[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules][Pages 28331-28336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office[www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11649]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Parts 1 and 41
[PTO-C-2011-0007]
RIN 0651-AC55
CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
To see the complete text of this proposed rule including the proposed fees, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/html/2012-11649.htm
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to adjust certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2013 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of patent fees set by statute to recover the higher costs associated with doing business as reflected by the CPI.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 13, 2012. No public hearing will be held.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN number RIN 0651-AC55, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Gilda.Lee@uspto.gov. Include RIN number RIN 0651-AC55 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (571) 273-8698, marked to the attention of Gilda Lee.
Mail: Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Gilda Lee.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this proposed rulemaking.
The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, currently located in Madison West, Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Comments also will be available for viewing via the Office's Internet Web site (http://www.uspto.gov). Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information that the submitter does not desire to make public, such as an address or phone number, should not be included in the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilda Lee by email at Gilda.Lee@uspto.gov, by telephone at (571) 272-8698, or by fax at (571) 273-8698.