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Public Law 89-83 AN ACT Tofixthe fees payable to the Patent Office, aucl for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the items numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively, in subsection (a) of section 41, title 35, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: " 1. On filing each application for an original patent, except in design cases, $65; in addition, on filing or on presentation at any other time, $10 for each claim in independent form which is in excess of one, and $2 for each claim (whether independent or dependent) which is in excess of ten. Errors in payment of the additional fees may be rectified in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner. "2. For issuing each original or reissue patent, except in design cases, $100; in addition, $10 for each page (or portion thereof) of .specification as printed, and $2 for each sheet of drawing. "3. In design cases: "a. On filing each design application, $20. "b. On issuing each design patent: For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $20; and for fourteen years, $30. "4. On filing each application for the reissue of a patent, $65; in addition, on filing or on presentation at any other time, $10 for each claim in independent form which is in excess of the number of independent claims of the original patent, and $2 for each claim (whether independent or dependent) which is in excess of ten and also in excess of the number of claims of the original patent. Errors in f)ayment of the additional fees may be rectified in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner. 5. On filing each disclaimer, $15. "6, On appeal for the first time from the examiner to the Board of Appeals, $50; in addition, on filing a brief in support of the appeal, $50. "7. On filing each petition for the revival of an abandoned application for a patent or for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, $15. "8. For certificate under section 255 or under section 256 of this title, $15. "9. As available and if in print: For uncertified printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents (except design patents), 50 cents per copy; for design patents, 20 cents per copy; the Commissioner may establish a charge not to exceed $1 per copy for patents in excess of twenty-five pages of drawings and specifications and for plant patents printed in color; special rates for libraries specified in section 13 of this title, $50 for patents issued in one year. The Commissioner may, without charge, provide applicants with copies of specifications and drawings of patents when referred to in a notice under section 132. "10. For recording every assignment, agreement, or other paper relating to the property in a patent or application, $20; where the document relates to more than one patent or application, $3 for each additional item." SEC. 2. Section 41 of title 35, United States Code, is further amended by adding the following subsection: "(c) The fees prescribed by or under this section shall apply to any other Government department or agency, or officer thereof, except that the Commissioner may Avaive the payment of any fee for services

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