[Patentcenter] Query - Spec Version for Foreign Filing

[Scott Nielson]

I've been filing Docx applications for quite a while now. My process is to upload the docx file I created, download the USPTO scrubbed version, compare the two with the built-in compare function of Word, and if there are no differences, then I file the application. At this point, the comparison rarely reveals any differences in the text (mostly because I preemptively remove all bookmarks, convert auto-numbering and cross-references to text, etc., before uploading the Word file).

I keep copies of both what I uploaded and the USPTO scrubbed version in the file. The USPTO scrubbed version matches the hash on the filing receipt.

As for foreign filing, I usually just send the USPTO copy because it has been scrubbed of any metadata. However, the text in both files is the same so I don't think it matters.


Scott Nielson

801-660-4400

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Subject: [Patentcenter] Query - Spec Version for Foreign Filing


Hi



Has anyone given any thought, or, do they have a current practice they would like to share about the version of the specification of a DOCX filed case that will be used for foreign filing (based on the US filed DOCX case)?



I am interested in hearing people’s thoughts about this …







Pamela Cei Brisky

Senior Patent Paralegal, Docketing Manager

Fujitsu North America, Inc.| Fujitsu Intellectual Property Center



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