{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-42.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 42.15","heading":"Fees.","body":"(a) On filing a petition for inter partes review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:\n(1) Inter Partes Review request fee—up to 20 claims: $23,750.00.\n(2) Inter Partes Review Post-Institution fee—up to 20 claims: $28,125.00.\n(3) In addition to the Inter Partes Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $470.00.\n(4) In addition to the Inter Partes Post-Institution request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $940.00.\n(b) On filing a petition for post-grant review or covered business method patent review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:\n(1) Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee—up to 20 claims: $25,000.00.\n(2) Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee—up to 20 claims: $34,375.00.\n(3) In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $595.00.\n(4) In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $1,315.00.\n(c) On the filing of a petition for a derivation proceeding, payment of the following fee is due:\n(1) Derivation petition fee: $452.00.\n(2) [Reserved]\n(d) Any request requiring payment of a fee under this part, including a written request to make a settlement agreement available: $452.00.\n(e) Fee for counsel who are not registered practitioners, and who are not seeking automatic recognition pursuant to § 42.10(c)(2), to appear pro hac vice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: $269.00.\n(f) Fee for requesting a review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision by the Director: $452.00.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 42—TRIAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD","Subpart A—Trial Practice and Procedure"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"2cabcd1f552ed1dc29fb9dcea6b7296ade13c4f8a8f29c2b6e15f0ddb2405b70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-42.14","next":"us/37-cfr-42.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}