[Patentpractice] USPTO notice clarifying the requirement for the non-DOCX surcharge

Sun May 19 15:24:34 UTC 2024

About the DOCX-vs-preliminary-amendment notice of Friday...

"presented in DOCX training sessions" -- does anyone know more about this
anecdote?   Can you fill me in?  Is it reflected in slides that anyone
captured?  I have a window of opportunity for the next couple days, if
someone can give me somehting fairly concrete.

Thanks

On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

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> that we'll waive the fee, so you might just be wasting your time."
>
> The sooner Vidal is gone from the PTO, the better.
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