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(a) The following fees and charges for international preliminary examination are established by the Commissioner under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:
(1) A preliminary examination fee is due on filing the Demand:
(i)
Where an international search fee as set forth in § 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority, a preliminary examination fee of
$490.00
(ii)
Where the International Searching Authority for the international application was an authority other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a preliminary examination fee of
$750.00
(2) An additional preliminary examination fee when required, per additional invention:
(i)
Where the international Searching Authority for the international application was the United States Patent and Trademark Office
$140.00
(ii)
Where the International Searching Authority for the international application was an authority other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office
$260.00
(b) The handling fee is due on filing the Demand.
(35 U.S.C. 6, 376)
[52 FR 20048, May 28, 1987; para. (a), 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; para. (a), 56 FR 65142, Dec. 13, 1991, effective Dec. 27, 1991; paras. (a)(1) and (a)(2)(ii), 57 FR 38190, Aug. 21, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; paras. (a)(2)(i) and (b) amended, 58 FR 4335, Jan. 14, 1993, effective May 1, 1993; paras. (a)(1) and (a)(2)(ii), 59 FR 43736, Aug. 25, 1994, effective Oct. 1, 1994; paras. (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), & (a)(2)(ii) amended, 60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995, effective Oct. 1, 1995; paras. (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii) amended, 61 FR 39585, July 30, 1996, effective Oct. 1, 1996; paras. (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(2)(ii) amended, 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997, effective Oct. 1, 1997]
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