Partial Waiver of Appeal Forwarding Fee

According to a message from the USPTO:

The requirement set forth in 37 CFR 41.45 to pay the new appeal forwarded fee (37 CFR 41.20(b)(2)(ii) in effect on March 19, 2013) has been waived if the current fee required for filing a brief in support of an appeal (37 CFR 41.20(b)(2) in effect on March 18, 2013) is filed before March 19, 2013. The notice of waiver is available here: Partial Waiver of Appeal Forwarding Fee (February 27, 2013) http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/Appeal_forwarding_fee_waiver_22713.pdf

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