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Q) Facsimile Transmissions (10.02.49a)
by Lizzie on April 28, 2009 · 19 comments
49. In accordance with the MPEP and USPTO rules and procedure, correspondence transmitted to the USPTO by facsimile is not permitted in certain situations. Which of the following facsimile transmissions to the USPTO will be accorded a date of receipt by the USPTO?
(A) Facsimile transmission of a request for reexamination under 37 CFR 1.510 or 1.913.
(B) Facsimile transmission of drawings submitted under 37 CFR 1.81, 1.83 through 1.85, 1.152, 1.165, 1.174, or 1.437.
(C) Facsimile transmission of a response to a Notice of Incomplete Nonprovisional Application for the purpose of obtaining an application filing date.
(D) Facsimile transmission of a correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to a secrecy order under 37 CFR 5.1 through 5.5 and directly related to the secrecy order content of the application.
(E) Facsimile transmission of a continued prosecution application under 37 CFR 1.53(d) and an authorization to charge the basic filing fee to a deposit account.
49. ANSWER: Choice (E) is the correct answer. MPEP § 502.01, and 37 C.F.R. § 1.6(d)(3).
MPEP § 502.01 reads, “The date of receipt accorded to any correspondence permitted to be sent
by facsimile transmission, including a continued prosecution application (CPA) filed under 37
C.F.R. § 1.53(d), is the date the complete transmission is received by an Office facsimile
unit…An applicant filing a CPA by facsimile transmission must include an authorization to
charge the basic filing fee to a deposit account or to a credit card.” Choice (A) is incorrect
because 37 C.F.R. § 1.6(d) states, “Facsimile transmissions are not permitted and, if submitted,
will not be accorded a date of receipt in the following situations: …(5) A request for
reexamination under §1.510 or § 1.913.” Choice (B) is incorrect because 37 C.F.R. § 1.6(d) also
states, “Facsimile transmissions are not permitted and, if submitted, will not be accorded a date
of receipt in the following situations: …(4) Drawings submitted under §§ 1.81, 1.83 through
1.85, 1.152, 1.165, 1.174, 1.437, 2.51, 2.52, or 2.72.” Choice (C) is incorrect because 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.6(d) also states, “Facsimile transmissions are not permitted and, if submitted, will not be
accorded a date of receipt in the following situations: …(3) Correspondence which cannot
receive the benefit of the certificate of mailing or transmission as specified in 1.8(a)(2)(i)(A)…”
37 C.F.R. § 1.8(a)(2)(i)(A) reads, “The filing of a national patent application specification and
drawing or other correspondence for the purpose of obtaining an application filing date…”
Choice (D) is incorrect because 37 C.F.R. § 1.6(d) also states, “Facsimile transmissions are not
permitted and, if submitted, will not be accorded a date of receipt in the following situations:
…(6) Correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to a secrecy order under §§ 5.1
through 5.5 of this chapter and directly related to the secrecy order content of the application.”
Facsimile transmissions not permitted and, if submitted, will NOT be accorded a date of receipt in the following situations:
1) Correspondence requiring a person’s signature
2) filing of a national patent application specification and drawing or other correspondence for the purpose of obtaining an application filing date,
3) request for a continued prosecution application under § 1.53(d);
4) Papers filed in contested cases before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences;
5) The filing of an international application for patent; The filing of a copy of the international application and the basic national fee necessary to enter the national stage
6) Color drawings
7) A request for reexamination
8) Correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to a secrecy directly related to the secrecy order content of the application
9) In contested cases before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences except as the Board may expressly authorize
EXCEPT that a continued prosecution application under § 1.53(d) may be transmitted to the Office by facsimile;
1 triedandtested July 20, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Is # 3) in the list above correct?
MPEP 502.01 says:
An applicant filing a CPA for a design application only by facsimile transmission must include an authorization to charge the basic filing fee to a deposit account or to a credit card, or the application will be treated under 37 CFR 1.53(f) as having been filed without the basic filing fee (as fees cannot otherwise be transmitted by facsimile).
2 Amoubropumped October 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm
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3 Austin April 2, 2011 at 12:04 pm
It seems B is now correct to because the new MPEP (e8r8) says in 1.6(d)(4) Color drawings submitted under §§ 1.81,
1.83 through 1.85, 1.152, 1.165, 1.173, or 1.437; are not acceptable, so a drawing would be acceptable.
4 qwacker October 26, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I believe you’re correct. Also see MPEP 502.01 under subheading II. After the list of prohibited mailings, it notes ” Applicants are reminded that the facsimile process may reduce the quality of the drawings, and the Office will generally print the drawings as received.”
5 king September 18, 2012 at 9:10 am
No, option B reads:
and the prohibited drawings are
(4) Color drawings submitted under §§ 1.81, 1.83 through 1.85, 1.152, 1.165, 1.173, or 1.437; are not acceptable, so a drawing would be acceptable.
Option B doesn’t clearly say that the drawings are color or not, but the referenced law does give the indication that color drawings are meant to be used.
6 PCTearsOfJoy February 5, 2012 at 4:22 pm
7 Miranda February 6, 2012 at 12:01 am
Hi PCTearsofJoy, did the most recent version of the question allow for 2 correct answers? (since both B and E are now correct?)
8 PCTearsOfJoy February 6, 2012 at 11:01 am
Miranda, I picked E on the exam only because it stood out instantly and also because I knew for a fact that CPAs can be faxed. Drawings? I’m still not sure, even after looking it up and reading the comments above. But I figured that since there’s no way to pick two answers on the exam, why not just go with the one that I could definitely confirm? So I went w/ CPA. Hope that helps!
9 Sol March 31, 2012 at 12:21 am
Color Drawing cannot be faxed and Drawing can be faxed?
10 jkpatentlaw June 16, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Yeah I wondered about this myself! Drawings are okay according to the new version, but not color drawings!
So B & E are correct.
11 Vexowjmo April 13, 2012 at 10:39 am
Personal Loans and cash advances are easy to qualify.
12 Churning Away NoMore July 1, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Had some variants of what could be transmitted by facsimile. 06.30.2012
13 Agent D June 7, 2013 at 2:47 pm
can’t anybody delete these spam posts?
14 tomego March 20, 2014 at 7:49 pm
I wish! Although to be honest, I did get a good laugh which was a nice break of the tension I am feeling 9 hours into today’s study session.
15 littelyellowduck July 18, 2013 at 1:34 pm
I took the exam two years ago. I do not remember the three terms describing composition of chemicals. I remembered when you say a composition comprises a,b,c, the composition may include d. But if you say a composition consist with a,b,c, the composition just includes a,b,c, no d.
Please let me know the three verbs and the difference among them.
16 clothes hanger June 5, 2016 at 1:42 pm
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