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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Scott,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If it is not too much trouble can you explain how you remove all bookmarks, convert auto-numbering and cross-references to text before uploading the Word (*.docx) file? I use
the built-in “Inspect Document” function of Word and configure the same to remove everything with the exception of headers and footers. Despite taking that step the USPTO continuously reports that it is removing bookmarks from my upload file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Smith Tempel Blaha LLC</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Email:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Nielson via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 18, 2024 5:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'users of Patentcenter' <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Scott Nielson <scnielson@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] Query - Spec Version for Foreign Filing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:black">I've been filing Docx applications for quite a while now. My process is to upload the docx file I created, download the USPTO scrubbed version, compare the two with
the built-in compare function of Word, and if there are no differences, then I file the application. At this point, the comparison rarely reveals any differences in the text (mostly because I preemptively remove all bookmarks, convert auto-numbering and cross-references
to text, etc., before uploading the Word file).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:black">I keep copies of both what I uploaded and the USPTO scrubbed version in the file. The USPTO scrubbed version matches the hash on the filing receipt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:black">As for foreign filing, I usually just send the USPTO copy because it has been scrubbed of any metadata. However, the text in both files is the same so I don't think
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
on behalf of pbrisky--- via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 18, 2024 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'users of Patentcenter' <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a> <<a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Query - Spec Version for Foreign Filing</span> <o:p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Has anyone given any thought, or, do they have a current practice they would like to share about the version of the specification of a DOCX filed case that will be used for foreign filing (based on the US filed DOCX case)?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I am interested in hearing people’s thoughts about this …<o:p></o:p></p>
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