Invitation To Pay Prescribed Fees Together With Late Payment Fee {PCT-IB-377}

Form PCT/IB/377, INVITATION TO PAY PRESCRIBED FEES TOGETHER WITH LATE PAYMENT FEE (PCT Rules 45bis.2, 45bis.3 and 45bis.4(c)). This form is used under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to invite the applicant of an international patent application to pay prescribed fees, together with a late payment fee. This form is typically used when the applicant has not paid the required fees within the prescribed time limits. Under PCT Rules 45bis.2, 45bis.3, and 45bis.4(c), the applicant is required to pay certain fees within specific time periods. Failure to pay these fees within the prescribed time frame may result in the International Bureau declaring that the supplementary search request is considered not to have been submitted (Rule 45bis.4(d)). Form PCT/IB/377 is used by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to notify the applicant that the required fees have not been paid within the prescribed time limits and to invite the applicant to pay the required fees together with a late payment fee within a specified time period. www.FormsWorkflow.com