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UTBMS IP Expense Codes
7 codes, E125-E131. Published by the LEDES Oversight Committee (LOC) in 2007.
Seven expense codes added for IP matters, published alongside the patent and trademark task codes.
When to use it: Patent and trademark disbursements: official fees, records, searching, drawings, translation, and late fees.
The full list: 7 codes
| Code | Name | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| E125 | Translation | Translation fees including preparation and keyboarding (typing) of documentation |
| E126 | Drawings | Drawings prepared by external draftsman |
| E127 | Patent and Trademark Records | Including patent copies, priority documents, file histories and other intellectual property records obtained through third-party vendors |
| E128 | Searching and Monitoring | Searching and Monitoring |
| E129 | Official Fees, excluding post-issuance patent maintenance, trademark renewal fees and late fees | Official fees not otherwise identified above which are paid to governmental and quasi-governmental entities in connection with a pending application, including those paid to Patent and Trademark Offices, the World Intellectual Property, Notaries, consulates, and embassies. |
| E130 | Post-Issuance Patent Maintenance and Trademark Renewal Fees | Official fees paid to a government agency in order to maintain an issued patent or trademark in force |
| E131 | Late Fees | Official surcharge fees paid to a government agency in order to have a document entered into the record past an initial deadline, including Petition for Extension of Time and Information Disclosure Statement fees in the U.S. |
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