Via this USPTO pdf:
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818) is currently pending before Congress. Upon enactment, H.R. 4818 will result in certain changes, including:
Revised patent fees; A separate fee for filing a patent, searching a patent, and examining a patent (all of which are due on filing); and
An additional fee for any patent application whose specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (“application size” fee).
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, will take effect on the date it is signed by the President. The USPTO anticipates the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, to be enacted sometime in the near future.
Since the USPTO does not know when the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 will become law, we suggest that you monitor this site on a regular basis. We will post additional information on this site as soon as possible after enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. For additional information, please contact the USPTO Contact Center at (703) 308-4357 or (800) 786-9199.
Keep your eye on the news??? Why? Because the day the President signs the bill, fees change. You don’t want to pay the wrong fees, do you? You might remind your staff that this is going to happen too…
Patently Obvious and Promote the Progress blogs have more on this topic.
I am sure that each of us patent bloggers will fire out a reminder post the day the bill is signed. As such, you may want to check your favorite patent blog(s) at the end of the day for then next few weeks (or until the bill is signed).
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