0651-0021 2024 Patent Fee Rule CWS

JUSTIFICATION FOR NONMATERIAL/NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

Patent Cooperation Treaty

OMB Control Number 0651-0021

Background

This collection of information is required by the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which became operational in June 1978 and is administered by the International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The provisions of the PCT have been implemented by the United States in Part IV of Title 35 of the U.S. Code (Chapters 35-37) and Subpart C of Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (37 CFR 1.401-1.499). The purpose of the PCT is to provide a standardized filing format and procedure that allows an applicant to seek protection for an invention in several countries by filing one international application in one location, in one language, and paying one initial set of fees.

In support of RIN 0651-AD64 (Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025, 89 FRN 91898)¹, as well as adjustments in international exchange rates, the USPTO is changing the fees in this information collection and is adding five fees in the information collection. Fees related to Item 1 (fee codes 1701, 1702, and 1710), which are paid in US dollars, are being revised to account for changes to international exchange rates.²

Additionally, one form, PTO-1390 (Transmittal Letter to the U.S. Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US) Concerning a Submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 (for PCT filing dates on or after March 16, 2013), is being revised to reflect changes made by the rulemaking.

Table 1: Changes in Fee Amount

Item No.	Fee Code	Item	Current Fee	New Fee	Changes in Fee Amount
1	1702	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes – International Filing Fee)	$1,437	$1,457	+$20
1	1701	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed without ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	$1,329	$1,347	+$18
1	1710	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed with ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	$1,221	$1,238	+$17
2	1614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (undiscounted entity)	$480	$600	+$120
2	2614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (small entity)	$192	$240	+$48
2	3614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (micro entity)	$96	$120	+$24
2	1615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (undiscounted entity)	$100	$200	+$100
2	2615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (small entity)	$40	$80	+$40
2	3615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (micro entity)	$20	$40	+$20
2	1616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (undiscounted entity)	$860	$925	+$65
2	2616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (small entity)	$344	$370	+$26
2	3616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (micro entity)	$172	$185	+$13
3	1681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (undiscounted entity)	$420	$450	+$30
3	2681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (small entity)	$168	$180	+$12
3	3681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (micro entity)	$84	$90	+$6
3	1602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (undiscounted entity)	$2,180	$2,400	+$220
3	2602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (small entity)	$872	$960	+$88
3	3602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (micro entity)	$436	$480	+$44
3	1604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	$2,180	$2,400	+$220
3	2604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (small entity)	$872	$960	+$88
3	3604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (micro entity)	$436	$480	+$44
3	1631	Basic National Stage Fee (undiscounted entity)	$320	$350	+$30
3	2631	Basic National Stage Fee (small entity)	$128	$140	+$12
3	3631	Basic National Stage Fee (micro entity)	$64	$70	+$6
3	1641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$140	$150	+$10
3	2641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	$56	$60	+$4
3	3641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	$28	$30	+$2
3	1642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (undiscounted entity)	$540	$580	+$40
3	2642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (small entity)	$216	$232	+$16
3	3642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (micro entity)	$108	$116	+$8
3	1632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	$700	$770	+$70
3	2632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (small entity)	$280	$308	+$28
3	3632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	$140	$154	+$14
3	1633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	$800	$880	+$80
3	2633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (small entity)	$320	$352	+$32
3	3633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	$160	$176	+$16
3	1605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$640	$705	+$65
3	2605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	$256	$282	+$26
3	3605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	$128	$141	+$13
3	1606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$800	$880	+$80
3	2606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (small entity)	$320	$352	+$32
3	3606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (micro entity)	$160	$176	+$16
3	1607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	$640	$705	+$65
3	2607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (small entity)	$256	$282	+$26
3	3607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (micro entity)	$128	$141	+$13
3	1617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	$160	$170	+$10
3	2617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	$64	$68	+$4
3	3617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (micro entity)	$32	$34	+$2
4	1601	Transmittal fee (undiscounted entity)	$260	$285	+$25
4	2601	Transmittal fee (small entity)	$104	$114	+$10
4	3601	Transmittal fee (micro entity)	$52	$57	+$5
14	1621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (undiscounted entity)	$260	$285	+$25
14	2621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (small entity)	$104	$114	+$10
14	3621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (micro entity)	$52	$57	+$5
16	1618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	$140	$150	+$10
16	2618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	$56	$60	+$4
16	3618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (Micro entity)	$28	$30	+$2
17	1628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (undiscounted entity)	$2,100	$2,260	+$160
17	2628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (small entity)	$840	$904	+$64
17	3628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (micro entity)	$420	$452	+$32
20	1454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (undiscounted entity)	$2,100	$2,260	+$160
20	2454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (small entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021	$904	+$904
20	3454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (micro entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021	$452	+$452
20	14D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (undiscounted entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee3	$3,000	$3,000
20	24D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (small entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee	$1,200	$1,200
20	34D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (micro entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee	$600	$600

