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    <p>Yeah, you are both right in my view.</p>
    <p>It sort of depends on your willingness to play a game of chicken
      with the USPTO.</p>
    <p>If you are absolutely sure that you didn't get anything wrong in
      that ADS, then you can be tough about it.  (Meaning I am saying
      Randall is right.)  You just wait and wait and you refuse to hand
      in the interim copy.  Months, maybe a year or later, the USPTO
      finishes its foot-dragging on doing the DAS retrieval.  Or maybe
      the USPTO decides to jerk you around and tell you that you got one
      character wrong in your ADS.  The USPTO finds a real or imagined
      flaw in the format of the application number.  <br>
    </p>
    <p>Keep in mind that the USPTO flattens the ADS to bitonality and
      resamples it in terms of bits per inch, and makes it into a TIF
      and then (I am not making this up) the USPTO person visually views
      the DAS code and (I am not making this up) hand-keys it into some
      DAS portal.</p>
    <p>So if there had been a flyspeck of ink somewhere in that DAS
      code, it might (in the visual cortex of the USPTO person) change
      from a "B" to an "8" or vice versa.</p>
    <p>This actually happened to me.  They keyed in an 8 when it should
      have been a B (or vice versa, I don't recall for sure).  Later I
      checked the log at the WIPO DAS system and saw the mistake they
      had made.  So then I wrote to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pdx@uspto.gov">pdx@uspto.gov</a> and said "try it again
      but this time use the B instead of the 8".  And then the retrieval
      worked.</p>
    <p>Except what if you try and try and the USPTO decides to punish
      you for using DAS instead of what they really want, which is a
      physical certified copy so that some employee can drill out the
      rivet and scan it in a scanner.  Then you may find that you have
      to pay the $600 penalty for handing in your certified copy late.</p>
    <p>Which now brings us to why Suzannah is right.  If you do spend
      $200 worth of your professional time creating and e-filing the
      interim copy, then you deny the USPTO the ability to be a jerk
      about all of this.  They can slow-walk the retrieval, and no way
      will this force you to pay the $600 penalty.  They can play dumb
      and say they thought that B was really an 8, and no way will this
      force you to pay the $600 penalty.   They can nit-pick your format
      of that application number, saying that you should have snipped
      off that check digit at the end, or should have padded it with a
      leading zero to yield a nine-digit number, and no way will this
      force you to pay the $600 penalty. <br>
    </p>
    <p>So yes Suzannah is right and Randall is right.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/27/2025 8:56 AM, Randall Svihla
      via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi, Suzannah</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>But you don't need an interim copy if
            you have provided the correct priority application
            information including the WIPO DAS code in the ADS pursuant
            to 37 CFR 1.55(i).<span> 
            </span>It seems that Krista has done that.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Randall S. Svihla</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>NSIP Law</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Washington, DC</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                Patentpractice
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a> <b><span>On
                    Behalf Of
                  </span></b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
                <b><span>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 27, 2025 9:58 AM<br>
                <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></b> Suzannah K. Sundby
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">&lt;suzannah@canadylortz.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b><span>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentpractice] group
                letter (was venting - failure to download priority
                document from DAS)</span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This is one of the reasons why I
            always file an interim copies of priority documents with 371
            national phase entries\u2026 so I don\u2019t have to worry about when
            the USPTO retrieves or fails to retrieve such.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>You could do that now, just download
            it yourself, type \u201cInterim Priority Document\u201d on the first
            page at the top and upload it into PatentCenter.<span>  </span>Then
            you need not worry about when the USPTO does it\u2026 and just
            double check for it when you get the filing receipt, first
            action on the merits, and upon receipt of the Notice of
            Allowance.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span>Suzannah K. Sundby</span></a></span><span>
            <b><span>|</span></b> Partner</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span>canady + lortz</span></u><u><span>
                  <span>LLP</span></span></u></a></span><span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>1050 30th Street, NW</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Washington, DC 20007</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>T: 202.486.8020</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>F: 202.540.8020</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span>suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">
            <span><a href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span>www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span>
              Patentpractice
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a> <b><span>On
                  Behalf Of
                </span></b>Krista Jacobsen via Patentpractice<br>
              <b><span>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 27, 2025 9:51 AM<br>
              <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></b> Krista Jacobsen
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com">&lt;krista@jacobseniplaw.com&gt;</a><br>
              <b><span>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentpractice] group
              letter (was venting - failure to download priority
              document from DAS)</span></p>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I am once again in the situation
                where I asked the USPTO to retrieve a certified copy of
                the priority application via the ADS in an application
                filed a couple of months ago, and they have yet to do
                it. Presumably they have yet to do it because the later
                of the 4/16 dates is still several months away, but that
                is exactly why I want them to do it now. I do not like
                things to linger and potentially become emergencies.</span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I've set up tracking in DAS and
                also downloaded the certificate of availability, so I
                know they can get it if they try!</span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I just filed the old SB/38 form
                per Randall's suggestion from last year. I will report
                back on whether it works.</span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,</span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista</span></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>------------------------------------------</span></p>
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                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista S. Jacobsen</span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Attorney and Counselor
                          at Law</span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Jacobsen IP Law</span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
                            href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>T:  408.455.5539</span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
                            href="http://www.jacobseniplaw.com"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.jacobseniplaw.com</a></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
        <div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 10:37</span><span>\u202f</span>AM
              David Boundy 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:</p>
          </div>
          <blockquote>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This might make sense as an
                    ask in a Paperwork Reduction Act letter.   After
                    all, by statute, an agency is obligated to
                    "minimize" burden (not reduce, minimize) especially
                    when it can be done by electronic means.   And this
                    set of rules is currently under review at OMB (along
                    with DOCX -- heh heh heh). 
                    <a
href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=0651-0032"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=0651-0032</a></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I have a deadline tomorrow
                    that needs to be met.  Maybe Carl and Krista and I
                    can work something up.</span></p>
              </div>
            </div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 12:31</span><span>\u202f</span>PM
                  Carl Oppedahl 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:</p>
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                <div>
                  <p><span>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/"
                        target="_blank" 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.</span></p>
                  <p><span>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.</span></p>
                  <p><span>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.</span></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On 8/6/2024 10:20 AM,
                        Carl Oppedahl wrote:</span></p>
                  </div>
                  <blockquote>
                    <p><span>Yeah, a group letter would be a good idea. 
                        there would be multiple "asks".</span></p>
                    <p><span>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.</span></p>
                    <p><span>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.</span></p>
                    <p><span>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.</span></p>
                    <p><span>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.</span></p>
                    <p><span>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.</span></p>
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                      <p><span>Sixth, Patent Center should display, in
                          the foreign priority tab, the results of the
                          cross-check against DAS (success or failure).</span></p>
                      <p><span>Seventh, </span><span>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></p>
                      <p><span>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></p>
                      <p><span>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></p>
                      <p><span> </span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On 8/6/2024 10:01 AM,
                        Krista Jacobsen via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
                        <br>
                      </span></p>
                    <blockquote>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thanks for the
                              responses. There are a number of
                              frustrating aspects to this.
                            </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I will proceed with
                              a "corrected" ADS, request for corrected
                              filing receipt, and old SB/38 form. And,
                              of course, an interim copy.
                            </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Maybe this
                              situation calls for another group letter?
                              I can volunteer to draft one and circulate
                              for comments (though probably not
                              immediately).</span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,</span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista</span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>------------------------------------------</span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista
                                          S. Jacobsen</span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Attorney
                                          and Counselor at Law</span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Jacobsen
                                          IP Law</span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a></span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span>T:
                                           408.455.5539</span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
href="http://www.jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true">www.jacobseniplaw.com</a></span></p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On Tue, Aug 6, 2024
                              at 8:42</span><span>\u202f</span>AM Carl
                            Oppedahl 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:</p>
                        </div>
                        <blockquote>
                          <div>
                            <p><span>What he said.  It is super
                                important to set up tracking in the DAS
                                system for every would-be priority
                                document.</span></p>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On 8/6/2024
                                  9:09 AM, Randall Svihla via
                                  Patentpractice wrote:</span></p>
                            </div>
                            <blockquote>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi, Alan</span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards.</span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Randall S.
                                    Svihla</span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal">
                                      <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                        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><span>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alan
                                        Taboada via Patentpractice<br>
                                        <b><span>Sent:</span></b>
                                        Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:04 AM<br>
                                        <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></b> Alan
                                        Taboada <a
href="mailto:ataboada@mtiplaw.com" target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true">
                                          &lt;ataboada@mtiplaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                                        <b><span>Subject:</span></b> Re:
                                        [Patentpractice] venting -
                                        failure to download priority
                                        document from DAS</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In the past,
                                    we have submitted a corrected ADS
                                    with the DAS code provided.</span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Having seen
                                    Randall\u2019s email prior to hitting
                                    send, we will try that to see if
                                    that gives us better results
                                    (thanks, Randall)!</span></p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal">
                                    <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                      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><span>On Behalf Of </span></b>Krista
                                      Jacobsen via Patentpractice<br>
                                      <b><span>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday,
                                      August 6, 2024 10:44 AM<br>
                                      <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></b> Krista
                                      Jacobsen <a
href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank"
                                        moz-do-not-send="true">
                                        &lt;krista@jacobseniplaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                                      <b><span>Subject:</span></b> Re:
                                      [Patentpractice] venting - failure
                                      to download priority document from
                                      DAS</span></p>
                                </div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi all,</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I have
                                        the same question as Erin, and I
                                        cannot find an answer. Am I
                                        being dumb?</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>An
                                        application ("FPA") was filed in
                                        a non-U.S. office, but one that
                                        participates in DAS.
