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<p class="MsoNormal">I remember them telling us in training that this could happen and that we should file the preliminary amendment as a separate submission. I would contact Kevin Little <a href="mailto:Kevin.Little@USPTO.GOV">Kevin.Little@USPTO.GOV</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just out of curiosity, did you choose the document descriptor as claims when you filed the Prelim Amt?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hill, Jason via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 22, 2024 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hill, Jason <jhill@harnessip.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Preliminary Amendments in Docx?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Out of curiosity has anyone else received a Notice to file Missing Parts regarding a non-DOCX fee as it relates to a preliminary amendment that was filed in pdf format along with the original submission? Does anyone know where in the docx
regulations where it states that any preliminary amendment filed along with the original submission must be in docx format? Below is a snip of the NTFMP that we received
<u>and to be clear the specification as filed was uploaded as docx</u>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have received a couple of these and the only place we can find any information about it is in a FAQ here:
<a href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx">File patent application documents in DOCX | USPTO</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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