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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you, Timothy. I should’ve specified that I filed directly with the IB as RO. What you suggest would’ve been a great solution, though.
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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"> Timothy Snowden <Timothy@thompsonpatentlaw.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 4, 2024 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> for users of the Patent Cooperation Treaty <pct@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Katherine Koenig <katherine@koenigipworks.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pct] Digitally signed PDF of certified copy of US priority document<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Katherine, did you ask the RO/US to provide a copy on the PCT request form (RO/101)? Together with the SB/39, I would think that should take care of getting a certified
copy over without this headache on your part. I recently talked to PCT Help Desk (IB) about it when I was trying to get a provisional released from security review, and they said that if priority app is a US application, and you file request RO/US to provide
a certified copy, and as long as the USPTO finally sends over a copy (even after publication) sometime during the international phase, IB treats it as timely provided within the deadline for providing a certified copy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Pct <<a href="mailto:pct-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">pct-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
on behalf of Katherine Koenig via Pct <<a href="mailto:pct@oppedahl-lists.com">pct@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 4, 2024 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> for users of the Patent Cooperation Treaty <<a href="mailto:pct@oppedahl-lists.com">pct@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Katherine Koenig <<a href="mailto:katherine@koenigipworks.com">katherine@koenigipworks.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pct] Digitally signed PDF of certified copy of US priority document</span>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A client filed a provisional pro se and then I came in at the 11<sup>th</sup> hour to file US utility and PCT applications. Access to participating offices was inadvertently
<u>not</u> provided by the client in the provisional application. The day before the provisional expired, I filed a SB/39 form requesting access. That hasn’t yet been processed or approved (currently being escalated, however).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since DAS is not (yet) an option, I’m trying to figure out how to get a certified copy of the US provisional to WIPO. I’ve ordered both hard copy and digital PDF copy on CD. However, when I try to upload the PDF document
to ePCT, it’s rejected as not being digitally signed. I called Certified Copy Center and was told that the document is digitally signed until you open the file on the CD. Then the digital signature mysteriously disappears, which is why it’s rejected by ePCT
when I open the file and try to upload it. Instead, we’re supposed to <i><u>mail the CD</u></i> to WIPO so they can open it and see the signature. Does this make any sense to anyone? Am I missing something about how to upload a certified copy in ePCT as
an Action? It can’t be this hard. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Katherine</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Katherine Koenig</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Registered Patent Attorney</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Koenig IP Works, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">2208 Mariner Dr.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">(954) 903-1699</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:katherine@koenigipworks.com">katherine@koenigipworks.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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