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Federal Register :: Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
A Rule by the Patent and Trademark Office on 12/11/2013
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-29523 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-29523
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2013, a final rule revising the rules of practice in patent cases for consistency with the changes in the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) and provisions of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) that implement the PLT (PLT Final Rule). The PLT Final Rule as published in the Federal Register inadvertently omits the small and micro entity fee amounts for certain petitions and contains a cross-reference to a section that has been removed. This document corrects the omission and removes the cross-reference in the PLT Final Rule as published in the Federal Register.
Robert W. Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel, Start Printed Page 75252Office of Patent Examination Policy, at (571) 272-8090.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2013, a final rule revising the rules of practice in patent cases for consistency with the changes in the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) and provisions of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) that implement the PLT. See Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty, 78 FR 62367 (Oct. 21, 2013). The PLT Final Rule as published in the Federal Register inadvertently omits the small and micro entity fee amounts for petitions referring to the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(g). See Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty, 78 FR at 62395. The PLT Final Rule as published in the Federal Register also amends 37 CFR 1.197 to refer to 37 CFR 90.3 rather than former 37 CFR 1.304 for the time for appeal or for commencing a civil action. The judicial review provisions of 37 CFR 1.302 through 1.304 were replaced by 37 CFR part 90 in September of 2012, but 37 CFR 1.197(a) as published in the Federal Register inadvertently retains a cross-reference to 37 CFR 1.304. See Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty, 78 FR at 62382-83 and 62406. This document corrects 37 CFR 1.17 to include the small and micro entity fee amounts for petitions referring to the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(g) and removes the cross-reference to former 37 CFR 1.304 from 37 CFR 1.197(a).
In rule FR Doc. 2013-24471, published on October 21, 2013 (78 FR 62367), make the following corrections:
1. On page 62395, second and third columns, revise amendatory instruction 9 and its amendatory text to read as follows:
9. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraphs (f), (g), (m), and (p), adding new paragraph (o), and removing and reserving paragraphs (l) and (t) to read as follows:
By other than a small or micro entity $400.00
§ 1.182—for decision on a question not specifically provided for in an application for patent.
§ 1.183—to suspend the rules in an application for patent.
§ 1.57(a)—for filing a belated certified copy of a foreign application.
(m) For filing a petition for the revival of an abandoned application for a patent, for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, for the delayed response by the patent owner in any reexamination proceeding, for the delayed payment of the fee for maintaining a patent in force, for the delayed submission of a priority or benefit claim, or for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application (§§ 1.55(c), 1.55(e), 1.78(b), 1.78(c), 1.78(e), 1.137, 1.378, and 1.452):
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) or micro entity (§ 1.29) $850.00
By other than a small or micro entity $1,700.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) or micro entity (§ 1.29) $90.00
By other than a small entity $180.00
By other than a small or micro entity $180.00
2. On page 62406, second and third columns, revise amendatory instruction 32 and its amendatory text to read as follows:
32. Section 1.197 is revised to read as follows:
(b) The date of termination of proceedings on an application is the date on which the appeal is dismissed or the date on which the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or review by civil action (§ 90.3 of this chapter) expires in the absence of further appeal or review. If an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or a civil action has been filed, proceedings on an application are considered terminated when the appeal or civil action is terminated. A civil action is terminated when the time to appeal the judgment expires. An appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, whether from a decision of the Board or a judgment in a civil action, is terminated when the mandate is issued by the Court.
[FR Doc. 2013-29523 Filed 12-10-13; 8:45 am]