[Pct] Digitally signed PDF of certified copy of US priority document

[Katherine Koenig]

A client filed a provisional pro se and then I came in at the 11th hour to file US utility and PCT applications.  Access to participating offices was inadvertently not provided by the client in the provisional application.  The day before the provisional expired, I filed a SB/39 form requesting access.  That hasn't yet been processed or approved (currently being escalated, however).

Since DAS is not (yet) an option, I'm trying to figure out how to get a certified copy of the US provisional to WIPO.  I've ordered both hard copy and digital PDF copy on CD.  However, when I try to upload the PDF document to ePCT, it's rejected as not being digitally signed.  I called Certified Copy Center and was told that the document is digitally signed until you open the file on the CD.  Then the digital signature mysteriously disappears, which is why it's rejected by ePCT when I open the file and try to upload it.  Instead, we're supposed to mail the CD to WIPO so they can open it and see the signature.  Does this make any sense to anyone?  Am I missing something about how to upload a certified copy in ePCT as an Action?  It can't be this hard.

Best regards,

Katherine

Dr. Katherine Koenig
Registered Patent Attorney
Koenig IP Works, PLLC
2208 Mariner Dr.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 903-1699
katherine at koenigipworks.com<mailto:katherine at koenigipworks.com>

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