PTO/SB/17 Fee Transmital Form

PTO/SB/17 (03‐13) 
Approved for use through 01/31/2014. OMB 0651‐0032 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number 

FEE TRANSMITTAL 
Applicant asserts small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27. 
Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29.
Form PTO/SB/15A or B or equivalent must either be enclosed or have 

         been submitted previously. 
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT 

Complete if known 

Filing Date

First Named Inventor

Examiner Name

Art Unit

Practitioner Docket No.

Application Number

($) 

METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply) 
        Check           Credit Card           Money Order           None           Other (please identify): ___________________________________________ 

        Deposit Account  Deposit Account Number: _______________________  Deposit Account Name: ______________________ 
         For the above‐identified deposit account, the Director is hereby authorized to (check all that apply): 
                     Charge fee(s) indicated below                                                          Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee 

                     Charge any additional fee(s) or underpayment of fee(s)             Credit any overpayment of fee(s) 
                     under 37 CFR 1.16 and 1.17 
WARNING:  Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form. Provide credit card 
information and authorization on PTO‐2038. 
FEE CALCULATION 
1.  BASIC FILING, SEARCH, AND EXAMINATION FEES (U = undiscounted fee; S = small entity fee; M = micro entity fee) 

Application Type 
Utility 
Design 
Plant 
Reissue 
Provisional 

U ($) 
280 
180 
180 
280 
260 

FILING FEES 
S ($) 
140* 
90 
90 
140 
130 

M ($) 
70 
45 
45 
70 
65 

U ($)
600
120
380
600
0

SEARCH FEES
S ($)
300
60
190
300
0

M ($)
150
30
95
150
0

EXAMINATION FEES 
U ($)
S ($) 
M ($) 
720
360 
180 
460
230 
115 
580
290 
145 
2,160
1,080 
540 
0
0 
0 

Fees Paid ($)

* The $140 small entity status filing fee for a utility application is further reduced to $70 for a small entity status applicant who files the application via EFS‐Web. 

2.  EXCESS CLAIM FEES 
Undiscounted Fee ($)
Fee Description 

Each claim over 20 (including Reissues) 
80
Each independent claim over 3 (including Reissues) 
420
Multiple dependent claims 
780
Extra Claims
Fee ($)
Fee Paid ($)
Total Claims 

__________
 ‐20 or HP = 
__________ x
__________       =
__________
HP = highest number of total claims paid for, if greater than 20.
Indep. Claims 
Extra Claims
Fee ($)
Fee Paid ($)

__________
 ‐3 or HP = 
__________ x
__________       =
__________
HP = highest number of independent claims paid for, if greater than 3.

Small Entity Fee ($) 
40 
210 
390 

Micro Entity Fee ($)
20
105
195

Multiple Dependent Claims
Fee ($) 
Fee Paid ($)
__________ 
__________

3.  APPLICATION SIZE FEE 
If the specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computer listings under 37 CFR 1.52(e)), 
the application size fee due is $400 ($200 for small entity) ($100 for micro entity) for each additional 50 sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 
41(a)(1)(G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s). 
Extra Sheets 
Number of each additional 50 or fraction thereof
Fee ($) 
Fee Paid ($)
Total Sheets 
__________ ‐ 100 =  __________ / 50 =  __________ (round up to a whole number)          x
__________    = 
__________
4.  OTHER FEE(S) 

Fees Paid ($) 

Non‐English specification, $130 fee (no small or micro entity discount) 

__________ 

Non‐electronic filing fee under 37 CFR 1.16(t) for a utility application, $400 fee ($200 small or micro entity) 

__________ 

Other (e.g., late filing surcharge):  _______________________________________________________________________ 

__________ 

SUBMITTED BY 
Signature 
Name (Print/Type) 

Registration No.
(Attorney/Agent) 

Telephone 
Date 

This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.136. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to 
process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 30 minutes to complete, including 
gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the 
amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313‐1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND 
TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313‐1450. 
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1‐800‐PTO‐9199 and select option 2. 

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