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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I very recently was informed the following in a petition decision from the PCT Legal Office:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">First, e-Office Action is not available for international applications in the international phase. As stated on the e-Office Action web page at e-Office
Action FAQ #6 "International applications that have not entered the national stage in the United States ... are not included in the program." Additionally, FAQ #7 states "Since several areas of the Office have independent mailing processes, participants will
continue to receive paper mailings for communications prepared by the non-participating business units, including (but not limited to): The Patent Cooperation Treaty Operations Division, International Branch [.]" Scanning of international phase documents can
lag mailing by weeks, but response times are set from mailing. Response periods in the international phase are regularly one and two months without extensions of time available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Roger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Randall Svihla via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla <rsvihla@nsiplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Snail mail from the USPTO<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi, Krista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The U.S. Receiving Office only sends things by snail mail, and the same office processes the U.S. National Stage filings, so it appears that some documents such as filing receipts and 371 acceptance
letters for U.S. National Stage applications are sometimes sent both by snail mail and e-Office Action, or maybe by snail mail only. I'm not sure what determines how things are sent.'<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Randall S. Svihla<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NSIP Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Krista Jacobsen via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Krista Jacobsen <<a href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Snail mail from the USPTO<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday when I checked my physical mailbox, I found I had received two envelopes from the USPTO. I opened them to find that they contained hardcopies of the filing receipts and 371 acceptance letters for two U.S. national-phase entries
I filed in October 2023. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Huh," I thought. "This must mean there was yet another Patent Center issue, and these documents are not yet available electronically."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But no. Electronic copies have been available in the file wrapper since March 25. I had downloaded and reviewed them already.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">??<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone else received untimely hardcopies of things from the USPTO for seemingly no reason?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Krista S. Jacobsen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attorney and Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">T: 408.455.5539<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank">www.jacobseniplaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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