[Patentpractice] filing by reference - avoids the non-docx charge or not?

[Rick Neifeld]

Bob - Sounds like you enjoy punishment.  You want to file DOCX, when you
have a PDF in hand.

On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 9:34 AM Bob Barber via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I'm sure this was discussed previously but I don't recall the answer: does
> filing by reference avoid the non-docx charge? I assume not, but thought
> I'd ask. I have to file a continuation in a case in which I don't have a
> docx version of the spec but only a pdf version.
>
> An alternative is to use pdf-xchange to convert the document to docx, and
> to include the backup pdf upon filing. Since the parent case is
> incorporated by reference, I can then just file a replacement spec later,
> viz. the original pdf (rather than proofread the "docx" version, which
> isn't worth my time or the client's money).
>
> Bob
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