Patent Rules

Marginal note:Date of payment

83.1 If an amount paid for the examination of an application for a patent is less than the prescribed fee set out in subsection 80(1) and an amendment is made to the application on or after the day on which the request for examination is made to reduce the number of claims such that the amount paid is greater than or equal to the amount of that prescribed fee, the fee is considered to have been paid on the day on which the amendment is made.