[Patentcenter] Faxes to the PTO - some legacy things do work

[Randall Svihla]

We always file the declaration with the application.


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Subject: Re: [Patentcenter] Faxes to the PTO - some legacy things do work

I don't think it is a joke.  I bet there was a huge volume of applications filed Tuesday night to avoid the DOCX tax.  We had to file one late at night and had a hell of a time trying to do so.  Couldn't file the assignment/dec forms with EPAS because of the problems and couldn't get back into PC to file the declaration directly, so have to pay the surcharge for late filing of declaration because of the PTO problems.  In a fair world, we would be able to get that refunded.

Roger

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Subject: [Patentcenter] Faxes to the PTO - some legacy things do work

There was recent discussion about faxes to the PTO and return faxes from the PTO.

Because of yesterday's shit show with Patent Center and because of other deficiencies in Patent Center, I had to fax four separate submissions to the PTO last night.

I did receive acknowledgment faxes back from the PTO for each submission.   So, that legacy functionality is still there, and it still worked for me.  (I hope the PTO lurkers on this list don't go and turn it off!)

I use a service called eFax.  It is not free.


PS. I am still laughing at Sandra E's joke about DDOS being just normal filers filing in a volume the system can't handle.


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