How are papers electronically submitted to the USPTO handled in the Image File Wrapper?
How are papers electronically submitted to the USPTO handled in the Image File Wrapper?
Papers electronically submitted to the USPTO are handled as follows in the Image File Wrapper:
- They are automatically entered into the Image File Wrapper.
- The system assigns each paper a unique document code.
- The paper is given an electronic receipt date.
- For patent applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, papers are made available to the public via the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system.
As stated in MPEP 719.01: ‘Papers submitted electronically via EFS-Web will be automatically entered into the Image File Wrapper.’
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