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<p class="MsoNormal">The below posting has a very interesting reference to MPEP 1893.03(f), which says that the USPTO may not impose drawing requirements during examination of a national stage appln beyond those imposed by the PCT. My question is, has anyone
objected to a Notice to file Corrected Application Papers after allowance asking that the Notice be withdrawn on this grounds? I am interested in the success rate for such an argument.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 2, 2025 3:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <carl@oppedahl.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Large Tables ASCII Format<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 6/2/2025 12:48 PM, Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Facts:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">National Phase application was filed with pages and pages of tables
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Application allowed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Got a Notice to Correct Application Papers because font of Tables too small
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Increasing the font size makes the total pages close to 900 pages, which requires 11 ADDITIONAL units of application size fees from what was previously paid.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I have the tables in ASCII format (prepared for a CON).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Question: In response to the Notice, can we amend the specification to delete the embedded tables and provide in ASCII format (by amending the specification to incorporate the ASCII
tables)?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I understand extra page fees are calculated as 3 KB = 1
<span class="grame">page</span>, which significantly decreases the amount of fees to something like 2 additional units of application size fees.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I called patent publications (waited over an hour), they transferred me to \u201ccase resolution team\u201d for post-allowance stuff, who simply said they don\u2019t know. I thus called
<span class="spelle">OPLA</span> and got no one and hence left a message hours ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>I wonder if MPEP § 1893.03(f) would be of any help? Here is what I filed recently in one of my national-phase cases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Request that Notice to File Corrected Application Papers be withdrawn<br>
The undersigned has now received a Notice to File Corrected Application Papers dated May 28, 2025.<br>
It is signed by <redacted> in the Publication Branch.<br>
The Notice says "The figure label for FIG. 6 is not oriented in the same direction as the figure." The<br>
Notice purports to require that the applicant respond with an amendment to the drawings.<br>
The Publication Branch is requested to comply with MPEP § 1893.03(f) which says:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The USPTO may not impose drawing requirements during the examination of a national stage<br>
application beyond those imposed by the Patent Cooperation Treaty ( e.g., PCT Rule 11).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The present application is a national phase application. It is thus apparent that the Notice to File<br>
Corrected Application Papers was improper.<br>
So as to comply with MPEP § 1893.03(f), the Publication Branch is requested to withdraw the Notice<br>
to File Corrected Application Papers.<br>
Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></p>
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