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4 Pa. Code § 131.2. Applications for patents.

§ 131.2. Applications for patents.

 (a)  An application for patent shall be accompanied by the following:

   (1)  A bank or postal money order or certified check, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $25, which shall be forfeited if the applicant abandons or does not pursue the application.

   (2)  A narrative word description, certified, of the area for which a patent is applied.

   (3)  A receipt of payment from a registered professional surveyor or engineer for his services.

   (4)  A preliminary survey, certified, of the area for which a patent is applied.

 (b)  The preliminary survey shall be drawn to a scale of 100 rods to 1 inch except that a scale of 20 rods to 1 inch may be used when enlargement of the tract is necessary. The survey shall show the warrantee adjoiners and the present adjoiners and include a directional line and a line designating distances of 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 rods. Where the area applied for is a part of a larger tract, the part applied for shall be shown by a heavier outline.

 (c)  In complying with the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and (4), 8 1/2 inches by 13 inches size paper shall be used. In cases when the size does not accommodate the tract it may be increased to a maximum size of 17 inches by 26 inches.

Cross References

   This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §  135.1 (relating to application for patents).



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