Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 1 - Rules of Practice in Patent Cases |
Subpart C - International Processing Provisions |
International Preliminary Examination |
§ 1.482 - International preliminary examination and processing fees.
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§ 1.482 International preliminary examination and processing fees.
(a) The following fees and charges for international preliminary examination are established by the director under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:
(1) The following preliminary examination fee is due on filing the demand:
(i) If an international search fee as set forth in § 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority:
(ii) If the International Searching Authority for the international application was an authority other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
(b) The handling fee is due on filing the demand and shall be as prescribed in PCT Rule 57.
(c) Late furnishing fee for providing a sequence listing in response to an invitation under PCT Rule 13ter:
Table 4 to Paragraph (c)
By a micro entity (§ 1.29) $80$64.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) 160128.00 By other than a small or micro entity 320.00 [85 FR 46991, Aug. 3, 2020, as amended at 88 FR 17157, Mar. 22, 2023]