35 U.S.C. § 42 — Patent and Trademark Office funding (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
35 U.S.C. § 42 Patent and Trademark Office funding
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 42, including 18 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Summary
This section provides detailed guidance on the document submission requirements for EFS-Web filings, ensuring compliance with specific file format standards established by the Patent and Trademark Office to avoid rejection.
What this section covers
- Documents filed via EFS-Web must meet specific file format requirements including size and PDF embedded-font compliance.
Key obligations
- Documents must meet file size and PDF embedded-font requirements for EFS-Web submissions.
- Contingency documents must also meet these requirements as part of the EFS-Web submission process.
- Practitioners must comply with USC/CFR authority regarding EFS-Web document submission requirements.
Practice notes
- Ensure all documents are in the correct format before submission via EFS-Web.
- Do not submit documents that do not meet size or embedded-font requirements, as they will be rejected.
Official MPEP § 42 — Patent and Trademark Office funding
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
35 U.S.C. 42 Patent and Trademark Office funding.
- (a) All fees for services performed by or materials furnished by the Patent and Trademark Office will be payable to the Director.
- (b) All fees paid to the Director and all appropriations for defraying the costs of the activities of the Patent and Trademark Office will be credited to the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account in the Treasury of the United States.
- (c)
- (1) To the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, fees authorized in this title or any other Act to be charged or established by the Director shall be collected by and shall, subject to paragraph (3), be available to the Director to carry out the activities of the Patent and Trademark Office.
- (2) There is established in the Treasury a Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund. If fee collections by the Patent and Trademark Office for a fiscal year exceed the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year, fees collected in excess of the appropriated amount shall be deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund. To the extent and in the amounts provided in appropriations Acts, amounts in the Fund shall be made available until expended only for obligation and expenditure by the Office in accordance with paragraph (3).
- (3)
- (A) Any fees that are collected under this title, and any surcharges on such fees, may only be used for expenses of the Office relating to the processing of patent applications and for other activities, services, and materials relating to patents and to cover a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the Office.
- (B) Any fees that are collected under section 31 of the Trademark Act of 1946, and any surcharges on such fees, may only be used for expenses of the Office relating to the processing of trademark registrations and for other activities, services, and materials relating to trademarks and to cover a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the Office.
- (d) The Director may refund any fee paid by mistake or any amount paid in excess of that required.
- (e) The Secretary of Commerce shall, on the day each year on
which the President submits the annual budget to the Congress, provide to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives:
- (1) a list of patent and trademark fee collections by the Patent and Trademark Office during the preceding fiscal year;
- (2) a list of activities of the Patent and Trademark Office during the preceding fiscal year which were supported by patent fee expenditures, trademark fee expenditures, and appropriations;
- (3) budget plans for significant programs, projects, and activities of the Office, including out-year funding estimates;
- (4) any proposed disposition of surplus fees by the Office; and
- (5) such other information as the committees consider necessary.
(Amended Nov. 14, 1975, Public Law 94-131, sec. 4, 89 Stat. 690; Dec. 12, 1980, Public Law 96-517, sec. 3, 94 Stat. 3018; Aug. 27, 1982, Public Law 97-247, sec. 3(g), 96 Stat. 319; Sept. 13, 1982, Public Law 97-258, sec. 3(i), 96 Stat. 1065; subsection (c) amended Dec. 10, 1991, Public Law 102-204, sec. 5(e), 105 Stat. 1640; subsection (e) added Dec. 10, 1991, Public Law 102-204, sec. 4, 105 Stat. 1637; subsection (c) revised Nov. 10, 1998, Public Law 105-358, sec. 4, 112 Stat. 3274; amended Nov. 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113, sec. 1000(a)(9), 113 Stat. 1501A-555, 582 (S. 1948 secs. 4205 and 4732(a)(10)(A)); subsection (c) amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 22, 125 Stat. 284, effective Oct. 1, 2011; subsection (c)(3) amended Jan. 14, 2013, Public Law 112-274, sec. 1(j), 126 Stat. 2456.)
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