[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.19]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, 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 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        $25.00.
 statutory invention registration containing a color drawing.


    (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 Sec. 1.21(k)):
    (1) Copy of a patent application as filed, or a patent-related file 
wrapper

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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: $20.00.
    (B) File wrapper and contents of 400 or fewer pages: $200.00.
    (C) Additional fee for each additional 100 pages or portion thereof 
of file wrapper and contents: $40.00.
    (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 a single order:
    (A) Application as filed: $20.00.
    (B) File wrapper and contents, first physical electronic medium: 
$55.00.
    (C) Additional fee for each continuing physical electronic medium in 
the single order of paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) of this section: $15.00.
    (iii) If provided electronically (e.g., by electronic transmission) 
other than on a physical electronic medium as specified in paragraph 
(b)(1)(ii) of this section:
    (A) Application as filed: $20.00.
    (B) File wrapper and contents: $55.00.
    (iv) If provided to a foreign intellectual property office pursuant 
to a priority document exchange agreement (see Sec. 1.14(h)(1)) ...... 
0.00.
    (2) Copy of patent-related file wrapper contents that were submitted 
and are stored on compact disc or other electronic form (e.g., compact 
discs stored in an Artifact Folder), other than as available in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section:
    (i) If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium 
in a single order:
    (A) First physical electronic medium in a single order: $55.00.
    (B) Additional fee for each continuing physical electronic medium in 
the single order of paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section: $15.00.
    (ii) If provided electronically other than on a physical electronic 
medium per order: $55.00.
    (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: $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) Petitions for documents in a form other than that provided by 
this part, or in a form other than that generally provided by the 
Director, will be decided in accordance with the merits of each 
situation. Any petition seeking a decision under this section must be 
accompanied by the petition fee set forth in Sec. 1.17(h) and, if the 
petition is granted, the documents will be provided at cost.
    (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; 67 FR 70849, Nov. 27, 2002; 69 FR 56537, Sept. 
21, 2004; 72 FR 1668, Jan. 16, 2007]