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.
Fees to file a UK patent at the UK IPO are 30 for the examination and 100 for the initial search to be made within 12 months of applying. The substantive examination needs to be made within 18 months of filing and that fee is 70. This is cheapest route you can get away with.