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1834.01 MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE<br />
the-indicated address; <strong>or</strong>,if the common representative<br />
has appointed one <strong>or</strong> m<strong>or</strong>e agents, to that agent<strong>or</strong><br />
thefirst-mentioned ofthose agentsv<strong>or</strong>, if thec<strong>or</strong>mnon<br />
representative has not appointed an agent but hasindicated<br />
a special address f<strong>or</strong> notifications, at that<br />
address.<br />
FILING OF CORRESPONDENCEBY MAIL<br />
<strong>The</strong> "Express Mail" procedure set f<strong>or</strong>th at 37 CFR<br />
1.10 applies to "[a]ny c<strong>or</strong>respondence received by the<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> and Tr,ademark Office:" Acc<strong>or</strong>dingly. papers<br />
filed with, the USPTO in international applications<br />
will be acc<strong>or</strong>ded by the U.S. <strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark<br />
Office the date of deposit with the United States<br />
Postal Service as shown on the "date-in" on the<br />
"Express ,Mail" .. mailing label as the date of filing,in<br />
the USPTO if the provisions of 37 CFR 1.10 are complied<br />
with. See MPEP § 513.<br />
If there is a question regarding the date of deposit,<br />
the Express Mail provisions of 37 CFR 1.1O(c)-(e)<br />
reqnire; in addition to using the "ExpressMail Post<br />
Office to Addressee" service, an indication of the<br />
"Express Mail" mailing label number on each paper<br />
<strong>or</strong> fee. In situations wherein the c<strong>or</strong>respondence<br />
includes several papers directed to the same application<br />
(f<strong>or</strong> example, Request, description, claims,<br />
abstract, drawings, and other papers) the c<strong>or</strong>respondencemay<br />
be submitted with a cover <strong>or</strong> transmittal<br />
letter, Which should itemize the papers; <strong>The</strong> cover <strong>or</strong><br />
transmittal letter must have the "Express Mail" mailing<br />
label number thereon.<br />
<strong>The</strong> certificate of mailing by first class mail procedure<br />
set f<strong>or</strong>th at 37 CFR 1.8 differs from the 37CFR<br />
1.10 Express Mail procedure. See 37 CFR<br />
1.8(a)(2)(i)(D) and (E). It is imp<strong>or</strong>tant to understand<br />
that the 37 CFR 1.8 certificate of mailing procedure<br />
CANNOT be used f<strong>or</strong> filing any papers during the<br />
international stage if the date of depositis desired, If<br />
the 37 CFR 1.8 certificate of mailing procedure is<br />
used, the paper and/<strong>or</strong> fee will be acc<strong>or</strong>ded the date of<br />
receipt in the USPTO unless the receipt date falls ona<br />
Saturday, Sunday, <strong>or</strong>Federal holiday in which case<br />
the date of receipt will be the next succeeding day<br />
which is not a Saturday, Sunday, <strong>or</strong> Federal holiday<br />
(37 CFR 1.6(a)(3». Acc<strong>or</strong>dingly, the certificate of<br />
mailing procedures of 37 CFR 1.8 are not available to<br />
have a submission during the international stage con-<br />
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sidered as timely filed if the submission is not physically<br />
received at the USPTO on <strong>or</strong> bef<strong>or</strong>e the due date.<br />
1834.01 Use of Telegraph, Teleprinter,<br />
Facsimile Machine<br />
PCT Rule 92A,provides that a national Office may<br />
receive documents by telegraph, teleprinter, <strong>or</strong> facsimile<br />
machine. However, .the United. States <strong>Patent</strong><br />
and Trademark Office has not inf<strong>or</strong>med the International<br />
Bureau that it accepts such submissions other<br />
than facsimile transmissions. Acc<strong>or</strong>dingly, applicants<br />
may not currently file papers in international applications<br />
with the United States <strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark<br />
Office via telegraph <strong>or</strong> teleprinter.<br />
Generally, any paper may be filed by facsimile<br />
transmission with certain exceptions which are identified<br />
in 37 CFR 1.6(d). It should be noted that a facsimile<br />
transmission <strong>or</strong>a document is not permitted<br />
and, if submitted, will not be acc<strong>or</strong>ded a date of<br />
receipt ifthe document is:<br />
(A) Required by statute to be certified;<br />
(B) A drawing submitted under 37 CFR 1.437;<br />
(C) Aninternational application f<strong>or</strong>patent; <strong>or</strong><br />
(D) A copy, of the international application and<br />
the basic national .Iee necessary to enter the national<br />
stage, as specified in 37 CFR 1.494(b) <strong>or</strong> 37 CFR<br />
1.495(b).<br />
Facsimile transmission may be used to submit substitute<br />
sheets (other than. drawings), extensions of<br />
time, power of att<strong>or</strong>ney, fee auth<strong>or</strong>izations (other than<br />
the basic national fee), confirmation of precautionary<br />
designations, Demands, response to written opinions,<br />
oaths Or declarations, petitions, and translations in<br />
international applications.<br />
A Certificate of Transmission may be used as providedin<br />
37 CFR 1.8(a)(I) except in the instancesspecificallyexcluded<br />
in 37 CFR' 1.8(a)(2). Note<br />
particularly that the Certificate of Transmission cannot<br />
be used f<strong>or</strong> the filing of an international application<br />
f<strong>or</strong> patent <strong>or</strong> c<strong>or</strong>respondence in an international<br />
application bef<strong>or</strong>e the U.S. Receiving Office, the U.S.<br />
International Searching Auth<strong>or</strong>ity, Or the U.S. International<br />
Preliminary Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity. Guidelines<br />
f<strong>or</strong> facsimile transmission are clearly set f<strong>or</strong>th in 37<br />
CFR 1.6(d) and shonld be read bef<strong>or</strong>e transmitting by<br />
facsimile machine.