<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Not that it answers your question on the OMB number, but in this case I'd be tempted to leave both boxes unchecked and just list the copy of the published application under "other items or information" in the box for item #20.<br><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">-Jeff </span><div><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">Jeffrey E. Semprebon</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><font face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:0.1px">Registered Patent Agent (mechanical) looking for remote work</span></font></div><div><a href="mailto:jesemprebon@gmail.com" target="_blank">jesemprebon@gmail.com</a><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">72 Myrtle Street</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">Claremont, New Hampshire 03743</span><br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 11:36\u202fAM Patent Lawyer via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">If I modify a PTO form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?</font></span><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">Why am I modifying a form? Short answer: because it is crap!<br></font></span><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">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><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">The old form PTO-1390 [<span style="text-align:justify">PTO-1390 (12-22) Approved for use through 11/30/2025. OMB 0651-0021</span><span style="text-align:justify">] </span>had this option:</font></span></div><div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 3.8px;text-align:justify;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></p></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><img id="m_-80951889853220634527DBFD160-D264-4B61-85FE-410AE347C935" width="723" height="41" src="cid:ii_1958b0564e25b206ef61"></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">The current form PTO-1390 [<span style="text-align:justify">PTO-1390 (01-25) Approved for use through 11/30/2025 OMB 0651-0021] </span>has the following:</font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><img id="m_-8095188985322063452B53D56AE-41EB-402B-8407-02F51F7F6B36" src="cid:ii_1958b0564e2c58e0062"></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#0056d6"><span style="font-size:12px">I cannot select option "a" because the application is attached. And </span><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px">I cannot select option "b" because it is not true.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">So I will modify the form (by editing the PDF). Or maybe use the old one. </font></span></div></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">So, back to my question: if I modify the current form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?</font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-size:12px"><font color="#0056d6">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><br></div></div>-- <br>
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