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[Federal Register: October 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 196)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 57863-57864]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

37 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0057]
RIN 0651-AC09

 
April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) 
published a final rule in the Federal Register of September 10, 2007, 
revising the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) to conform them to certain amendments made to the 
Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that took effect 
on April 1, 2007. This document corrects errors in that final rule.

DATES: Effective Date: The changes to 37 CFR 1.17(t) are effective 
November 9, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard R. Cole, Senior Legal 
Examiner, Office of PCT Legal Administration (OPCTLA) directly by 
telephone at (571) 272-3281, or by facsimile at (571) 273-0459.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office published a final rule in the 
Federal Register of September 10, 2007 (72 FR 51559), entitled ``April 
2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures'' (final rule). 
This document corrects errors concerning the effective date and 
applicability date of 37 CFR 1.497 and the fee amount specified in 37 
CFR 1.17(t).
    The final rule should have indicated that the changes to 37 CFR 
1.497 are effective on September 10, 2007, and applicable as of April 
1, 2007, for international applications filed on or after April 1, 
2007.
    Section 1.17(t) should contain a reference to 35 U.S.C. 365(c) and 
specify a fee of $1,410.00 rather than $1,370.00. See Revision of 
Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007, 72 FR 46988, 46902 (Aug. 22, 2007), 
1321 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 154, 156 (Aug. 28, 2007).
    In rule FR Doc. E7-17711, September 10, 2007 (72 FR 51559), make 
the following corrections:
    1. On page 51559, in the third column, and page 51560, in the first 
column, the sentence ``The changes to 37 CFR 1.57, 1.437, and 1.465 are 
effective on September 10, 2007'' should read ``The changes to 37 CFR 
1.57,

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1.437, 1.465, and 1.497 are effective on September 10, 2007''.
    2. On page 51560, in the first column, the sentence ``The changes 
to 37 CFR 1.57, 1.437, and 1.465 are applicable as of April 1, 2007, 
for international applications filed on or after that date'' should 
read ``The changes to 37 CFR 1.57, 1.437, 1.465 and 1.497 are 
applicable as of April 1, 2007, for international applications filed on 
or after that date''.

Sec.  1.17  [Corrected]

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3. On page 51563, in the second column, in Sec.  1.17, paragraph (t) is 
corrected to read as follows:

Sec.  1.17  Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

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    (t) For the acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for 
priority under 35 U.S.C. 119, 120, 121, or 365(a) or (c) (Sec. Sec.  
1.55 and 1.78) or for filing a request for the restoration of the right 
of priority under Sec.  1.452--1,410.00.

    Dated: October 3, 2007.
Jon W. Dudas,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
 [FR Doc. E7-19960 Filed 10-10-07; 8:45 am]

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