<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">The rule contains an effective date provision, and no applicability date provisions. So, it is effective on the date specified. For IDSs, the rule specifies "Information disclosure statement size fee for an information disclosure statement <u>filed</u> under § 1.97 that."<div><br></div><div>So I began a 371 filing in the USPTO for a recently filed IA, and filed in the USPTO an IDS specifying a large number of references, now, to hopefully beat the IDS fees. National stage is more than a year out. </div><div><br></div><div>It is unclear whether this will work if all of the "applicant-provided" items of information are not on file by 1/19. So file references now.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:39\u202fAM William Ahmed via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@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><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr">Dear List, </div><div dir="ltr">The dreaded fee-increase (e.g. reasonable/small/inflation related increase for most fees, double for extra claims fees, and the 'huge tax' on benefit older benefit claims - up to $4000) will come into effect on Jan 19, 2025.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">FACT A -> If I file a new application TODAY [Jan 7 2025], and I pay all fees, it does not matter if the USPTO only processes my new filing in February 2025 - I file before Jan 19, 2025 and I enjoy the LOWER rates.</div><div dir="ltr">FACT B --> If I file a new application on Jan 20, 2025, then I must pay fees at the much higher rates including the double extra-claims fees and (if relevant) the very large surcharge for 'old benefit claim.'</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">MY QUESTION - what if I file a new patent US non-provisional application with 5 independent claims [27 claims total] on Jan 17, 2025 [with oldest benefit claim from 2014] and I do not pay ANY fees? </div><div dir="ltr">In that case, the USPTO will mail a 'notice of missing parts' after Jan 19, 2025 (e.g. in February 2025)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">What filing/search/examination fee will I need to pay? (at old rates or new rates)?</div><div dir="ltr">Will I be required to pay the 'old benefit claim' surcharge (up to $4,000 large entity)?</div><div dir="ltr">What about 'extra claims fees'? The USPTO will ask for fees for 2 extra independent claims and 7 claims total - will these be paid at the OLD rates or the NEW rates?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Many thanks,</div><div dir="ltr">Bill</div></div></div>-- <br>
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