (g)-(h) [Reserved]

[56 FR 65152, Dec. 13, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 38195, Aug. 21, 1992; 
58 FR 38723, July 20, 1993; 60 FR 41022, Aug. 11, 1995; 62 FR 40452, 
July 29, 1997; 64 FR 67486, Dec. 2, 1999; 65 FR 54658, Sept. 8, 2000; 65 
FR 57053, Sept. 20, 2000]