(a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622
(a) (1) If an applicant is required to reply within a nonstatutory or shortened statutory time period, applicant may extend the time period for reply up to the earlier of the expiration of any maximum period set by statute or five months after the time period set for reply, if a petition for an extension of time and the fee set in § 1.17(a) are filed, unless: (i) Applicant is notified otherwise in an Office action; (ii) The reply is a reply brief submitted pursuant to § 41.41 of this title; (iii)
(a)Application data sheet. An application data sheet is a sheet or sheets that may be submitted in a provisional application under 35 U.S.C. 111(b) , a nonprovisional application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) , a nonprovisional international design application, or a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371 and must be submitted when required by § 1.55 or 1.78 to claim priority to or the benefit of a prior-filed application under 35 U.S.C. 119 , 120 , 121 , 365 , or 386 . An application data sheet
(a) Extension fees pursuant to § 1.136(a) : (1) For reply within first month: Table 1 to Paragraph (a)(1) By a micro entity (§ 1.29 ) $44.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) ) 88.00 By other than a small or micro entity 220.00 (2) For reply within second month: Table 2 to Paragraph (a)(2) By a micro entity (§ 1.29 ) $128.00 By a small entity (§ 1.27(a) ) 256.00 By other than a small or micro entity 640.00 (3) For reply within third month: Table 3 to Paragraph (a)(3) By a micro entity (§ 1.29 ) $296.00