                                      </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>A U.S.
                                        non-provisional
                                        application ("USNP") was filed
                                        and claims priority to FPA.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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. </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.)</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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." </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>That is
                                        not my situation. I just need to
                                        provide a DAS code so the USPTO
                                        can retrieve the application
                                        from another Participating
                                        Office.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Do I
                                        submit a "corrected" ADS to
                                        provide the DAS code in the
                                        foreign priority info section?
                                      </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thanks in
                                        advance.</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best
                                        regards,</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista</span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>------------------------------------------</span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Krista
                                                    S. Jacobsen</span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Attorney
                                                    and Counselor at Law</span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Jacobsen
                                                    IP Law</span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
href="mailto:krista@jacobseniplaw.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">krista@jacobseniplaw.com</a></span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>T:
                                                     408.455.5539</span></p>
                                              </div>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span><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></span></p>
                                              </div>
                                            </div>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span>On Thu,
                                        May 16, 2024 at 9:52</span><span>\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:</p>
                                  </div>
                                  <blockquote>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>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:</span></i></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>There
                                              does not appear to be an
                                              actual form for requesting
                                              the PTO pull the priority
                                              document via DAS?  Am I
                                              missing something?
                                            </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Apologies
                                              if this is a stupid
                                              question, maybe I need
                                              more caffeine.
                                            </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Regards,</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Erin
                                                D. Geraghty</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Office
                                                Manager</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Browdy
                                                and Neimark, PLLC</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>1625
                                                K Street, N.W., Suite<b><span>
                                                    550</span></b></span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Washington,
                                                D.C.  20006</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Tel: 
                                                443-386-7495</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Fax: 
                                                202-737-3528</span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
href="mailto:ering@browdyneimark.com" target="_blank"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span>ering@browdyneimark.com</span></a>
                                              </span></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a
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                                                <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                                  Patentpractice &lt;<a
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                                                  <b><span>On Behalf Of
                                                    </span></b>Randall
                                                  Svihla via
                                                  Patentpractice<br>
                                                  <b><span>Sent:</span></b>
                                                  Thursday, May 16, 2024
                                                  11:50 AM<br>
                                                  <b><span>To:</span></b>
                                                  For patent
                                                  practitioners. This is
                                                  not for laypersons to
                                                  seek legal advice.
                                                  &lt;<a
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                                                  <b><span>Cc:</span></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><span>Subject:</span></b>
                                                  Re: [Patentpractice]
                                                  venting - failure to
                                                  download priority
                                                  document from DAS</span></p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal">
                                                <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                                  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><span>On Behalf Of
                                                    </span></b>Linda
                                                  Zaveta via
                                                  Patentpractice<br>
                                                  <b><span>Sent:</span></b>
                                                  Thursday, May 16, 2024
                                                  10:24 AM<br>
                                                  <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></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><span>Subject:</span></b>
                                                  Re: [Patentpractice]
                                                  venting - failure to
                                                  download priority
                                                  document from DAS</span></p>
                                            </div>
                                          </div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Linda
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                                                <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                                  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><span>On Behalf Of
                                                    </span></b>Erin
                                                  Geraghty via
                                                  Patentpractice<br>
                                                  <b><span>Sent:</span></b>
                                                  Thursday, May 16, 2024
                                                  10:05 AM<br>
                                                  <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></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><span>Subject:</span></b>
                                                  Re: [Patentpractice]
                                                  venting - failure to
                                                  download priority
                                                  document from DAS</span></p>
                                            </div>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Regards,</span></p>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Erin
                                              D. Geraghty</span></p>
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                                              <b><span>From:</span></b><span>
                                                Patentpractice &lt;<a
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                                                <b><span>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dan
                                                Feigelson via
                                                Patentpractice<br>
                                                <b><span>Sent:</span></b>
                                                Thursday, May 16, 2024
                                                8:22 AM<br>
                                                <b><span>To:</span></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><span>Cc:</span></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><span>Subject:</span></b>
                                                [Patentpractice] venting
                                                - failure to download
                                                priority document from
                                                DAS</span></p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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                                                width="1" height="1"
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span>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?</span></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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                                                          <p
class="MsoNormal"><span>Dan</span></p>
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