PTO Extends Time For Small And Micro Entities To Pay Certain Fees

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) extended the time for small and micro entities to make certain fee payments until September 30, 2020. Also pursuant to the CARES Act, the PTO waived the petition fees for petitions to revive until July 31, 2020.

For small and micro entities only, the following fees due between, and inclusive of both, March 27, 2020, and September 29, 2020, will be considered timely if paid on or before September 30, 2020, if the payment is filed with a statement that the failure to timely pay the fee was due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:

• The basic filing fee, search fee, examination fee and late filing surcharge due in response to a PTO notice issued during the pre-examination processing