AIA Trial Fees Increasing + New Pro Hac Fee
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
increasing Patent and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) fees for
a second time in three years. The new fees schedule, effective
October 2, 2020, incudes a new fee for non-registered practitioners
to appear before the PTAB pro hac vice. Patent
reexamination and reissue fees will increase by roughly 5%. )
Most notably, the final rule,
here significantly raises AIA trial fees.
With respect to IPR, the pre-institution fee of $15,500 moves to
$19,000, a 23% increase. As for the post-institution fee, that
grows from $15,000 to $22,500, thus a successful institution will
now require $41,500 in government fees.
