Expect additional costs later on for analyzing and responding to foreign office actions, docketing and paying maintenance fees (annuities), etc. Many countries have extra fees to request examination, and most have annual fees (annuities or maintenance fees) payable during the pendency of the application and/or after the patent issues. Canada: A Canadian application corresponding to a US application can be filed for about $1,500 (depending on the exchange rate).
Mr. Peanut. Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a cane.
On November 8, 2010, Planters announced that Mr. Peanut would officially be given a voice, supplied by American actor Robert Downey Jr.. In 2011 Mr. Peanut's stunt double named Peanut Butter Doug was introduced to tie in with the Planter's Peanut Butter launch. The character is voiced by Kevin Dillon.