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).
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.