How do college courses credits transfer from schools on the quarter system? Most colleges and universities award a split credit converting the units to a .67 credit per credit-hour of study at institutions on the quarter system. A 3-credit course would merit 2 credits on a trimester program.
Patent Application Fees. For utility patents, the small entity fees include a $165 filing fee ($82 if filing electronically), as well as a search fee of $270 and an examination fee of $110. For large entities, the filing fees are a $330 filing fee, a search fee of $540, and an examination fee of $220.
Below is a summary of the procedures and costs, assuming that a PCT application is filed twelve months after a first UK application. The costs are for a typical case, are approximate and are exclusive of VAT. Start File UK Patent Application. Usually Â£3,000 to Â£5,000.By 12 months File PCT (International) Patent Application. Typically Â£4000 to Â£5000 depending on how much additional material needs to be included in the application. About 1 year 6 months Review International search report and decide whether to proceed with full International Examination.ypical total costs on grant for proceeding in 6 or 7 of the largest European countries would be around Â£12,000. Thus over a period of about 6 years Â£40,000 may have been spent in securing patent protection in a selection of major European countries and the USA.