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I've been trying for weeks to get access to a (expired) provisional application on behalf of the widow of the deceased inventor, as there is interest in the likely subject matter, given the inventor's renown in his field. There was (as far as we know) no attorney,
no co-inventor listed in the file, and, obviously, no available record of the application. I have appropriate documentation identifying the widow as a legal representative and have filed a power of attorney signed by same. This resulted in an Unauthorized
Signature response from the PTO. After speaking with people in the inventor's assistance center, USPTO legal office, and certification section I'm no closer to getting access as each PTO contact's respective passing the buck has yet to identify someone that
actually knows how to gain access. I have only the inventor name and the application number to go on. Any ideas how to get access?</div>
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-Jim</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><b>James C. Larsen<br>
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