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Patent Maintenance Fee
Budgeter & Deadline Calculator

Enter your patent issue date to instantly calculate all three USPTO maintenance fee windows — payment opens, surcharge dates, and hard deadlines — across every entity size. Weekend rollover applied.

Maintenance Fees · Deadline Calculator
USPTO Utility Patent Fee Schedule
Standard USPTO fees — no discount
Maintenance fees apply to Utility Patents only — calculated strictly from the issue date
Total Estimated Lifetime Maintenance Cost
$0
Large Entity
3.5 Year Window
First Maintenance Fee
$0
+ $0 surcharge if late
Window Opens
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Surcharge Begins
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Hard Deadline
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7.5 Year Window
Second Maintenance Fee
$0
+ $0 surcharge if late
Window Opens
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Surcharge Begins
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Hard Deadline
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11.5 Year Window
Third Maintenance Fee
$0
+ $0 surcharge if late
Window Opens
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Surcharge Begins
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Hard Deadline
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