Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16)

Patent Cooperation Treaty

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IC Title:	Search fee – regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16)	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: Removed

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.445(a)(2)

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability

Line of Business: Economic Development

Subfunction: Intellectual Property Protection

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 18,072	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 2,918

Affected Public: Private Sector	Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 97 %

	Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	-18,072	18,072
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	0	0
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	-32,509,880	32,509,880

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