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DOC/PTO

RIN: 0651-AC28

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Search Fees
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to revise the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The USPTO is proposing to adjust the PCT transmittal and search fees to recover the estimated average cost to the USPTO of processing PCT international applications and preparing international search reports and written opinions for PCT international applications.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1
Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2) and 376

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  06/18/2008  73 FR 34672    NPRM Comment Period End  08/18/2008     Final Rule  11/12/2008  73 FR 66754    Final Rule Effective  01/12/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr Senior Patent Attorney Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-8800 Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov