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    <p>A reminder of the importance of using RO/IB whenever you can.</p>
    <p>Even though the PCT Help Desk did not mention a security review,
      I am confident that is the actual explanation for the delay.<br>
    </p>
    <p>The way you will know this for sure is when you receive the
      letter telling you when they granted the FFL.  I predict it will
      turn out that the FFL got granted only a day or two before the
      record copy got sent to the IB.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/6/2024 12:46 PM,
      <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:guyvmann@gvmlaw.net">guyvmann@gvmlaw.net</a> wrote:</div>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sort of
            related question:  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Why would it
            take the USPTO as RO almost <b><i>three months (and
                counting) to transmit the IA to the IB</i></b>?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Details:  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IA filed May
            7, 2024;  IA number assigned by RO and appears in PC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fees show
            paid.  Same $ amount shows in ePCT fee calc. sheet,
            doubtless derived from the Request<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt">i.e., they\u2019ve been holding about
              $ 3800 of client\u2019s money for nearly 3 months now<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        </ul>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Priority
            claim to US provisional filed May 8, 2023 is recognized in
            the PC record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PC\u2019s status
            shows:  \u201c</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B;background:white">Application
            Undergoing Preexam Processing 05/07/2024\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Case shows
            up in ePCT, with relevant info from Request (document sizes,
            names, etc.) which was entered into ePCT to generate the zip
            file, of course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">But ePCT
            says:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt">No IA number assigned (to be
              assigned by RO)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt">Priority claim too late (but
              don\u2019t worry about it if you filed the IA timely)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        </ul>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In other
            words, the IB hasn\u2019t heard from the RO since I downloaded
            the zip file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And, of
            course, the expected ISA search and report (EPO) hasn\u2019t even
            begun yet because the IB doesn\u2019t have what it needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are
              others experiencing this kind of delay?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019m not
              sure whose cage to rattle about this.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                Patentpractice
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a> <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:40 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com">&lt;carl@oppedahl.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] group letter (was
                venting - failure to download priority document from
                DAS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p>And we can remind them that as for the third, fourth, and
          fifth "asks", this is Feature Request FR20 which the USPTO
          received on July 6, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>And we can remind them that as for the sixth "ask", this is
          Feature Request FR21 which the USPTO received on July 6, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>And we can remind them that as for the seventh "ask", this is
          Feature Request FR22 which the USPTO received on July 6, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On 8/6/2024 10:30 AM, Carl Oppedahl via
            Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
          <p>Recall that we already sent a group letter about DAS.  You
            can read about it here: <a
href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/letter-has-been-sent-to-the-commissioner-for-patents-about-das/"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://blog.oppedahl.com/letter-has-been-sent-to-the-commissioner-for-patents-about-das/</a>
            .  This was on February 22, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p>Oh and the new group letter can remind the reader that this
            is already our second time asking for the end of the
            foot-dragging.  We asked for that in the group letter just
            mentioned, more than four years ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p>Oh and yes there is a tenth "ask" namely that RO/US become
            a Depositing Office in DAS.  We asked for this in the group
            letter of four years ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">On 8/6/2024 10:20 AM, Carl Oppedahl
              wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p>Yeah, a group letter would be a good idea.  there would
              be multiple "asks".<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>First, can they stop the foot-dragging on the retrieval. 
              In present procedure, they always foot-drag the retrieval
              until the case is getting released from the OPAP to the
              Examining Corps.  The correct behavior would be to
              retrieve the ECC (electronic certified copy) without
              delay, later the same day after the filer requests the
              retrieval.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Second, can they eliminate the human hand-keyed aspect of
              this.  The ADS provides the DAS access code in
              computer-readable characters.  The USPTO should extract
              the computer-readable DAS access code from inside the XML
              of the ADS, and should auto-load these computer-readable
              characters directly into the retrieval system.  It is
              stupid to flatten the ADS to an image, and then halftone
              it, and then resample the DPI, and then ask a human being
              at the USPTO to read it and hand-key it into the retrieval
              system.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Third, can the USPTO please just take WIPO's example and
              provide a USPTO click path (perhaps within Patent Center)
              by which the filer can carry out the "action" (as in ePCT)
              of requesting the retrieval.  And then the click path will
              do a real-time lookup in DAS and in real time, the click
              path will display the results of the real-time lookup.  In
              this way, the filer can instantly learn whether there is a
              problem with the DAS code.  And then the actual retrieval
              should proceed in an automatic way.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Fourth, in the case where the filer is providing the DAS
              access code in an ADS, can Patent Center simply extract
              the computer-readable DAS access code from the ADS and
              validate it in real time against DAS, at the time of the
              upload of the ADS.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Fifth, in the case where the filer is providing the DAS
              access code in a web-based ADS, can Patent Center simply
              validate it in real time against DAS, at the time of the
              upload of the filer's entry of the DAS access code into
              the web-based ADS.  Note that we first asked for this in
              July of 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <div>
              <p>Sixth, Patent Center should display, in the foreign
                priority tab, the results of the cross-check against DAS
                (success or failure).<o:p></o:p></p>
              <p>Seventh, <span
style="font-family:&quot;Libre Franklin&quot;;color:#333333;background:white">Patent
                  Center should display, in the foreign priority tab,
                  the results of the retrieval attempt from DAS.  If the
                  retrieval from DAS worked, Patent Center needs to say
                  so, along with the date that it happened and whether
                  or not that date satisfies the 4-and-16 date.  If the
                  retrieval from DAS failed, Patent Center needs to say
                  so.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p><span
style="font-family:&quot;Libre Franklin&quot;;color:#333333;background:white">Eighth,
                  any time that the USPTO tries to retrieve an ECC from
                  DAS and fails, the USPTO should explicitly communicate
                  this failure to the filer by means of an email
                  notification, providing verbatim the text of the error
                  message from DAS.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p><span
style="font-family:&quot;Libre Franklin&quot;;color:#333333;background:white">Ninth,
                  any time that the USPTO tries to retrieve an ECC from
                  DAS and succeeds, the USPTO should explicitly
                  communicate this success to the filer by means of an
                  email notification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p><span
style="font-family:&quot;Libre Franklin&quot;;color:#333333;background:white"><br>
                  <br>
                </span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              </div>
            </div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">On 8/6/2024 10:01 AM, Krista Jacobsen
              via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the responses. There
                    are a number of frustrating aspects to this. <o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">I will proceed with a "corrected"
                    ADS, request for corrected filing receipt, and old
                    SB/38 form. And, of course, an interim copy. <o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">Maybe this situation calls for
                    another group letter? I can volunteer to draft one
                    and circulate for comments (though probably not
                    immediately).<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">Krista<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">Krista S. Jacobsen<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">Attorney and
                                Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">Jacobsen IP Law<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                  href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">T:  408.455.5539<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                  href="http://www.jacobseniplaw.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.jacobseniplaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
              </div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 8:42<span
                      style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM
                    Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice &lt;<a
                      href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                    wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <blockquote
style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
                  <div>
                    <p>What he said.  It is super important to set up
                      tracking in the DAS system for every would-be
                      priority document.<o:p></o:p></p>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">On 8/6/2024 9:09 AM, Randall
                        Svihla via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <blockquote
                      style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi,
                            Alan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Sometime
                            the USPTO misreads the access code (B for 8
                            or 8 for B, etc.) and submits the wrong
                            access code,  Sometimes the client gives you
                            the wrong access code.  By setting up
                            tracking in the WIPO Digital Access Service,
                            you can see these errors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Best
                            regards.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Randall
                            S. Svihla</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <div>
                          <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                                Patentpractice <a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                  moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a>
                                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Taboada via
                                Patentpractice<br>
                                <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 6, 2024
                                11:04 AM<br>
                                <b>To:</b> For patent practitioners.
                                This is not for laypersons to seek legal
                                advice. <a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                  moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                                <b>Cc:</b> Alan Taboada <a
                                  href="mailto:ataboada@mtiplaw.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;ataboada@mtiplaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice]
                                venting - failure to download priority
                                document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841">In
                            the past, we have submitted a corrected ADS
                            with the DAS code provided.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841">However,
                            I would love to know if there is a better
                            way to get this done as, in our experience,
                            the USPTO has been failing to retrieve
                            priority applications much more frequently
                            and with greater and greater hoops to be
                            jumped through to try to get the USPTO to
                            electronically retrieve the certified copy
                            of the priority document.  In some cases, we
                            needed to resort to obtaining a paper
                            version of the certified copy ourselves to
                            provide to the USPTO because the USPTO is
                            incapable of obtaining it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841">Having
                            seen Randall\u2019s email prior to hitting send,
                            we will try that to see if that gives us
                            better results (thanks, Randall)!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0E2841"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor">
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                              Patentpractice <a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a>
                              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Krista Jacobsen via
                              Patentpractice<br>
                              <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:44
                              AM<br>
                              <b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This
                              is not for laypersons to seek legal
                              advice. <a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                              <b>Cc:</b> Krista Jacobsen <a
                                href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com"
                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;krista@jacobseniplaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice]
                              venting - failure to download priority
                              document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I have the
                              same question as Erin, and I cannot find
                              an answer. Am I being dumb?<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">An
                              application ("FPA") was filed in a
                              non-U.S. office, but one that participates
                              in DAS. <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">A U.S.
                              non-provisional application ("USNP") was
                              filed and claims priority to FPA.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The DAS code
                              for FPA was not provided by the foreign
                              associates before USNP was filed, so the
                              DAS code does not appear in the field of
                              the ADS. <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The 4/16
                              deadline is approaching, and I need to
                              request that the USPTO retrieve a
                              certified copy of FPA from DAS. (Will also
                              be submitting an interim copy in case they
                              dawdle.)<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">It seems like
                              it should be simple to do this ("Hi,
                              here's the DAS code for the application
                              you already know about, please retrieve
                              it"), and yet I cannot figure out how.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Years ago
                              when I had to do this, I submitted an
                              SB/38 form, which had an Option B that
                              allowed the DAS code to be provided. But
                              that form is dated 2017 and seems to have
                              been abrogated.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The current
                              SB/38 form only "requests that the USPTO
                              retrieve a copy of the following foreign
                              priority application(s) <u>that was not
                                filed in a foreign intellectual property
                                office participating with the USPTO in a
                                priority document exchange agreement</u>
                              ('Participating Office') but was submitted
                              in an application subsequently filed with
                              a Participating Office that permits the
                              USPTO to retrieve such copy." <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">That is not
                              my situation. I just need to provide a DAS
                              code so the USPTO can retrieve the
                              application from another Participating
                              Office.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Do I submit a
                              "corrected" ADS to provide the DAS code in
                              the foreign priority info section? <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Is there a
                              different form to do this that I have
                              missed? I looked through the list of forms
                              provided by the USPTO and did not see
                              anything that seemed applicable.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks in
                              advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Krista<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Krista S.
                                          Jacobsen<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Attorney and
                                          Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Jacobsen IP
                                          Law<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">T:
                                           408.455.5539<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/ecbebddd/1VqL_JWTpkKQnA9grqI70g?u=http://www.jacobseniplaw.com/"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://link.edgepilot.com/s/ecbebddd/1VqL_JWTpkKQnA9grqI70g?u=http://www.jacobseniplaw.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                            </div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On Thu, May
                              16, 2024 at 9:52<span
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM Erin
                              Geraghty via Patentpractice &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                              wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <blockquote
style="border:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204)">
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">That form
                                      seems to only allow for obtaining
                                      from an EP/JP case in which the
                                      priority application was filed,
                                      right?   It does not mention
                                      obtaining the document from WIPO.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>Please
                                      retrieve the foreign priority
                                      application identified in Column
                                      C, a copy of which is contained in
                                      the EP or JP application
                                      identified in Columns A and B:</i><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">There
                                      does not appear to be an actual
                                      form for requesting the PTO pull
                                      the priority document via DAS?  Am
                                      I missing something? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">Apologies
                                      if this is a stupid question,
                                      maybe I need more caffeine. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Erin
                                        D. Geraghty</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Office
                                        Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Browdy
                                        and Neimark, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">1625
                                        K Street, N.W., Suite<b> 550</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Washington,
                                        D.C.  20006</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Tel: 
                                        443-386-7495</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Fax: 
