<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear All,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">About 5 weeks ago, we faxed an office action response to </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">1-571-273-8300</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">5 weeks later, the USPTO has still not posted this response to the file-wrapper [we ended up subsequently e-filing the same OA response to avoid extension fees].</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">OUR PROBLEM -- we recently filed multiple reissue applications. Patent center did NOT properly read the ADS due to IT issues [they picked up a lot of ADS data but not all of it].</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Therefore, Patent center did NOT allow us to pay the reissue filing/search/examination fees, which have different fee-codes for a 'basic utility non-provisional'.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">We do not have a deposit account. The ADS is OK, so I assume a human will process the ADS in the upcoming weeks/months and will enter this into the system as a reissue application.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">We need to pay fees BEFORE the January 19 fee-increase.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">FIRST QUESTION -- is there a better fax number than 1-571-273-8300 [we pay maintenance fees to their fax and this is always handled correctly]</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">SECOND QUESTION -- what happens if fax staff receives our credit-card fee payment, and processes it next week BEFORE the USPTO mails the official filing receipt.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">As of today, the USPTO thinks this is a 'basic utility filing' rather than a reissue filing.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Will the USPTO credit card staff they take the money from my cc and post those fee reissue codes to the file, assuming the 'regular USPTO staff' will work things out?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Or will they refuse to take the money, causing me to be stuck with higher filing fees since I will only be able to pay after January 19, 2025.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Even though the reissue fees are increasing 'only' by 8% on January 19, over multiple reissue applications, this is significant.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Please advise.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Many thanks,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bill</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></span></div></div></body></html>