Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 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 B - National Processing Provisions |
Allowance and Issue of Patent |
§ 1.316 - Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.
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§ 1.316 Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.
If the issue fee is not paid within three months from the date of the notice of allowance, the application will be regarded as abandoned. Such an abandoned application will not be considered as pending before the Patent and Trademark Office.
[62 FR 53198, Oct. 10, 1997]