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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AD54 | Publication ID: Fall 2021 |
Title: Electronic Patent Issuance | |
Abstract:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising the rules of practice to implement electronic patent publication. Under the rule changes, letters patents and reexamination certificates would be issued through the Patent Application Image Retrieval (PAIR) system rather than mailed to the correspondence address of record. The rule change would also provide that patentees who wish to receive a paper copy or multiple paper copies of their letters patent from the Office by mail may request a paper letters patent copy(ies) for a fee for each copy requested. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 | |
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Senior Legal Advisor Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-7728 Fax:571 273-7728 Email: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov |