---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 42.15"
title: "37"
number: "42.15"
heading: "Fees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/42.15"
---

# §42.15. Fees.

- (a) On filing a petition for inter partes review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:
  - (1) **Inter Partes—** Review request fee—up to 20 claims: $23,750.00.
  - (2) **Inter Partes—** Review Post-Institution fee—up to 20 claims: $28,125.00.
  - (3) In addition to the Inter Partes Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $470.00.
  - (4) In addition to the Inter Partes Post-Institution request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $940.00.
- (b) On filing a petition for post-grant review or covered business method patent review of a patent, payment of the following fees are due:
  - (1) **Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee—** up to 20 claims: $25,000.00.
  - (2) **Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee—** up to 20 claims: $34,375.00.
  - (3) In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review request fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $595.00.
  - (4) In addition to the Post-Grant or Covered Business Method Patent Review Post-Institution fee, for requesting a review of each claim in excess of 20: $1,315.00.
- (c) **On the filing of a petition for a derivation proceeding, payment of the following fee is due—**
  - (1) **Derivation petition fee—** $452.00.
  - (2) [Reserved]
- (d) Any request requiring payment of a fee under this part, including a written request to make a settlement agreement available: $452.00.
- (e) Fee for counsel who are not registered practitioners, and who are not seeking automatic recognition pursuant to [§ 42.10(c)(2)](/cfr/37/42.10.md?p=c-2), to appear pro hac vice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: $269.00.
- (f) **Fee for requesting a review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision by the Director—** $452.00.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 82178, Oct. 10, 2024; 89 FR 92011, Nov. 20, 2024; 90 FR 3037, Jan. 14, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 3, 6, 21, 23, 41, 134, 135, 143, 153, 311, 312, 314, 316, 318, 321-326, 328; Pub. L. 112-29, 125 Stat. 284; and Pub. L. 112-274, 126 Stat. 2456.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 48669, Aug. 14, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 46993, Aug. 3, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 82178, Oct. 10, 2024; 89 FR 92011, Nov. 20, 2024; 90 FR 3037, Jan. 14, 2025]