<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">If I modify a PTO form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?</font></span><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">Why am I modifying a form? Short answer: because it is crap!<br class=""></font></span><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">I am filing a national phase entry. Even though the application was published, I like to provide a copy of the published internatinal applicaiton with the filing.</font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">The old form PTO-1390 [<span style="text-align: justify;" class="">PTO-1390 (12-22) Approved for use through 11/30/2025. OMB 0651-0021</span><span style="text-align: justify;" class="">] </span>had this option:</font></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 3.8px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></p></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="7DBFD160-D264-4B61-85FE-410AE347C935" width="723" height="41" src="cid:7842C50F-4167-4C14-AE54-B9E870AA49B4@myfiosgateway.com" class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">The current form PTO-1390 [<span style="text-align: justify;" class="">PTO-1390 (01-25) Approved for use through 11/30/2025 OMB 0651-0021] </span>has the following:</font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="B53D56AE-41EB-402B-8407-02F51F7F6B36" src="cid:D40DB789-7B0E-4D63-8EAE-C70DEFF288E6@myfiosgateway.com" class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">I cannot select option "a" because the application is attached. And </span><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class="">I cannot select option "b" because it is not true.</span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">So I will modify the form (by editing the PDF). Or maybe use the old one. </font></span></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">So, back to my question: if I modify the current form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?</font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">Another question (maybe for DB only): these forms have the same OMB number. Can the PTO do that even though the forms are different?</font></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>