                                        202-737-3528</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:ering@browdyneimark.com" target="_blank"
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                                            style="color:#0563C1">ering@browdyneimark.com</span></a>
                                      </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><a
href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6fc120a4/mTMmW11UIk6za0lZSfZcWg?u=http://www.browdyneimark.com/"
                                          target="_blank"
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                                            style="color:#0563C1">https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6fc120a4/mTMmW11UIk6za0lZSfZcWg?u=http://www.browdyneimark.com/</span></a>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">PLEASE
                                        NOTE OUR NEW SUITE NUMBER! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor">
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                                          Patentpractice &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                                          <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randall
                                          Svihla via Patentpractice<br>
                                          <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16,
                                          2024 11:50 AM<br>
                                          <b>To:</b> For patent
                                          practitioners. This is not for
                                          laypersons to seek legal
                                          advice. &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla &lt;<a
href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                          [Patentpractice] venting -
                                          failure to download priority
                                          document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Have
                                      you ever try just filing a
                                      PTO/SB/38 Request to Retrieve
                                      Electronic Priority Application(s)
                                      (the old form with options A and
                                      B) to see if they would retrieve
                                      it?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor">
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                                          Patentpractice &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                                          <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda
                                          Zaveta via Patentpractice<br>
                                          <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16,
                                          2024 10:24 AM<br>
                                          <b>To:</b> For patent
                                          practitioners. This is not for
                                          laypersons to seek legal
                                          advice. &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;;
                                          Dan Feigelson &lt;<a
href="mailto:djf@iliplaw.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">djf@iliplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Cc:</b> Linda Zaveta &lt;<a
href="mailto:lzaveta@mtiplaw.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">lzaveta@mtiplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                          [Patentpractice] venting -
                                          failure to download priority
                                          document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">It\u2019s even
                                      more frustrating when they check
                                      the box on the OA or NOA saying it
                                      was received and it hasn\u2019t been. 
                                      This happens a lot and when we
                                      check Patent Center, it isn\u2019t
                                      there.  Then we have to try and
                                      get in touch with someone to
                                      request that they retrieve it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;color:#1F497D">Sincerely</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;color:#4F81BD">,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;color:#4F81BD">Linda</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                          Patentpractice &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                                          <b>On Behalf Of </b>Erin
                                          Geraghty via Patentpractice<br>
                                          <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16,
                                          2024 10:05 AM<br>
                                          <b>To:</b> Dan Feigelson &lt;<a
href="mailto:djf@iliplaw.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">djf@iliplaw.com</a>&gt;; For patent
                                          practitioners. This is not for
                                          laypersons to seek legal
                                          advice. &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Cc:</b> Erin Geraghty &lt;<a
href="mailto:ErinG@browdyneimark.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">ErinG@browdyneimark.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                          <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                          [Patentpractice] venting -
                                          failure to download priority
                                          document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">I agree
                                      this is incredibly frustrating! 
                                      Especially as they do not notify
                                      you when they have successfully
                                      obtained it via DAS except by
                                      checking a box on an OA or NOA. 
                                      It is even more troubling when for
                                      some reason they run into an issue
                                      and do not let you know they have
                                      encountered an issue.   </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt">Also,
                                      when they have not properly
                                      downloaded it, the responsible
                                      parties at the PTO are less than
                                      helpful when trying to figure out
                                      what happened. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                        Patentpractice &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
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                                        <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan
                                        Feigelson via Patentpractice<br>
                                        <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16,
                                        2024 8:22 AM<br>
                                        <b>To:</b> For patent
                                        practitioners. This is not for
                                        laypersons to seek legal advice.
                                        &lt;<a
href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                        <b>Cc:</b> Dan Feigelson &lt;<a
                                          href="mailto:djf@iliplaw.com"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">djf@iliplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
                                        <b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice]
                                        venting - failure to download
                                        priority document from DAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Filed an
                                        application that claims priority
                                        only from a non-US application.
                                        Foreign priority app is in DAS
                                        (I checked with WIPO). Provided
                                        the USPTO with the foreign
                                        application no. and the DAS
                                        retrieval code on an ADS at the
                                        time of filing. Got the filing
                                        receipt, and it acknowledges the
                                        foreign priority claim and that
                                        the DAS code was provided, and
                                        says that the USPTO "will
                                        attempt to electronically
                                        retrieve" the priority doc. But
                                        of course, the p.d. isn't yet in
                                        the electronic file.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">That the PTO
                                        waits to retrieve the p.d. is
                                        not news, Carl and others have
                                        written about it. But it still
                                        bugs me: how hard would it be
                                        for the PTO to retrieve the
                                        document NOW instead of waiting?<o:p></o:p></p>
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