[Patentpractice] automatic s-signature by Python script

[William Ahmed]

 I am personally TYPING the python script from an MS dos window - instead of opening in Adobe reader and TYPING in where is displayed on my screen 'what you see is what you get' AS i sign.
    On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 08:30:30 PM GMT+3, Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:  
 
  
The Office accepts DocuSign, etc. --> is this any different? Are you personally inserting the signature?
 On 9/30/2025 11:10 AM, William Ahmed via Patentpractice wrote:
  
  BACKGROUND -- we know that s-signature must be manually applied by the person (e.g. applicant, practitioner) herself/himself.  If another  person "signs in my name" (e.g. paralegal), this is NO GOOD. 
  MY PROPOSAL --> signing many many documents can get tedious.  I want write a python script which opens a pdf, applies an s-signature, and saves the updated signed form. [in reality, Chat GPT would write the python script] 
  For example, let's say online software prepares a unsigned IDF form --> IDS18x123456unsigned.pdf 
  There would be a command prompt --> 
  python signIDS.py  "/William Ahmed/"  IDS18x123456unsigned.pdf
  
  The python script would inject that s-signature into  IDS18x123456unsigned.pdf  in the correct location  and output a file  IDS18x123456SIGNED.pdf 
  VERY VERY IMPORTANT -- I would manually type the command prompt. 
 Some might say 'this is not more efficient'  - please leave this issue aside. Some might say - nobody would know - please leave this issue aside.   MY QUESTION -- is this a bonafide s-signature? After all, I am manually typing in a command to sign THAT form -- not a secretary. 
  IF NO --> MODIFIED QUESTION --> Let's say I open the pdf file, review it without modifying it, and close the unsigned IDS file and THEN run the python script. Would that change things? 
  
  Thanks, Bill  
  
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