[Pct] Filing at RO/IB and electing ISA/US - problem

Carl Oppedahl carl at oppedahl.com
Wed Nov 22 12:26:20 EST 2023


On 11/22/2023 10:03 AM, David Boundy via Pct wrote:
> The $200 micro-entity discount for fees /*to the RO*/ is just not 
> worth it to deal with all the the PTO's stupid software and all 
> unpredictable ways the US Patent Office finds to screw things up.  
> (Search fee, yes.  RO fee heck no.)
>
> Is there a plausible reason to file in RO/US other than foreign filing 
> license issues?  And those can be dealt with via a provisional that 
> overlaps in time with getting your formal drawings?
One reason to file in RO/US rather than RO/IB is if it's the last 
possible day and it is already past midnight in Geneva.
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