[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
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[CITE: 37CFR1.26]

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             TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
    CHAPTER I--PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1.26  Refunds.

    (a) Any fee paid by actual mistake or in excess of that required 
will be refunded, but a mere change of purpose after the payment of 
money, as when a party desires to withdraw an application, an appeal, or 
a request for oral hearing, will not entitle a party to demand such a 
return. Amounts of twenty-five dollars or less will not be returned 
unless specifically requested within a reasonable time, nor will the 
payer be notified of such amounts; amounts over twenty-five dollars may 
be returned by check or, if requested, by credit to a deposit account.
    (b) [Reserved]
    (c) If the Commissioner decides not to institute a reexamination 
proceeding, a refund of $1,690 will be made to the requester of the 
proceeding. Reexamination requesters should indicate whether any refund 
should be made by check or by credit to a deposit account.

(35 U.S.C. 6; 15 U.S.C. 1113, 1123)

[47 FR 41274, Sept. 17, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 31826, Aug. 6, 1985; 
54 FR 6902, Feb. 15, 1989; 56 FR 65153, Dec. 13, 1991; 57 FR 38195, Aug. 
21, 1992; 62 FR 53183, Oct. 10, 1997]