Hello cambridge1-ga,
Yes, there are Patent Maintenance Fees that are due. I have organized
the information for you below with a description first, normal fee and
then the small entity fee.
DESCRIPTION OF MAINTENANCE FEE PRICE S.E. Price
Due at 3.5 years 900.00 450.00
Due at 7.5 years 2,300.00 1,150.00
Due at 11.5 years 3,800.00 1,900.00
If payment is late, a surcharge as follows is added to the above:
DESCRIPTION OF SURCHARGE PRICE S.E. Price
Surcharge-3.5 year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge-7.5 year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge-11.5year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable 700.00 (No S.E. discount)
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional 1,640.00
(No S.E. discount)
I hope this answers the question to your complete satisfaction. Please
let me know if any clarification is required and I will do my best to
further assist you.
All the best,
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
tisme-ga
on
19 Aug 2006 11:19 PDT
Hello cambridge1-ga,
Formatting problems (take 2):
DESCRIPTION OF MAINTENANCE FEE PRICE S.E. Price
Due at 3.5 years 900.00 450.00
Due at 7.5 years 2,300.00 1,150.00
Due at 11.5 years 3,800.00 1,900.00
If payment is late, a surcharge as follows is added to the above:
DESCRIPTION OF SURCHARGE PRICE S.E. Price
Surcharge-3.5 year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge-7.5 year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge-11.5year-Late within 6 months 130.00 65.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable 700.00(No S.E. discount)
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional 1,640.00
(No S.E. discount)
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