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Important Notices

July 18, 2006 - Change of addresses for filing Patent Applications
Patent Applications to be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) should be addressed as follows:

    Commissioner for Patents
    P.O. Box 1450
    Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Patent Applications to be delivered by other delivery services (Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolater, etc.) should be addressed as follows:

    United States Patent and Trademark Office
    Commissioner for Patents
    Randolph Building
    401 Dulany Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314


A new fee schedule for filing patent applications (and other transactions) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is effective September 30, 2007 (revisions effective November 19, 2007)
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee2007september30_2007nov19.htm

You should always check with the USPTO for the current fee schedule prior to filing a patent application:
Inventors Assistance Center (IAC)
Phone: 800-786-9199 or 571-272-1000


The following link will display the procedure for changing the USPTO fee schedule PatentEase uses to estimate the patent application filing fee.
Updating the fee schedule