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).
To be complete, a provisional application must also include the filing fee, and a cover sheet specifying that the application is a provisional application for patent. The applicant would then have up to 12 months to file a nonprovisional application for patent as described above.The claimed subject matter in the later filed nonprovisional application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the provisional application if it has support in the provisional application. patent application is subject to the payment of a basic fee and additional fees that include a search fee, an examination fee, and issue fee. Consult the USPTO website at www.uspto.gov for the current fees.