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`(1) Benefit claims under 37 CFR 1.78 andforeign priority claims under
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`PTOVSB/17 (01-18)
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`Ryuichi NATSU!
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`SEARCH FEES
`EXAMINATION FEES
`5 {8}
`$ {3}
`U {8}
`3 {3}
`M3}
`150°
`336
`760
`380
`100
`80
`600
`300
`106
`210
`626
`310
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`Application Type US)
`Utility
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`Design
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`M33
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`} FEE CALCULATION
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`(Attarney/Agent)
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`Fees Paid ($}
`1,720.00
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`550
`1,400
`2,200
`165
`330
`456
`360
`Reissue
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`0
`140
`280
`Provisional
`* The $150 sriail entity status filing fee fora utility applicationis further reduced to $75 for a small entity stalus applicant who files the application via EFS-Web.
`2. EXCESS CLAIM FEES
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`860
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`78
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`Fee Description
`Each claim over 20 (including Reissues)
`Each independent claim over 3 (including Reissues)
`Multiple dependent claims
`Total Claims
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`Extra Claims
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`Fee
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`Undiscounted Fee ($}
`100
`460
`820
`Fee Paid ($)
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`Small Entity Fee ($}
`50
`236
`416
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`Micro Entity Fee ($}
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`7 20 07 HP =
`HP = highest numberof total claims paid for, if gre
`indep. Claims
`Extra Claims
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`20.
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`Fee Paid ($}
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`Multiple Dependent Claims
`Fee Paid
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`x
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`§3. APPLICATION SIZE FEE
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`ifthe specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computerlistings under 37 CFR 1.52(e}}, the application size
`8 ies due is $406 ($200 for small entity) ($100 for micro entity) for each additional 50 sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1(G) and 37 CFR 1.18(s}.
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`Extra Sheets
`Number of each additional $6 or fraction thereof
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`Fee Paid {3}
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`[4. OTHER FEE(S}
`§ Non-English specification, $130 fee (no small or micro entity discount)
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