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 Chapter 2500 

 Section 2595 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 2595 Forms [R-01.2024]

 The following forms are suggested when submitting a maintenance fee or
 establishing a fee address for maintenance fee purposes. “Maintenance Fee Transmittal
 Form,” Form PTO/SB 45; and “‘Fee Address’ Indication Form,” Form PTO/SB/47.
 

 Form PTO/SB/125 (“Request for Customer Number”) may be used to request a
 customer number. Form PTO/SB/66 (“Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of
 Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent ( 37 CFR 1.378(b) )”) may be used to
 file a petition under 37 CFR 1.378(b) .
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 2504-Patents Subject to Maintenance Fees 

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 2506-Times for Submitting Maintenance Fee Payments 

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 2510-Submission of Maintenance Fee Payments and Documents 

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 2515-Information Required for Submission of Maintenance Fee Payment 

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 2520-Maintenance Fee Amounts 

 2521-[Reserved] 

 2522-Methods of Payment 

 2523-2529-[Reserved] 

 2530-Special Acceptance of Maintenance Fee Payments Containing Informalities 

 2531-Payment Late or Insufficient 

 2532-Duplicate Payments 

 2533-2539-[Reserved] 

 2540-Fee Address for Maintenance Fee Purposes 

 2541-[Reserved] 

 2542-Change of Correspondence Address 

 2543-2549-[Reserved] 

 2550-Entity Status Discounts 

 2551-2559-[Reserved] 

 2560-Revocation of Power of Attorney and Withdrawal of Attorney 

 2561-2569-[Reserved] 

 2570-Maintenance Fee Payment Status Requests 

 2571-2574-[Reserved] 

 2575-Notices 

 2576-2579-[Reserved] 

 2580-Review of Decision Refusing to Accept and Record Payment of a Maintenance Fee Filed Prior to Expiration of Patent 

 2581-2589-[Reserved] 

 2590-Acceptance of Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in Expired Patent to Reinstate Patent 

 2591-Intervening Rights in Reinstated Patents 

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