[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213
(Thursday, November 3, 2011)][Notices][Page 68166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov][FR Doc No: 2011-28536]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2011-0054]
Discontinuing the Mass Mailing of Paper Fee Schedules to
Registered Attorneys, Agents, and Deposit Account Holders
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is discontinuing the mass mailing of revised paper fee schedules to registered attorneys, agents, and deposit account holders when fees are adjusted due to enactment of legislation or fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index. Since a substantial majority of filings and fee payments are submitted on-line, and the most up-to-date fee schedule is always available and maintained on-line, the USPTO has discontinued the mass mailing of the paper fee schedules. The current fee schedule is essentially built into the on-line systems (e.g., EFS-Web, TEAS, accessible through the USPTO home page, etc.), which display the current fee amounts required at the time of submitting the payment.
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lee, Office of Finance, Receipts Accounting Division, by telephone at (571) 272-6343; or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop 16, Director of the USPTO, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.