The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published patent fee adjustments on November 20, 2024. The adjusted fee schedule is effective January 19, 2025. The adjusted fee schedule is available here: Fee setting and adjusting | USPTO.
For example, the new 2025 USPTO fee schedule includes:
Adjusted fees for filing, search, examination, and issue fees for design patents increased by nearly 50%
Adjusted excess claim fees doubled for each claim over 20; increased by 25% for additional independent claims over three
Adjusted Request for Continued Examination fees increased by nearly 50% for second and subsequent RCE's and by 10% for first RCEs
Adjusted fees for Petitions based on Unintentional Delay increased for delay exceeding two years
Adjusted fees for Patent Term Extension review doubled and include new fee for requesting a supplemental redetermination of patent term extension
Adjusted petition fees for PTAB trials increased by about 25%
New fees for PTAB trials for Request for Director review of a PTAB decision
New fees for continuing applications including surcharges for filing after 6 years and 9 years beyond the earliest benefit date
New fees for Information Disclosure Statement filings based on number of references submitted