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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AD21 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Changes to USPTO Rules to Enhance Electronic Filing | |
Abstract: USPTO is proposing to amend its regulations to provide alternate locations to receive patent applications filed electronically and accommodate enhancements for electronic filing. The changes are to allow flexibility in locations for its servers to provide continuity of services and other enhancements for electronic filing. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Info./Admin./Other |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 | |
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 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 | |
Agency Contact: Mark Polutta Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone:571 272-7709 Fax:571 273-7709 Email: mark.polutta@uspto.gov |