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PCT<br />
F<strong>or</strong> questions and inf<strong>or</strong>mation conceming the<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the PCT Help Desk<br />
is available to provide assistance and may be reached<br />
by telephone at (703) 305-3257 between the hours of<br />
9:00 am and 4:30 pm (ESTIEDT), Monday through<br />
Friday, <strong>or</strong> by facsimile at (703) 305-2919, 24 hours a<br />
day. In addition, helpful inf<strong>or</strong>mation is available<br />
through the internet at the PCT Legal Office page of<br />
the USPTO web site and at the W<strong>or</strong>ld Intellectual<br />
Property Office web site (http://www.wipo.<strong>or</strong>g/).<br />
USPTO SEARCH AND INFORMATION RE<br />
SOURCE FACILITIES<br />
<strong>The</strong> following USPTO search and inf<strong>or</strong>mation<br />
resource facilities are accessible to the public:<br />
(A) <strong>Patent</strong> Search Room (Crystal Plaza 3, IA03)<br />
at (703) 308-HELP<br />
(Hours: Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST/<br />
EDT);<br />
(B) <strong>Patent</strong> Image Retrieval (Crystal Mall I,<br />
IA02) at (703) 308-6001<br />
(Hours: Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST/<br />
EDT);<br />
(C) <strong>Patent</strong> Assignment Search Room (Crystal<br />
Plaza 3, 2C03) at (703) 308-2768<br />
(Hours: Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST/<br />
EDT); and<br />
(D) Scientific and Technical Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Center<br />
(Crystal Plaza 3/4, 2C08) at (703) 308-0810<br />
(Hours: Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST/<br />
EDT).<br />
REGISTERED PRACTIONERS<br />
<strong>The</strong> USPTO cannot recommend any particular<br />
att<strong>or</strong>ney <strong>or</strong> agent, <strong>or</strong> aid in the selection of an att<strong>or</strong>ney<br />
<strong>or</strong> agent. A list of Att<strong>or</strong>neys and Agents Registered to<br />
Practice Bef<strong>or</strong>e the U.S. <strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark Office<br />
may be purchased in paper f<strong>or</strong>m from the Superintendent<br />
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,<br />
Washington, DC 20402 (202-512-1800), <strong>or</strong> on floppy<br />
diskette <strong>or</strong> CD-ROM from the USPTO's Office of<br />
Electronic Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Products and Services (703<br />
306-2600). It is also available on the USPTO web site.<br />
To obtain a list of registered patent att<strong>or</strong>neys and<br />
agents f<strong>or</strong> a particular area, customers may either<br />
write to the Commissioner of <strong>Patent</strong>s and Trademarks,<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
1730<br />
Box OED, Washington, DC, 20231, contact a customer<br />
service representative through the USPTO's<br />
General Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Services Division (see "In General"<br />
above), <strong>or</strong> acquire the inf<strong>or</strong>mation from the<br />
USPTO web site. <strong>The</strong> att<strong>or</strong>neys and agents list may be<br />
examined without charge at <strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark<br />
Deposit<strong>or</strong>y Libraries (PTDLs) and at many other<br />
libraries throughout the U.S. Many large cities also<br />
have associations of patent att<strong>or</strong>neys and agents<br />
which may be consulted.<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
Recently Filed Applications<br />
F<strong>or</strong> inf<strong>or</strong>mation and questions conceming recently<br />
filed patent applications and filing receipts, contact<br />
the Customer Service Center of the Office of Initial<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> Examination at (703) 308-1202 (hours: weekdays,<br />
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ESTIEDT; the Customer<br />
Service Center hours f<strong>or</strong> receipt of mail are weekdays,<br />
8:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, ESTIEDT).<br />
Status Inf<strong>or</strong>mation<br />
F<strong>or</strong> inf<strong>or</strong>mation on the status of a patent application,<br />
contact the File Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Unit at (703) 308<br />
2733.<br />
Copies ofDocuments<br />
Inquiries regarding certified copies of documents,<br />
including patent applications-as-filed, patent related<br />
file wrappers, patent copies, and reproduced copies of<br />
individual replacement pages <strong>or</strong> previous revisions of<br />
the MPEP, should be directed to the Certification<br />
Division at (703) 308-9726 <strong>or</strong> 1-800-972-6382.<br />
Orders f<strong>or</strong> certified copies may be placed by facsimile<br />
when paying by VISA®, MasterCard®, American<br />
Express®, Discover®, <strong>or</strong> USPTO Deposit Account at<br />
(703) 308-7048. Orders f<strong>or</strong> uncertified copies of patents<br />
may be placed by phone at (703) 305-8716 <strong>or</strong> by<br />
fax at (703) 305-8759. To <strong>or</strong>der file hist<strong>or</strong>ies f<strong>or</strong> selfservice<br />
copying, contact the File Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Unit at<br />
(703) 308-2733.<br />
Maintenance Fees<br />
Inf<strong>or</strong>mation regarding maintenance fees may be<br />
obtained by contacting the Status and Entity Division<br />
at (703) 308-5068, <strong>or</strong> by accessing the maintenance<br />
fee automated voice response system, 24 hours a day,<br />
1700-13 August 2001