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<p class="MsoNormal">The PTO used to send a fax acknowledgment to the fax number <u>
from which the incoming fax was received</u>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maybe the PTO still does that. But maybe that number (<u>from which the incoming fax was received</u>) is probably a fax number of your web fax company.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So maybe the PTO sent an acknowledgment fax there. Or maybe web faxing does not provide a number to the recipient. Or maybe the PTO does not send acknowledgment faxes anymore. But my guess is that your acknowledgment fax went to your
web fax company’s number. Good luck.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Patentcenter Patentcenter <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Patentcenter Patentcenter <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, December 18, 2023 at 5:38 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Patentcenter Patentcenter <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Sandra L Etherton <sandra@ethertonlaw.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Patentcenter] fax receipt from Patent Office?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had to file a petition to pay a late maintenance fee <u>by fax</u> today since a) Patent Center didn’t have the right fees in “Calculate Fees” and b) couldn’t file an ePetition because I wasn’t entered as POA in the file and instead was
submitting a new POA. I faxed to 571-273-8300 as suggested by EBC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I got a fax receipt from my webfax company that the fax went through successfully, but I haven’t received a fax receipt from the Patent Office. In the old days the PTO faxed-back a receipt almost immediately. It’s been several hours now
and no PTO receipt yet. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does the Patent Office still send fax acknowledgements that a fax was received? If so, how long does it take?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sandra<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy">______________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">Sandra L Etherton</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">Registered U.S. Patent Attorney</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ETHERTON LAW GROUP, LLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">tel: (602) 681-3331 | fax: (602) 681-3339
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">www.ethertonlaw.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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