International preliminary examination and processing fees.
37 C.F.R. § 1.482
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) The following fees and charges for international preliminary examination are established by the director under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 376:
(1) The following preliminary examination fee is due on filing the demand:
(i) If an international search fee as set forth in § 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority:
(ii) If the International Searching Authority for the international application was an authority other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
(2) An additional preliminary examination fee when required, per additional invention:
(b) The handling fee is due on filing the demand and shall be as prescribed in PCT Rule 57.
(c) Late furnishing fee for providing a sequence listing in response to an invitation under PCT Rule 13ter:
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-37.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
