As with the Registry Form , the Distribution and Collection Form is also printed on a specially secured and numbered paper to prevent imitation or alteration. The customer is provided with an adequate number of Distribution and Utilization Forms to accommodate and account for the number of notebook volumes ordered. Because these forms are printed on numbered pages and a paper that cannot be imitated or duplicated, the customer can document the sequential distribution date of each notebook. When used, these forms enable the company to augment their chain of custody procedures. Patent Pad notebooks are distributed to research scientists once they are received and accounted for by management.
Scientists load notebook pages from their assigned volume into the laser printer.
Research data in the computer can then be conveniently printed onto individual sheets of paper. When individual Patent Pad notebook pages from an assigned volume are filled with data, the entire volume is returned and accounted for by management and a new volume assigned. Patent Pad procedures provide valuable corroborating evidence of time frames and the authenticity of laboratory notebooks. To Print this Article Adobe Acrobat is required for printing this document.