37 C.F.R. § 1.316 Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
If the issue fee is not paid within three months from the date of the notice of allowance, the application will be regarded as abandoned. Such an abandoned application will not be considered as pending before the Patent and Trademark Office. [62 FR 53198, Oct. 10, 1997]
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
Subpart B—National Processing Provisions
Allowance and Issue of Patent
§ 1.316 Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.
