(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 Sec. 1.445(a)(2) has been paid on the international application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an International Searching Authority: (A) For an international preliminary examination fee paid
on or after January 1, 2014:
By a micro entity (Sec. 1.29).......................... $150.00
By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a))....................... $300.00
By other than a small or micro entity.................... $600.00(B) For an international preliminary examination fee paid $600.00
before January 1, 2014....................................(ii) If the International Searching Authority for the
international application was an authority other than the
United States Patent and Trademark Office:(A) For an international preliminary examination fee paid
on or after January 1, 2014:
By a micro entity (Sec. 1.29).......................... $190.00
By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a))....................... $380.00
By other than a small or micro entity.................... $760.00(B) For an international preliminary examination fee paid
before January 1, 2014 $750.00............................(2) An additional preliminary examination fee when
required, per additional invention:(i) If the international preliminary examination fee set
forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this section was paid on or
after January 1, 2014:
By a micro entity (Sec. 1.29).......................... $150.00
By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a))....................... $300.00
By other than a small or micro entity.................... $600.00(ii) If the international preliminary examination fee set $600.00
forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this section was paid before
January 1, 2014...........................................
(b) The handling fee is due on filing the Demand and shall be prescribed in PCT Rule 57. [78 FR 17107, Mar. 20, 2013]