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<p class="MsoNormal">You can pay your fees directly at the EPO online (<a href="https://fee-payment.epo.org/en/login–">https://fee-payment.epo.org/en/login</a>) does not require a smart card, just a credit card. Make sure the card holder is available – we have
gotten fraud alerts since it is a foreign transaction. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Then we file a response directly with the ISA/EP via ePCT, similar to an election in a US restriction.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Keep time of day in mind – ePCT is on Geneva time. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Karen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Karen Gibson | Paralegal Manager
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Benjamin Keim via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2024 10:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Benjamin Keim <ben@newportip.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Responding to PCT/ISA/206 Invitation to Pay Additional Fees issued by EPO as ISA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client that wants to respond to an invitation to pay additional fees from the EPO by requesting that only some of the additional inventions are searched.
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a US practitioner, I have not interacted directly with EPO before. What is the best way to respond to a PCT/ISA/206 from the EPO and make a fee payment for only some of the identified inventions?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">-Ben<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Benjamin A. Keim<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Newport IP, LLC | 206-920-9038<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ben@newportip.com">ben@newportip.com</a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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