Don’t forget, a number of PCT changes are effective today

November 9, 2007 on 8:20 am | In International, USPTO |

Via an email reminder from the USPTO:

Certain Fee Increase and Revised Transmittal Letter to the United States Receiving Office (form PTO-1382)

Effective 09 November 2007, the amount of the search fee for the USPTO to act as the International Searching Authority will increase to $1800 for all international applications. The Office will no longer provide a reduced search fee for having a corresponding prior non-provisional application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a).

Further, the amount of the supplemental search fee (per additional invention) to the ISA/US will increase to $1800.

In addition, the amount of the fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority will increase to $1410.  The revised PCT Fee Schedule is posted at <http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapps/pct/fees.htm>.

The second page of the Transmittal Letter to the RO/US (form PTO-1382) for providing the corresponding prior application information has been deleted. The revised Transmittal Letter is posted at: <http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapps/pct/files/chap1/ed_1382.pdf>

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