| Fees and Payment of Money |
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(148) The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for
Processing a Refused Payment may be
Charged to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
In the event a payment is refused (including a check returned
"unpaid") or charged back by a financial institution, the $50.00
processing fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) may be charged to a deposit account
based on a deposit account charge authorization present in the
application file. For example, if the application contains a general
authorization to charge all fees, or only certain fees including the
fee for which payment was refused or charged back, the Office will
charge the Sec. 1.21(m) fee to the specified deposit account. In
addition, if the fee paper that accompanied the refused or charged back
payment included an authorization to charge any payment deficiency to a
deposit account, the Office will charge the Sec. 1.21(m) fee to the
specified deposit account. In these situations, the Office may also
charge to the specified deposit account the actual fee(s) for which the
refused or charged back check or credit card payment was submitted.
In the event a payment to replenish a deposit account is
refused (e.g., for insufficient funds or due to a stop payment order),
the $50.00 processing fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) will be charged to the
deposit account. Note that credit card payments are not accepted for
replenishing deposit accounts. See Elimination of Credit Cards as
Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts, 69 FR 43751 (July 22,
2004), 1285 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 101 (August 17, 2004) (final rule).
A registered patent attorney or agent who repeatedly submits
payments that are returned unpaid through no fault of the bank may
expect to have the matter referred to the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline.
Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jusu Jallah
at 571-272-7473.
MICHELLE PICARD
Director, Office of Finance
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