37 CFR 1.492 — National stage fees

37 CFR 1.492 — National stage fees.

The following fees and charges are established for international applications entering the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 :

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$64.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......128.00

By other than a small or micro entity......320.00

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(1)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$0.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......0.00

By other than a small or micro entity......0.00

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(2)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$28.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......56.00

By other than a small or micro entity......140.00

TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(3)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$108.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......216.00

By other than a small or micro entity......540.00

TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(4)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$140.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......280.00

By other than a small or micro entity......700.00

TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(1)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$0.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......0.00

By other than a small or micro entity......0.00

TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(2)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$160.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......320.00

By other than a small or micro entity......800.00

TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (d)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$96.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......192.00

By other than a small or micro entity......480.00

TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (e)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$20.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......40.00

By other than a small or micro entity......100.00

TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (f)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$172.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......344.00

By other than a small or micro entity......860.00

(g) If the excess claims fees required by paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section and multiple dependent claim fee required by paragraph (f) of this section are not paid with the basic national fee or on later presentation of the claims for which excess claims or multiple dependent claim fees are due, the fees required by paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of this section must be paid or the claims canceled by amendment prior to the expiration of the time period set for reply by the Office in any notice of fee deficiency in order to avoid abandonment.

TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (h)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$32.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......64.00

By other than a small or micro entity......160.00

TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$28.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......56.00

By other than a small or micro entity......140.00

TABLE 13 TO PARAGRAPH (j)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$84.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......168.00

By other than a small or micro entity......420.00

[52 FR 20050, May 28, 1987, effective July 1, 1987; paras. (a)(1) - (3), (b), (d)- (f), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; para. (a)(5) added, 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; revised, 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 16, 1991; paras. (a)(1)-(a)(3), (a)(5) and (b)-(d), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; para. (e) amended, 58 FR 4335, Jan. 14, 1993, effective May 1, 1993; paras. (a), (b) and (d), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; paras. (a), (b), & (d) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective, Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (a), (b), & (d) amended, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; paras. (a), (b), & (d) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; para. (g) added, 62 FR 53132, Oct. 10, 1997, effective Dec. 1, 1997; paras. (a)-(d) revised, 63 FR 67578, Dec. 8, 1998, effective Nov. 10, 1998; para. (a)(2) revised, 64 FR 67774, Dec. 3, 1999, effective Dec. 29, 1999; paras. (a), (b) and (d) revised, 65 FR 49193, Aug. 11, 2000, effective Oct. 1, 2000; paras. (a)-(e) revised, 65 FR 78958, Dec. 18, 2000; paras. (a)(1)-(a)(3), (a)(5), (b) and (d) revised, 66 FR 39447, July 31, 2001, effective Oct. 1, 2001; paras. (e) and (f) revised, 67 FR 520, Jan. 4, 2002, effective Apr. 1, 2002; paras. (a)(1) through (a)(3), and (a)(5) revised, 67 FR 70847, Nov. 27, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003; paras. (a)(1) through (a)(3), (a)(5), (b), and (d) revised, 68 FR 41532, July 14, 2003, effective Oct. 1, 2003; paras. (a)(1) through (a)(3), (a)(5), (b) and (d) revised, 69 F R 52604, Aug. 27, 2004, effective Oct. 1, 2004; revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; paras. (b) and (c) revised, 70 FR 5053, Feb. 1, 2005, effective Feb. 1, 2005; paras. (h) and (j) revised, 70 FR 30360, May 26, 2005, effective July 1, 2005; paras. (b) and (c) revised, 70 FR 35375, June 20, 2005, effective July 1, 2005; paras. (a), (b)(2) through (b)(4), (c)(2), (d) through (f), and (j) revised, 72 FR 46899, Aug. 22, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; paras. (b)(2) through (b)(4) corrected, 72 FR 55055, Sept. 28, 2007, effective Sept. 30, 2007; paras. (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (c)(2), (d) through (f) and (j) revised, 73 FR 47534, Aug. 14, 2008, effective Oct. 2, 2008; para. (h) revised, 77 FR 48776, Aug. 14, 2012, effective Sept. 16, 2012; paras. (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (c)(2), (d)-(f) and (j) revised, 77 FR 54360, Sept. 5, 2012, effective Oct. 5, 2012; revised, 78 FR 4212, Jan. 18, 2013, effective Mar. 19, 2013; paras. (a), (b)(2)-(4), (c)(2), and (d)-(f) revised, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018; paras. (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (c)(2), (d), (f), (h), and (j) revised and table headings added to paras. (b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1), (e), and (i), 85 FR 46932, Aug. 3, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; revised tables in paras. (a), (b)(2)-(4), (c)(2), (d)-(f) and (h)-(j), 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Mar. 22, 2023]

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