Do I need to submit copies of U.S. patents and patent application publications with an e-IDS?
No, you do not need to submit copies of U.S. patents and patent application publications when filing an e-IDS. The MPEP 609.07 states:
Copies of U.S. patents and U.S. patent application publications cited in the IDS are not required to be submitted by the applicants with the e-IDS.
However, it’s important to note that for foreign patent documents, non-patent literature (NPLs), and unpublished U.S. patent applications not stored in the Office’s Image File Wrapper (IFW) system, you must submit PDF copies using EFS-Web.
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