[Pct] Ex Officio Changes to the Request form

[Carl Oppedahl]

We will be discussing this (drawings gripes from the RO/US) during 
tomorrow's webinar, at slide number 25.  If any of the participants to 
this listserv discussion have not yet registered for the webinar, I 
invite you to do so.  See attached.


On 11/27/2023 3:49 PM, Timothy Snowden via Pct wrote:
> Re: #3 on drawings -- I usually politely point out that the USPTO 
> downgraded the drawings, and that we are re-submitting them for 
> convenience sake. You can submit the repsonse via ePCT to avoid USPTO 
> image damage again. I've never had that response rejected.
>
> On 11/27/2023 4:26 PM, Russell Nugent via Pct wrote:
>> Dear Group,
>>
>> I filed a PCT application in the USPTO (client's decision not mine) 
>> and I have gotten some confusing correspondence back.  The USPTO made 
>> ex officio changes that I can object to.  The first change was that 
>> all of the inventors that were listed as Inventors only have been 
>> changed to inventors and applicants.  Can anyone think of a reason 
>> they would decide on their own end that the inventors are applicants too?
>>
>> They then rejected my POA as not being signed by all of the applicants.
>>
>> In addition, what is the current thinking/solution to the images 
>> being degraded by the USPTO.  They objected to the drawings as not 
>> being clear, and the drawings that I downloaded from Patent Center 
>> are of poor quality.  Resubmitting the drawings that are good quality 
>> will presumably not fix this issue.  Suggestions and advice please 
>> (other than to file in WIPO next time)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
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