General Requirements Bulletin - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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any other documentation with the application. An alien must submit all required information and documentation with the application. B. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS: OED will notify applicant by letter if additional information or documentation is required to complete the application and the extent to which applicant meets or falls short of the required scientific and technical qualifications, i.e., whether the application is sufficient to allow admission. A 60-day time frame is provided for an applicant to complete the application. An applicant not timely providing the additional documents and information must submit a new application with the required fees. A reply to a notice of incomplete or insufficient application must bear an applicant's original signature. See 37 CFR § 1.4(e). Therefore, replies by facsimile transmission are not acceptable. If the application continues to be incomplete or insufficient following submission of additional information or documents, the application will be disapproved. An applicant failing to respond within the 60-day period will also be disapproved. Upon disapproval of an application, OED will provide by letter a detailed explanation for the disapproval. The $200.00 or $450.00 registration examination fee will be refunded to a disapproved applicant in due course; the $40 application fee is not refundable. The fees from one application will not be deferred to another application. VI. MAILING INSTRUCTIONS AND CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT BY OED The United States Postal Service mailing address is: Mail Stop OED, Director of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, PO Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. For hand-delivery or courier services, applicant may obtain the street address for OED by calling 571-272-4097. An applicant should make and keep a copy of every document submitted to the Office in connection with an application for registration. Any applicant desiring acknowledgment by or from OED of receipt of an application or other paper must include with the application a selfaddressed, postage-paid postcard to be used for this purpose. The postcard should be addressed to the applicant and identify each type of paper filed, e.g. application, oath, transcripts, etc. OED will stamp the receipt date on the postcard and place it in the outgoing mail. However, the postcard is not verification that all of those items identified were present with the application. Please do not call OED regarding the status of an application unless applicant has not received a response four weeks after submitting an application or papers. - 16 -
VII. THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOLLOWING ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION A. GENERAL INFORMATION: After OED receives an application, the fees are processed, the application, information and documentation submitted by the applicant is reviewed for completeness. Applications will be reviewed first for completeness, and then for sufficiency of scientific and technical training. An applicant who is qualified and eligible for admission to the registration examination is sent an admission letter from OED with further instructions on the examination process. An applicant who submitted an application that is determined to be “incomplete” is sent a letter indicating that the application is incomplete and that more information, documentation or the fees must be submitted before an evaluation can be conducted. An application is incomplete if it is missing: information in the application form; fees; transcripts; or other required documentation. Once all missing information and documentation is noted, OED will evaluate the application to the extent possible for sufficiency of the information presented. An applicant must submit both the application fee ($40.00) and either the $200.00 or $450.00 registration examination fee to receive an evaluation of his or her qualifications. B. OED ID NUMBER: Applications received by OED are issued a OED Identification Number (OED ID number). All notifications sent by OED will include the OED ID number. An applicant should use the OED ID number when corresponding with OED. The OED ID number is critical for identifying an applicant, and must be used on all correspondence the applicant submits to OED after the OED ID number has been provided to the applicant. C. PETITION REVIEW BY THE OED DIRECTOR: An applicant dissatisfied with disapproval of an application may, upon payment of the fee required by 37 CFR § 1.21(a)(5)(i), petition the OED Director for review of the decision. See 37 CFR § 11.2(c). The petition must bear an applicant's original signature. See 37 CFR § 1.4(e). Facsimile transmissions therefore are not acceptable. The petition and any additional documentation and information must be submitted within 60 days of the date of the notice of disapproval for a further review of qualifications. The OED Director will review an applicant’s petition and send the applicant a written decision. The Applicant may be granted admission to the examination or the OED Director may affirm the OED staff member’s decision. If the timely filed additional documentation or information is not satisfactory to conclude that the applicant possesses the required qualifications or eligibility, a final decision by the OED Director will be sent by letter to the applicant. The registration examination fee will be refunded to applicant in due course; the $40.00 application fee is not refundable. The fees from one application will not be deferred to another application. Any petition submitted after 60 days will be dismissed as untimely. D. PETITION REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE USPTO: The final decision by the OED Director refusing admission to the registration examination may be reviewed upon petition to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO Director) pursuant to 37 CFR § 11.2(d). Review by the USPTO Director requires the - 17 -
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