§1.316. Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.
37 C.F.R. § 1.316
If the issue fee is not paid within three months from the date of the notice of allowance, the application will be regarded as abandoned. Such an abandoned application will not be considered as pending before the Patent and Trademark Office.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[62 FR 53198, Oct. 10, 1997]
Authority
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[62 FR 53198, Oct. 10, 1997]