(a) Petition fee. The fee for filing a petition under this part is: $420.00.
(b) Appeal fees.
(1) For filing a notice of appeal from the examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board:
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)(1)
| By a micro entity (§1.29) | $210.00 |
| By a small entity (§1.27(a)) | 420.00 |
| By other than a small or micro entity | 840.00 |
(2)
(i) For filing a brief in support of an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding: $0.00.
(ii) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for filing a brief in support of an appeal in an inter partes reexamination proceeding:
Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)(ii)
| By a micro entity (§1.29) | $525.00 |
| By a small entity (§1.27(a)) | 1,050.00 |
| By other than a small or micro entity | 2,100.00 |
(3) For filing a request for an oral hearing before the Board in an appeal under 35 U.S.C. 134:
Table 3 to Paragraph (b)(3)
| By a micro entity (§1.29) | $340.00 |
| By a small entity (§1.27(a)) | 680.00 |
| By other than a small or micro entity | 1,360.00 |
(4) In addition to the fee for filing a notice of appeal, for forwarding an appeal in an application or ex parte reexamination proceeding to the Board:
Table 4 to Paragraph (b)(4)
| By a micro entity (§1.29) | $590.00 |
| By a small entity (§1.27(a)) | 1,180.00 |
| By other than a small or micro entity | 2,360.00 |
[78 FR 4290, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 82 FR 52817, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020]
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