MPEP § 2570 — Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests (Annotated Rules)
§2570 Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2570, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests
This section addresses Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests. Contains: 2 permissions and 2 other statements.
Key Rules
Post-Issuance & Maintenance Fees
The Maintenance Fee Branch will respond to requests for the maintenance fee payment status of patents. Maintenance fee status information for a patent of interest can be obtained over the internet by entering the patent number and the corresponding application number in the appropriate spaces on the webpage available at https://fees.uspto.gov/ MaintenanceFees. In addition, maintenance fee status can be requested by telephone. Telephone status requests are limited to two patent numbers per telephone call. See MPEP § 1730 for the telephone number.
The Maintenance Fee Branch will respond to requests for the maintenance fee payment status of patents. Maintenance fee status information for a patent of interest can be obtained over the internet by entering the patent number and the corresponding application number in the appropriate spaces on the webpage available at https://fees.uspto.gov/ MaintenanceFees. In addition, maintenance fee status can be requested by telephone. Telephone status requests are limited to two patent numbers per telephone call. See MPEP § 1730 for the telephone number.
The Maintenance Fee Branch will respond to requests for the maintenance fee payment status of patents. Maintenance fee status information for a patent of interest can be obtained over the internet by entering the patent number and the corresponding application number in the appropriate spaces on the webpage available at https://fees.uspto.gov/ MaintenanceFees. In addition, maintenance fee status can be requested by telephone. Telephone status requests are limited to two patent numbers per telephone call. See MPEP § 1730 for the telephone number.
The Maintenance Fee Branch will respond to requests for the maintenance fee payment status of patents. Maintenance fee status information for a patent of interest can be obtained over the internet by entering the patent number and the corresponding application number in the appropriate spaces on the webpage available at https://fees.uspto.gov/ MaintenanceFees. In addition, maintenance fee status can be requested by telephone. Telephone status requests are limited to two patent numbers per telephone call. See MPEP § 1730 for the telephone number.
Citations
| Primary topic | Citation |
|---|---|
| Post-Issuance & Maintenance Fees | MPEP § 1730 |
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 2570 — Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests
Source: USPTO2570 Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests [R-08.2017]
The Maintenance Fee Branch will respond to requests for the maintenance fee payment status of patents. Maintenance fee status information for a patent of interest can be obtained over the internet by entering the patent number and the corresponding application number in the appropriate spaces on the webpage available at https://fees.uspto.gov/ MaintenanceFees. In addition, maintenance fee status can be requested by telephone. Telephone status requests are limited to two patent numbers per telephone call. See MPEP § 1730 for the telephone number.