37 CFR 1.445(a)(4) — International application filing, processing and search fees

37 CFR 1.445(a)(4) — International application filing, processing and search fees.

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(i)(A)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$52.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......104.00

By other than a small or micro entity......260.00

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(i)(B)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$65.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......130.00

By other than a small or micro entity......260.00

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(i)(C)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$60.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$120.00

By other than a small or micro entity......$240.00

(D) For an international application having a receipt date that is before January 1, 2014......$240.00.

TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(ii)

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$200.00

By other than a small entity......400.00

TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$436.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......872.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,180.00

TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$545.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,090.00

By other than a small entity......2,180.00

TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(iii)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$520.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,040.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,080.00

(iv) For an international application having a receipt date that is before January 1, 2014......$2,080.00.

TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(3)(i)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$436.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......872.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2180.00

TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(3)(ii)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$545.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......1,090.00

By other than a small or micro entity......2,180.00

TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(3)(iii)

By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$520.00

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$1,040.00

By other than a small or micro entity......$2,080.00

(iv) For an international application having a receipt date that is before January 1, 2014:......$2,080.00.

(4) A fee equivalent to the transmittal fee in paragraph (a)(1) of this section that would apply if the USPTO was the Receiving Office for transmittal of an international application to the International Bureau for processing in its capacity as a Receiving Office ( PCT Rule 19.4 ).

TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(5)

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

(6) Late payment fee pursuant to PCT Rule 16bis.2 .

(b) The international filing fee shall be as prescribed in PCT Rule 15 .

[43 FR 20458, May 11, 1978; para. (a), 47 FR 41272, Sept. 17, 1982, effective Oct. 1, 1982; para. (a)(4) - (6), 50 FR 9384, Mar. 7, 1985, effective May 8, 1985; 50 FR 31826, Aug. 6, 1985, effective Oct. 5, 1985; para. (a) amended 52 FR 20047, May 28, 1987; paras. (a)(2) and (3), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, 54 FR 9432, Mar. 7, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; para. (a), 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 27, 1991; para. (a), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; para. (a)(4) added, 58 FR 4335, Jan. 14, 1993, effective May 1, 1993; paras. (a)(1)-(3), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; para. (a)(5) added, 60 FR 21438, May 2, 1995, effective June 1, 1995; para. (a) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; para. (a) amended, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; para. (a) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997; para. (a) revised, 63 FR 29614, June 1, 1998, effective July 1,1998 (adopted as final, 63 FR 66040, Dec. 1, 1998); para. (a) revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003; revised, 68 FR 58991, Oct. 20, 2003, effective Jan. 1, 2004; para. (a)(2) revised, 70 FR 3880, Jan. 27, 2005, effective Dec. 8, 2004; paras. (a)(2) and (a)(3) revised, 72 FR 51559, Sept. 10, 2007, effective Nov. 9, 2007; paras. (a)(1) through (a)(3) revised, 73 FR 67754, Nov. 12, 2008, effective Jan. 12, 2009; para. (a) introductory text and (a)(1) revised, 76 FR 70651, Nov. 15, 2011, effective Nov. 15, 2011; para. (a) introductory text and paras. (a)(1)(i), (a)(2)-(4) and (b) revised, 78 FR 4212, Jan. 18, 2013, effective Mar. 19, 2013; revised 78 FR 17102, Mar. 20, 2013, effective Mar. 20, 2013; para. (a)(5) added, 82 FR 52780, Nov. 14, 2017, effective Jan. 16, 2018; para. (a) revised, 85 FR 46932, Aug. 3, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; para. (a)(6) corrected, 85 FR 58282, Sept. 18, 2020, effective Oct. 2, 2020; para. (a)(1)(ii) revised, 87 FR 68900, Nov. 17, 2022, effective Dec. 19, 2022; paras. (a)(1)-(a)(3) and (a)(5) revised, 88 FR 17147, Mar. 22, 2023, effective Mar. 22, 2023; paras. (a)(1)(I)(C) and (a)(1)(ii) corrected, 88 FR 24912, Apr. 25, 2023]

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