---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 42.404"
title: "37"
number: "42.404"
heading: "Derivation fee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/42.404"
---

# §42.404. Derivation fee.

- (a) A derivation fee set forth in [§ 42.15(c)](/cfr/37/42.15.md?p=c) must accompany the petition.
- (b) No filing date will be accorded to the petition until payment is complete.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 77 FR 56090, Sep. 11, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 3, 6, 21, 23, 41, 134, 135, 143, 153, 311, 312, 314, 316, 318, 321-326, 328; Pub. L. 112-29, 125 Stat. 284; and Pub. L. 112-274, 126 Stat. 2456.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 48669, Aug. 14, 2012, unless otherwise noted.