37 CFR 1.1031 — International design application fees

37 CFR 1.1031 — International design application fees.

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$24.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) ......48.00

By other than a small or micro entity......120.00

(b) The Schedule of Fees annexed to the Regulations (Rule 27(1)), a list of individual designation fee amounts, and a fee calculator may be viewed on the Web site of the World Intellectual Property Organization, currently available at http://www.wipo.int/hague .

(1) International application fees (Rule 12(1)); and

(2) Fee for descriptions exceeding 100 words (Rule 11(2)).

(1) Directly to the International Bureau in Swiss currency (see Administrative Instruction 801); or

(2) Through the Office as an office of indirect filing, provided such fees are paid no later than the date of payment of the transmittal fee required under paragraph (a) of this section. Any payment through the Office must be in U.S. dollars. Applicants paying the fees in paragraph (c) of this section through the Office may be subject to a requirement by the International Bureau to pay additional amounts where the conversion from U.S. dollars to Swiss currency results in the International Bureau receiving less than the prescribed amounts.

(e) Payment of the fees referred to in Article 17 and Rule 24 for renewing an international registration (“renewal fees”) is not required to maintain a U.S. patent issuing on an international design application in force. Renewal fees, if required, must be submitted directly to the International Bureau. Any renewal fee submitted to the Office will not be transmitted to the International Bureau.

(1) A first part established in Swiss currency pursuant to Hague Rule 28 based on the combined amounts of the basic filing fee (§ 1.16(b) ), search fee (§ 1.16(l) ), and examination fee (§ 1.16(p) ) for a design application. The first part is payable at the time of filing the international design application; and

(2) A second part (issue fee) as provided in § 1.18(b) . The second part is payable within the period specified in a notice of allowance (§ 1.311 ).

[Added, 80 FR 17918, Apr. 2, 2015, effective May 13, 2015; para. (a) revised and para. (f) added, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018; revised table in para. (a), 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Mar. 22, 2023]

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