---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 1.19"
title: "37"
number: "1.19"
heading: "Document supply fees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/1.19"
---

# §1.19. Document supply fees.


The United States Patent and Trademark Office will supply copies of the following patent-related documents upon payment of the fees indicated. Paper copies will be in black and white unless the original document is in color, a color copy is requested and the fee for a color copy is paid.

- (a) **Uncertified copies of patent application publications and patents—**
  - (1) Printed copy of the paper portion of a patent application publication or patent including a design patent, statutory invention registration, or defensive publication document. Service includes preparation of copies by the Office within two to three business days and delivery by United States Postal Service; and preparation of copies by the Office within one business day of receipt and delivery to an Office Box or by electronic means (e.g., facsimile, electronic mail): $3.00
  - (2) **Printed copy of a plant patent in color—** $16.00
  - (3) Color copy of a patent (other than a plant patent) or statutory invention registration containing a color drawing: $25.00
- (b) Copies of Office documents to be provided in paper, or in electronic form, as determined by the Director (for other patent-related materials see [§ 1.21(k)](/cfr/37/1.21.md?p=k)):
  - (1) Copy of a patent application as filed, or a patent-related file wrapper and contents, stored in paper in a paper file wrapper, in an image format in an image file wrapper, or if color documents, stored in paper in an Artifact Folder:
    - (i) If provided on paper:
      - (A) **Application as filed—** $38.00
      - (B) **Copy Patent File Wrapper, Paper Medium, Any Number of Sheets—** $312.00
      - (C) [Reserved]
      - (D) **Individual application documents, other than application as filed, per document—** $27.00
    - (ii) If provided on compact disc or other physical electronic medium in single order or if provided electronically (e.g., by electronic transmission) other than on a physical electronic medium:
      - (A) **Application as filed—** $38.00
      - (B) **Copy Patent File Wrapper, Electronic, Any Medium, Any Size—** $65.00
      - (C) [Reserved]
    - (iii) [Reserved]
    - (iv) If provided to a foreign intellectual property office pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement (see [§ 1.14(h)](/cfr/37/1.14.md?p=h)): $0.00
  - (2) [Reserved]
  - (3) **Copy of Office records, except copies available under paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section—** $27.00
  - (4) **For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per patent—** $38.00
- (c) Library service ([35 U.S.C. 13](/usc/35/13.md)): For providing to libraries copies of all patents issued annually, per annum: $50.00
- (d) -(e) [Reserved]
- (f) **Uncertified copy of a non-United States patent document, per document—** $27.00
- (g) [Reserved]
- (h) **Copy of Patent Grant Single-Page TIFF Images (52 week subscription)—** $10,400.00
- (i) Copy of Patent Grant Full-Text W/Embedded Images, Patent Application Publication Single-Page TIFF Images, or Patent Application Publication Full-Text W/Embedded Images (52 week subscription): $5,200.00

## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 4287, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 65655, Oct. 27, 2015; 82 FR 52814, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46988, Aug. 3, 2020; 89 FR 92007, Nov. 20, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: Sections 1.16 through 1.22 also issued under 35 U.S.C. 41, 111, 119, 120, 132(b), 156, 157, 255, 302, and 311, Public Laws 103-465, 106-113, and 112-29.

### Authority

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[78 FR 4287, Jan. 18, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 65655, Oct. 27, 2015; 82 FR 52814, Nov. 14, 2017; 85 FR 46988, Aug. 3, 2020; 89 FR 92007, Nov. 20, 2024]