Table 2: Proposed Burden

Item No.	Fee Code	Item	Reponses (a)	New Fee (b)	New Non-hour Cost Burden (a) x (b) = (c)
1	1702	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes – International Filing Fee)	551	$1,457	$802,807
1	1701	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed without ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	18,603	$1,347	$25,058,241
1	1710	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed with ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	39,782	$1,238	$49,250,116
2	1614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (undiscounted entity)	8,710	$600	$5,226,000
2	2614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (small entity)	3,151	$240	$756,240
2	3614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (micro entity)	120	$120	$14,400
2	1615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (undiscounted entity)	12,466	$200	$2,493,200
2	2615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (small entity)	7,462	$80	$596,960
2	3615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (micro entity)	263	$40	$10,520
2	1616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (undiscounted entity)	617	$925	$570,725
2	2616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (small entity)	431	$370	$159,470
2	3616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (micro entity)	68	$185	$12,580
3	1681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (undiscounted entity)	4,106	$450	$1,847,700
3	2681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (small entity)	2,428	$180	$437,040
3	3681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (micro entity)	36	$90	$3,240
3	1602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (undiscounted entity)	7,943	$2,400	$19,063,200
3	2602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (small entity)	15,311	$960	$14,698,560
3	3602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (micro entity)	1,179	$480	$565,920
3	1604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	267	$2,400	$640,800
3	2604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (small entity)	520	$960	$499,200
3	3604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (micro entity)	44	$480	$21,120
3	1631	Basic National Stage Fee (undiscounted entity)	78,180	$350	$27,363,000
3	2631	Basic National Stage Fee (small entity)	27,641	$140	$3,869,740
3	3631	Basic National Stage Fee (micro entity)	1,757	$70	$122,990
3	1641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	2,817	$150	$422,550
3	2641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	6,262	$60	$375,720
3	3641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	262	$30	$7,860
3	1642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (undiscounted entity)	72,877	$580	$42,268,660
3	2642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (small entity)	20,560	$232	$4,769,920
3	3642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (micro entity)	1,325	$116	$153,700
3	1632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	5,626	$770	$4,332,020
3	2632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (small entity)	2,804	$308	$863,632
3	3632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	385	$154	$59,290
3	1633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	77,908	$880	$68,559,040
3	2633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (small entity)	27,228	$352	$9,584,256
3	3633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	1,704	$176	$299,904
3	1605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	260	$705	$183,300
3	2605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	690	$282	$194,580
3	3605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	85	$141	$11,985
3	1606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (undiscounted entity)	145	$880	$127,600
3	2606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (small entity)	93	$352	$32,736
3	3606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (micro entity)	1	$176	$176
3	1607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	7	$705	$4,935
3	2607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (small entity)	21	$282	$5,922
3	3607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (micro entity)	1	$141	$141
3	1617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	25,628	$170	$4,356,760
3	2617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	11,903	$68	$809,404
3	3617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (micro entity)	306	$34	$10,404
4	1601	Transmittal fee (undiscounted entity)	66,305	$285	$18,896,925
4	2601	Transmittal fee (small entity)	23,311	$114	$2,657,454
4	3601	Transmittal fee (micro entity)	1,248	$57	$71,136
14	1621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (undiscounted entity)	392	$285	$111,720
14	2621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (small entity)	272	$114	$31,008
14	3621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (micro entity)	30	$57	$1,710
16	1618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	1,078	$150	$161,700
16	2618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	965	$60	$57,900
16	3618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (Micro entity)	47	$30	$1,410
17	1628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (undiscounted entity)	54	$2,260	$122,040
17	2628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (small entity)	132	$904	$119,328
17	3628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (micro entity)	24	$452	$10,848
20	1454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (undiscounted entity)	87	$2,260	$196,620
20	2454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (small entity)	159	$904	$143,736
20	3454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (micro entity)	29	$452	$13,108
20	14D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (undiscounted entity)	209	$3,000	$627,000
20	24D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (small entity)	169	$1,200	$202,800
20	34D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (micro entity)	34	$600	$20,400
		Totals	585,079	- - -	$314,965,107

