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Basic national fee (37 CFR 1.492(a)) ............................................... $280 Examination fee (37 CFR 1.492(c)) If the written opinion prepared by ISA/US or the international preliminary examination report prepared by IPEA/US indicates all claims satisfy provisions of PCT Article 33(1)-(4) .................................................................... $0 All other situations ....................................................................... $720 Search fee (37 CFR 1.492(b)) If the written opinion prepared by ISA/US or the international preliminary examination report prepared by IPEA/US indicates all claims satisfy provisions of PCT Article 33(1)-(4) .................................................................... $0 Search fee (37 CFR 1.445(a)(2)) has been paid on the international application to the USPTO as an International Searching Authority ............................$120 International Search Report prepared by an ISA other than the US and provided to the Office or previously communicated to the US by the IB ...................$480 All other situations ........................................................................$600 TOTAL OF 18, 19, and 20 = Additional fee for specification and drawings filed in paper over 100 sheets (excluding sequence listing in compliance with 37 CFR 1.821(c) or (e) in an electronic medium or computer program listing in an electronic medium) (37 CFR 1.492(j)). Fee for each additional 50 sheets of paper or fraction thereof ............... $400 Total Sheets - 100 = Extra Sheets / 50 = Number of each addition 50 or fraction thereof (round up to a whole number) RATE x $400 $ $ $ CALCULATIONS P