human: I received a Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due requiring payment of the publication fee. I, however, forgot to pay the publication fee within the 3-month period for reply set forth in the notice. What do I need to submit to make sure that the application
assistant: In this situation, you will need to file a petition to revive an abandoned application for failure to timely pay the publication fee under 37 CFR 1.137(b). See MPEP 711.03(c), pages 700-140 and 700-141 (August 2001). You may use the form PTO/SB/64 [PDF] available on the USPTO web site at  http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/sb0064.pdf [PDF] . The petition must accompanied by: (1) the petition fee as set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(m); (2) the publication fee; a complete reply to the notice (i.e., the issue fee, corrected drawing, etc.); and (3) a statement that the entire delay in filing the reply and/or fee(s) from the due date until the filing of a grantable petition was unintentional. In addition, if a complete reply to the Notice of Allowance was not filed (e.g., if the issue fee was also not paid, and any drawings, declaration, or biological deposit was not filed), then a complete reply to the Notice of Allowance must also be filed. The petition and an authorization to charge the fees to a deposit account or credit card may be faxed to the Office of Petitions (703) 308-6916.