Table 3: Changes in Cost

Item No.	Fee Code	Items	Current Cost (a)	New Cost (b)	Change in Non-hour Cost Burden (b) – (a) = (c)
1	1702	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes – International Filing Fee)	$791,787	$802,807	+$11,020
1	1701	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed without ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	$24,723,387	$25,058,241	+$334,854
1	1710	Request and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes - International Filing Fee electronically filed with ePCT or PCT-EASY zip file)	$48,573,822	$49,250,116	+$676,294
2	1614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (undiscounted entity)	$4,180,800	$5,226,000	+$1,045,200
2	2614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (small entity)	$604,992	$756,240	+$151,248
2	3614	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra independent (over three) (micro entity)	$11,520	$14,400	+$2,880
2	1615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (undiscounted entity)	$1,246,600	$2,493,200	+$1,246,600
2	2615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (small entity)	$298,480	$596,960	+$298,480
2	3615	[PCT National Stage] Claims – extra total (over 20) (micro entity)	$5,260	$10,520	+$5,260
2	1616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (undiscounted entity)	$530,620	$570,725	+$40,105
2	2616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (small entity)	$148,264	$159,470	+$11,206
2	3616	[PCT National Stage] Claim – multiple dependent (micro entity)	$11,696	$12,580	+$884
3	1681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (undiscounted entity)	$1,724,520	$1,847,700	+$123,180
3	2681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (small entity)	$407,904	$437,040	+$29,136
3	3681	National Stage Application Size Fee – for each additional 50 sheets that exceed 100 sheets (micro entity)	$3,024	$3,240	+$216
3	1602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (undiscounted entity)	$17,315,740	$19,063,200	+$1,747,460
3	2602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (small entity)	$13,351,192	$14,698,560	+$1,347,368
3	3602	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) (micro entity)	$514,044	$565,920	+$51,876
3	1604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	$582,060	$640,800	+$58,740
3	2604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (small entity)	$453,440	$499,200	+$45,760
3	3604	Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention (micro entity)	$19,184	$21,120	+$1,936
3	1631	Basic National Stage Fee (undiscounted entity)	$25,017,600	$27,363,000	+$2,345,400
3	2631	Basic National Stage Fee (small entity)	$3,538,048	$3,869,740	+$331,692
3	3631	Basic National Stage Fee (micro entity)	$112,448	$122,990	+$10,542
3	1641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$394,380	$422,550	+$28,170
3	2641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	$350,672	$375,720	+$25,048
3	3641	National Stage Search Fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	$7,336	$7,860	+$524
3	1642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (undiscounted entity)	$39,353,580	$42,268,660	+$2,915,080
3	2642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (small entity)	$4,440,960	$4,769,920	+$328,960
3	3642	National Stage Search Fee – search report prepared and provided to USPTO (micro entity)	$143,100	$153,700	+$10,600
3	1632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	$3,938,200	$4,332,020	+$393,820
3	2632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (small entity)	$785,120	$863,632	+$78,512
3	3632	National Stage Search Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	$53,900	$59,290	+$5,390
3	1633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (undiscounted entity)	$62,326,400	$68,559,040	+$6,232,640
3	2633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (small entity)	$8,712,960	$9,584,256	+$871,296
3	3633	National Stage Examination Fee – all other situations (micro entity)	$272,640	$299,904	+$27,264
3	1605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$166,400	$183,300	+$16,900
