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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone know how to access non-patent literature in a case without having to go through the certified copy center at the USPTO. It seems bizarre that the PTO makes you order paper or cd copies of references which are in their system.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Randall B. Bateman<o:p></o:p></p>
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