USPTO Pending MPEP Update: Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025

Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025

BlueIron has reviewed this USPTO publication and cross-referenced the affected BlueIron pages below.

USPTO Source

Final rule and correction | 2024-11-20 | Effective 2025-01-19 | 89 FR 91898; 90 FR 3036
USPTO source

MPEP Incorporation Status

USPTO MPEP version: Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 (current through 2024-01-31)
BlueIron's Update: 2026-09-26
Mapping basis: USPTO subsequent-publications index and linked source document reviewed by BlueIron

Affected BlueIron Pages

MPEP Sections

• 509

U.S.C. Sections

None identified.

C.F.R. Sections

• 37 C.F.R. 1.16
• 37 C.F.R. 1.17
• 37 C.F.R. 1.18
• 37 C.F.R. 1.20
• 37 C.F.R. 1.21

Source Review

The USPTO source was reviewed for this pass. No USPTO-stated replacement text for a specific MPEP section was extracted into this article; the affected BlueIron pages above are the current cross-reference targets.

Notes

Source review: the final rule and correction adjust patent fees for Fiscal Year 2025. BlueIron cross-references MPEP 509 and fee-related rules in 37 CFR 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.20, and 1.21.

This BlueIron page records the pending USPTO update and cross-references affected BlueIron MPEP, U.S.C., and C.F.R. pages. Official MPEP text remains unchanged until USPTO incorporates the update.