Notices of Allowance mailed between September 9 and September 15 may have specified an incorrect issue fee amount: the issue fee due under the new fee rule that goes into effect October 2, 2020, rather than the issue fee due under the current rule. The USPTO will be mailing a corrected Notice of Allowance in all affected cases.
If you have already paid the issue fee for a notice mailed in this timeframe, the USPTO will contact you with further guidance. If you have any questions, please contact the resources listed below.
Notices of Allowance for international design applications were not affected by this error.
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