July 05, 2006
The USPTO recently announced that it is revising PTOL-85 (the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due form) so that it will always show the full patent issue fee that is due regardless of whether there was previously an issue fee paid on the application. If an applicant has a provisional issue fee credit, Part B of PTOL-85 can be completed so that the previously paid fees may be applied to the current issue fee due. According to the USPTO, “[s]ome applicants, however, were confused when the form PTOL-85 specified an amount of $0 for the fee due, and failed to return the required Part B of form PTOL-85,or its equivalent. To eliminate the point of confusion, the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s)Due form (PTOL-85) will now always reflect the full issue fee amount currently due.” In addition, if the applicant previously paid a publication fee in full for the same application, the PTOL-85 will continue to show that no publication fee is due.
USPTO Information Release: LINK
PTOL-85 (Part B) Form: LINK
USPTO Information Release: LINK
PTOL-85 (Part B) Form: LINK
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