issue feeglossary / ISSUE FEE issue fee. Patents. The charge that an inventor must pay the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office before an allowed patent application can be issued as a patent. [Cases: Patents 103. C.J.S. Patents § 144.] 词条贡献者 双语律师Nanda,国际知名法学院国际法专业,擅长翻译各类与生物医学诉讼相关的法律文件。