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 PUBLIC LAW 102-204—DEC. 10, 1991 105 STAT. 1639 Federal Register, publication. Effective date. 35 USC 41 note. "(2) For each photocopy, $.25 per page. "(3) For each black and white copy of a patent, $3. The yearly fee for providing a library specified in section 13 of this title with uncertified printed copies of the specifications and drawings for all patents in that year shall be $50.". (b) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE FEES. —Section 41(f) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "on October 1, 1985, and every third year thereafter, to reflect any fluctuations occurring during the previous three years" and inserting "on October 1, 1992, and every year thereafter, to reflect any fluctuations occurring during the previous 12 months". (c) NOTICE OF FEES. — (1) Section 41(g) of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(g) No fee established by the Commissioner under this section shall take effect until at least 30 days after notice of the fee has been published in the Federal Register and in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office. ". (2) Fees established by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks under section 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, during fiscal year 1992 may take effect on or after 1 day after such fees are published in the Federal Register. Section 41(g) of title 35, United States Code, and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the establishment of such fees during fiscal year 1992. (d) PATENT AND TRADEMARK COLLECTIONS; PUBLIC ACCESS. —(1) Section 41 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i)(l) The Commissioner shall maintain, for use by the public, paper or microform collections of United States patents, foreign patent documents, and United States trademark registrations arranged to permit search for and retrieval of information. The Commissioner may not impose fees directly for the use of such collections, or for the use of the public patent or trademark search rooms or libraries. "(2) The Commissioner shall provide for the full deployment of the automated search systems of the Patent and Trademark Office so that such systems are available for use by the public, and shall assure full access by the public to, and dissemination of, patent and trademark information, using a variety of automated methods, including electronic bulletin boards and remote access by users to mass storage and retrieval systems. "(3) The Commissioner may establish reasonable fees for access by the public to the automated search systems of the Patent and Trademark Office. If such fees are established, a limited amount of free access shall be made available to users of the systems for purposes of education and training. The Commissioner may waive the payment by an individual of fees authorized by this subsection upon a showing of need or hardship, and if such a waiver is in the public interest. "(4) The Commissioner shall submit to the Congress an annual Reports, report on the automated search systems of the Patent and Trademark Office and the access by the public to such systems. The Commissioner shall also publish such report in the Federal Register. The Commissioner shall provide an opportunity for the submission of comments by interested persons on each such report.". (2)(A) The section heading for section 41 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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