Effective December 29, 2022 (Last revised April 1, 2024)

The fee schedule provides information and fee rates for USPTO's products and services. All payments must be paid in U.S. dollars for the full amount of the fee required. View the Accepted payment methods page or call the USPTO Contact Center at 571-272-1000 or 800-786-9199 for assistance.

The fees are grouped into three different fee categories:  Normal Fee (highest), Small Entity Fee (middle) and Micro Entity Fee (lowest).  In general, large corporations pay the normal fees, small companies pay the small entity fees, and individual inventors pay the micro entity fees with a completed micro entity form.

For a quick reference, following are some commonly asked fees:

Provisional Patent Application:  300, 120, 60

Utility Filing Fee:  320, 128, 64

Utility Search Fee: 700, 280, 140

Utility Examination Fee:  800, 320, 160

Utility Issue Fee: 1200, 480, 240

For the detail fees for each of the USPTO services, please click HERE for the most updated USPTO fee information.