Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2008-11-12 · 73 FR 66754
Document
Document number
E8-26711
Federal Register citation
73 FR 66754
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2008-11-12
Commerce docket
Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0023
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Office is adjusting the PCT transmittal and search fees to recover the estimated average cost to the Office of processing PCT international applications and preparing international search reports and written opinions for PCT international applications.