human: If an applicant does not submit the inventor's oath or declaration on filing of a nonprovisional application (other than a reissue application) because applicant plans to postpone submission of the inventor's oath or declaration until a Notice of Allowabi
assistant: Yes, the surcharge under 37 CFR 1.16(f) is required if the inventor's oath or declaration (executed by or with respect to each inventor) is not submitted on filing of the application. If the surcharge is not paid at the time the application is filed, the Office will send a Notice to File Missing Parts requiring the surcharge. If, however, a general authorization to charge any required fees to a deposit account (that covers fees under 37 CFR 1.16) is submitted on filing of the application, the Office will charge the surcharge in accordance with the deposit account authorization. Payment of the surcharge cannot be postponed until a Notice of Allowability issues.