<div dir="ltr">Is there a reason not to use ePCT?   It all just works.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 7:02 PM Ilya Lapshin via Pct <<a href="mailto:pct@oppedahl-lists.com">pct@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 dir="ltr">I filed a PCT application with the IB.<div><br></div><div>Now, I want to file a Chapter II Demand with the USPTO.</div><div><br></div><div>To file a Demand with the USPTO, I need a USPTO confirmation number.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the USPTO never issued a confirmation number because I filed with the IB.</div><div><br></div><div>The IB issued a DAS access code for my IB PCT application, but this code does not work as a USPTO confirmation number.</div><div><br></div><div>When I look up my PCT application in the USPTO Patent Center, it says, "The data for this international application is not available. Additional links:" and a link to its publication on the WIPO site.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I don't think the IB issues any codes besides the DAS access code...</div><div><br></div><div>I probably will resort to filing by fax, but is there a way to make EFS accept my Chapter II Demand?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for any help...</div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ilya R. Lapshin, Esq.<br><br>IRL Legal Services, LLC<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.irl-law.com/" target="_blank">https://www.irl-law.com</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div>email: <a href="mailto:ilya@irl-law.com" target="_blank">ilya@irl-law.com</a><br>Skype & WeChat: ilyalapshin</div><div dir="ltr">WhatsUp, Signal, Viber & Telegram</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">phone: +1 617 549 1075</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>fax: +1 877 687 4057</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">1070 Beacon Street, Suite 1D<br></div></div>Brookline, Massachusetts 02446-3914<br>United States of America<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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