[Patentpractice] Modifying PTO forms - must I remove the OMB notice

[Patent Lawyer]

If I modify a PTO form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?

Why am I modifying a form? Short answer: because it is crap!

I am filing a national phase entry.  Even though the application was published, I like to provide a copy of the published internatinal applicaiton with the filing.

The old form PTO-1390 [PTO-1390 (12-22) Approved for use through 11/30/2025. OMB 0651-0021] had this option:




The current form PTO-1390 [PTO-1390 (01-25) Approved for use through 11/30/2025 OMB 0651-0021] has the following:



I cannot select option "a" because the application is attached.  And I cannot select option "b" because it is not true.

So I will modify the form (by editing the PDF).  Or maybe use the old one.  

So, back to my question: if I modify the current form, must I remove the OMB approval notice?

Another question (maybe for DB only): these forms have the same OMB number.  Can the PTO do that even though the forms are different?

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