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| DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC16 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
| Title: Changes to Practice For Patent-Related Correspondence | |
| Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice concerning the filing of patent-related correspondence. The Office is proposing to provide that certain patent-related correspondence filed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service (Express Mail) will no longer be considered to have been filed with the Office on the date of deposit with the Express Mail service of the USPS, but will be treated as filed on the date of its actual receipt in the Office. The Office is also proposing to eliminate the provisions for filing patent-related correspondence by facsimile. | |
| Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 37 CFR Part 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: 35 USC 21 and 22 35 USC 2(b)(2) | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr Senior Patent Attorney Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-8800 Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov |
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