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| DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AB54 | Publication ID: Fall 2002 |
| Title: ●Changes To Implement Patent-Related Provisions of United States Patent and Trademark Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 | |
| Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, fiscal year 2003, includes changes to the patent fee structure as well as the patent application examination process. Under the revised patent fee structure and patent application examination process, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) will not examine an application for patent unless the applicant files a request for examination and pays the examination fee in a timely manner. This interim final rule implements these changes in the patent fee structure and patent application examination process. | |
| Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 | |
| Legal Authority: 35 USC 41, 2(b)(2) | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
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Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr Senior Patent Attorney Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Mail Stop Comments--Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-8800 Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov |
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