<div dir="ltr"><div>The thing that can run away is excess claim fees. So I authorize deposit account for everything but (a tip I learned from Rick Neifeld):</div><div><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">For the entire pendency of this application, the
Commissioner is authorized to charge to Deposit Account No. <span>xxx, Order No. xxxx,</span> fees specified in 37 C.F.R. § 1.16 (national
filing, search, and examination fees), § 1.17 (processing, including
petition fees) and § 1.18 (post allowance, including issue fees) <i>except that </i>charge to Deposit Account is
not authorized for excess claims (§ 1.16(h), (i), and (k)).<span> </span>For national stage entry of PCT applications,
charges are authorized for fees identified in § 1.492(a)-(c) and (h)-(j),
but not (d)-(g). <span> </span>Overpayments may be
refunded to such Deposit Account.</span>
</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 2:44 PM Sandu, Paula via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d like to ask for opinions as to what constitutes best practice when paying the Issue Fee.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are paralegals who, when paying the Issue Fee, pay with a Credit Card and also go ahead and establish Fee Pre-authorization(s) to the Deposit Account for all available categories of fees.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then there are those who will not establish Fee Preauthorization.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a great afternoon,<br>
Paula Sandu<u></u><u></u></p>
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