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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC27 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: ●Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to amend the rules of practice to limit the types of correspondence that may be submitted to the USPTO by facsimile. The USPTO is also proposing a higher minimum font size for use on paper submitted to the USPTO for a patent application or reexamination proceeding, and to clarify that papers that are to become part of the file of a patent application or reexamination proceeding must be readily readable. The proposed changes will improve the legibility of documents in the USPTO's file of patent applications and reexamination proceedings. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 to 3 | |
Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2) |
Legal Deadline:
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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 | |
Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr Senior Patent Attorney Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone:571 272-8800 Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov |