As trial in Table 4-3, the fees for securing and maintaining a patent through a typical prosecution sequence for its full 20-year term increases by $260 (1.6 percent) under the Final Rule Fee Schedule (Alternative 1). Assuming a three percent discount rate, the net present value of investing in a patent for Alternative 1 is $12,400, compared to a net present value of $12,157 for the Baseline. Section 4.2.3 presents securing aggregate revenue to cover aggregate cost and the fee schedule design as benefits of this alternative and presents numerous examples of how this alternative is uniquely responsive to stakeholder feedback in ways the other alternatives are not. Section 4.2.2 notes that there are no identified qualitative costs in this alternative. Table 4-4 presents fee adjustments included in the Final Rule Fee Schedule (Alternative 1) that have the greatest impact on patent revenue. Large, small, and micro entity dollar and percent changes are compared to current large, small, and micro entity fees. A complete list of fee changes for Alternative 1 can be found in the document titled of Patent Fee “Table Changes Current, Final and Unit Cost Recovery,” available at . – Table 44 Alternative 1 Final Rule Fee Schedule Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2017 – – Current and Final Fees Current Fees Final Fees Large Small Micro Large Small Description Entity Entity Entity Entity Entity Entity Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Basic Filing fee Utility (paper filing also requires $300 $150 $75 – $280 $140 $70 non-electronic filing fee under 1.16(t)) 7% 7% 7%
As in Table 4-3, the fees for securing and maintaining a patent through a typical prosecution sequence for its full 20-year term increases by $260 (1.6 percent) under the Final Rule Fee Schedule (Alternative 1). Assuming a three percent discount rate, the net present value of investing in a patent for Alternative 1 is $12,400, compared to a net present value of $12,157 for the Baseline. Section 4.2.3 presents securing aggregate revenue to cover aggregate cost and the fee schedule design as benefits of this alternative and presents numerous examples of how this alternative is uniquely responsive to stakeholder feedback in ways the other alternatives are not. Section 4.2.2 notes that there are no identified qualitative costs in this alternative. Table 4-4 presents fee adjustments included in the Final Rule Fee Schedule (Alternative 1) that have the greatest impact on patent revenue. Large, small, and micro entity dollar and percent changes are compared to current large, small, and micro entity fees. A complete list of fee changes for Alternative 1 can be found in the document titled “Table of Patent Fee Changes – Current, Final and Unit Cost Recovery,” available at . Table 44 Alternative 1 – Final Rule Fee Schedule – Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2017 Current and Final Fees Description Current Fees Final Fees Large Entity Fee Small Entity Fee Micro Entity Fee Large Entity Fee Small Entity Fee Entity Fee Basic Filing fee – Utility (paper filing also requires non-electronic filing fee under 1.16(t)) $280 $140 $70 $300 $150 $75 7% 7% 7% trial
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