3	2605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (small entity)	$176,640	$194,580	+$17,940
3	3605	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was the ISA (micro entity)	$10,880	$11,985	+$1,105
3	1606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (undiscounted entity)	$116,000	$127,600	+$11,600
3	2606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (small entity)	$29,760	$32,736	+$2,976
3	3606	Preliminary examination fee – U.S. was not the ISA (micro entity)	$160	$176	+$16
3	1607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (undiscounted entity)	$4,480	$4,935	+$455
3	2607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (small entity)	$5,376	$5,922	+$546
3	3607	Supplemental examination fee per additional invention (micro entity)	$128	$141	+$13
3	1617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	$4,100,480	$4,356,760	+$256,280
3	2617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	$761,792	$809,404	+$47,612
3	3617	Search fee, examination fee or oath of declaration after thirty months from priority date (micro entity)	$9,792	$10,404	+$612
4	1601	Transmittal fee (undiscounted entity)	$17,239,300	$18,896,925	+$1,657,625
4	2601	Transmittal fee (small entity)	$2,424,344	$2,657,454	+$233,110
4	3601	Transmittal fee (micro entity)	$64,896	$71,136	+$6,240
14	1621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (undiscounted entity)	$101,920	$111,720	+$9,800
14	2621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (small entity)	$28,288	$31,008	+$2,720
14	3621	Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office (micro entity)	$1,560	$1,710	+$150
16	1618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (undiscounted entity)	$150,920	$161,700	+$10,780
16	2618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (small entity)	$54,040	$57,900	+$3,860
16	3618	English translation after thirty months from priority date (Micro entity)	$1,316	$1,410	+$94
17	1628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (undiscounted entity)	$113,400	$122,040	+$8,640
17	2628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (small entity)	$110,880	$119,328	+$8,448
17	3628	Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (micro entity)	$10,080	$10,848	+$768
20	1454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (undiscounted entity)	$577,500	$196,620	-$380,880
20	2454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (small entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021	$143,736	+$143,736
20	3454	Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority, or for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority, delay less than or equal to two years (micro entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021	$13,108	+$13,108
20	14D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (undiscounted entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee	$627,000	+$627,000
20	24D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (small entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee	$202,800	+$202,800
20	34D2	Petition for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, delay greater than two years (micro entity)	Not previously included in 0651-0021 – new fee	$20,400	+$20,400
		Totals	$291,206,012	$314,965,107	+$23,759,095

Summary of Changes

The aforementioned rulemaking results in the revision of multiple fees and the addition of five fees, with an increase of $23,759,095 in annual non-hourly costs to collection 0651-0021.

Changes in Burden

Burden Type	Currently Approved	Proposed Change	New Estimate
Non-hourly Cost Burden	$358,249,658	+$23,759,095	$382,008,753

0651-0021’s revised burden is as follows:

• 420,816 annual responses (unchanged)

• 358,269 annual hourly burden (unchanged)

• $382,008,753 in annual non-hourly burden costs

1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-20/pdf/2024-26821.pdf

2 PCT Newsletter, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); May 2024, No.5, p. 3, https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctndocs/en/2024/pct_news_2024_5.pdf.

3 The 14D2/24D2/34D2 fees were previously covered by the 1454/2454/3454 fees.