[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations][Pages 70651-70653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29462]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-P-2011-0065] RIN 0651-AC64
Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic
Filing System
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides an additional fee of $400 for applications not filed electronically. This final rule revises the rules of practice to include the fee for applications not filed electronically.
... Sec. 1.445 International application filing, processing and search fees.
(a) The following fees and charges for international applications are established by law or by the Director under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:
(1) A transmittal fee (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 14) consisting of
(i) A basic portion.......................................... $240.00
(ii) A non-electronic filing fee portion for any international application designating the United States of America that is filed on or after November 15, 2011, other than by the Office electronic filing system, except for a plant application:
By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a))........................... $200.00
By other than a small entity................................. $400.00
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To see the full text of this final rule, access
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-15/pdf/2011-29462.pdf