Who is responsible for adding the mailing date to USPTO Office actions?
While MPEP 707.11 does not explicitly state who is responsible for adding the mailing date, it provides guidance on the process:
“The mailing date should not be typed when the Office action is written, but should be stamped or printed on all copies of the action after it has been signed by the authorized signatory examiner and the copies are about to be mailed.”
This suggests that the responsibility likely falls to administrative staff or a mailing department within the USPTO, who handle the final processing and mailing of Office actions after they have been signed by the examiner. The examiner’s role is to write and sign the action, while the actual application of the mailing date occurs as part of the mailing process.
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