<img width="1" height="1" src="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/op/JzkMhD9JO0ZR3zs5FDeavy8k5bv48PIvl50svkMJL8qGfBnrpDCETCKZCEhzTrmfYs-Pt5FCCiK9V6X6qSSpFz2hWZ8lnd7fbcH6awEm33y8pSQeBv7ydz_sP1kxIx4x0BRvcY4tFJuCAEv9v7KyM1xtj5fdxjCSDFUjvuLOsdU-UsNYevI3jKxFtq7hLeqyinhXuv5pIdVrndOyyGo3c-tEbeF5Yurqgw" style="mso-hide:all"/><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Agree that it's unlikely to ever be cost-effective to sue, but still worth knowing if those ADS instructions would stand up to scrutiny if someone DID decide to sue.</div><div><br></div>Dan</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 5:43\u202fAM Scott Nielson <<a href="mailto:scnielson@outlook.com">scnielson@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg208087794764696008">
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The ADS instructions require domestic benefit claims to be listed in order of filing from most recent at the top to oldest at the bottom or they will not be recognized the benefit claim (happened to me last fall because I let Patent Center Autofill the benefit
claim and the programmers didn't follow the ADS instructions). They probably aren't legally binding but who will sue the PTO to get them overturned?</div>
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In Robert's situation, it doesn't really matter whether they have the force of rules because he followed them.</div></div>
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