Provisional patent applications, PCT National Stage application filings, design patent applications, and plant patent applications may be filed in PDF format without incurring the surcharge. However, such applications may be filed in DOCX format, if desired. IS DOCX SECURE? Yes, the DOCX format ...
The application or national stage entry must be filed electronically in Patent Center, and the specification, claims, and abstract must be submitted in DOCX format. Petition timing Applicants must file a petition to make special with their application or national stage entry under 35 U.S.C. § ...
The petition fees for patent trials would increase by about 25%. Higher 3.5 Surcharge For Late Maintenance Fees The surcharge for late maintenance fees would increase by525%. New Surcharge To Encourage DOCX Application Format The USPTO would impose a new $400 surcharge for not filing a utility ...
I have given quite a bit of thought to ways that a patent applicant or practitioner might be able to avoid the profound malpractice risk of filing in Microsoft Word (DOCX) format when filing a patent application. As of right now I have thought of two ways. Maybe there are more ways. ...