For example, assume that after a qualifying event occurs on December 1, 2009, the employer looks backward to determine how much FMLA leave, if any, the employee took from December 1, 2008, to December 1, 2009, and subtracts that time from the available 12-week entitlement.
The PCT application process must be carried out by a patent agent or attorney designated by the PAD of SIPO. (See the All-China Patent Agents Association website for more information about finding a SIPO-authorised patent agent). The cost for filing patent application in a single country is roughly $6,450 (US dollars).B. Filing Patent Application in China by International Inventors This process has to be carried out by an authorised patent agent or attorney designated by the PDA of SIPO.See the All-China Patent Agents Association website for more information about finding a SIPO-authorised patent agent). The cost for filing patent application in a single country is roughly $6,450 (US dollars).
Furthermore, because no examination of the patentability of the application in view of the prior art is performed, the USPTO fee for filing a provisional patent application is significantly lower (US$ 260 as of December 2014) than the fee required to file a standard non-provisional patent application.o obtain the benefit of the provisional filing date, a non-provisional patent application must be filed, claiming benefit of the filing date of one or more specific provisional patent applications, prior to their expiration. The provisional patent application is only pending for 12 months prior to becoming abandoned.