Certification and Transmittal of Appeal Forwarding Fee

• Legal Form Number: AIA/34
• Court: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• Section: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Doc Code: WFEE.APPEAL

Doc Description: Certification and Transmittal of Appeal Forwarding Fee

PTO/AIA/34 (11-23)

CERTIFICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF APPEAL FORWARDING FEE

Docket Number (Optional)

I hereby certify that this correspondence is transmitted by the USPTO

patent electronic filing system or by facsimile, or deposited with the

United States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail

in an envelope addressed to "Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box

1450, Alexandria, on Alexandria, VA 22313-1450" [37 CFR 1.8(a)]

on ______________________________________________________.

Signature _________________________________________________

Typed or printed name ______________________________________

First Named Inventor

Application Number

Filed

For

Art Unit

Examiner

37 CFR 41.45 specifies that, in order to avoid dismissal of the appeal, appellant must pay the fee set in 37 CFR 41.20(b)(4) within two

months of the later of the date of either the examiner’s answer, or a decis ion refusing to grant a petition under 37 CFR 1.181 to designate a

new ground of rejection in an examiner’s answer.

The undersigned certifies that the appropriate fee accompa nies this transmittal.

The fee for forwarding this appeal is (37 CFR 41.20(b)(4)) $ _____________________

$ _____________________

$ _____________________

Appellant asserts small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27. Therefore, the fee shown above is reduced

by 60%, and the resulting fee is:

Appellant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29. Therefore, the fee shown above is reduced by

80%, and the resulting fee is:

Form PTO/SB/15A or B or equ ivalent must either be enc losed or have been submitted pre viously.

A check in the amount of the fee is enclosed.

Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.

The Director is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be req uired, or credit any overpayment

to Deposit Account No. ______________________.

Payment made via USPTO patent electronic filing system.

Extensions of time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) for patent applications are not applicable to the time period set forth in this 37 CFR 41.45. See 37

CFR 1.136(b) for extensions of time to reply for patent applications and 37 CFR 1.550(c) for extensions of t ime to reply for ex parte

reexamination proceedings.

WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included

on this form. Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038.

I am the

appellant attorney or agent of record attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34

Registration number _______________ ___ Registration number __________________

Signature ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

Typed or printed name ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Telephone Number ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications. Submit

multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below*.

* Total of _____________ forms are submitted.

If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select o ption 2.