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<font face="Times New Roman">You said "</font><font size="3"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
patent examiner now requires a copy of the [PCT] specification.
... </span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What
he seems to want is a copy of the specification that is not the
PCT publication.</span></font> ... <font size="3"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">He
did not request a DOCX file. I do have the original Word file,
but I don't see any reason to file it, especially since I
amended the specification upon entry to include a reference in
the first paragraph to the PCT application."<br>
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You did not say the examiner asked for a Word file.<br>
I note that the PCT application, as you filed it, is available
from WIPO. I would just point that out to the examiner or do
the examiner the courtesy of downloading and emailing it to him.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/31/2024 7:09 PM, Randall Svihla
via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
patent examiner now requires a copy of the specification. He
has examined the application using the PCT publication. I
informed him that under the rules, I was not required to
file a copy of the specification if the IB had already
communicated it to the USPTO, which they had. However, I had
already provided a copy. He mentioned that he always
receives them, to which I responded that I don\u2019t always file
them if it's not required. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What
he seems to want is a copy of the specification that is not
the PCT publication.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When
I asked the examiner why he needed it, the reason he came up
with is that it makes it easier for the publication team to
make corrections.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">He
did not request a DOCX file. I do have the original Word
file, but I don't see any reason to file it, especially
since I amended the specification upon entry to include a
reference in the first paragraph to the PCT application.</span></font></p>
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