PTO/SB/69 (11-15)
AUTHORIZATION OR RESCISSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO PERMIT ACCESS TO
SEARCH
RESULTS BY THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)
Send completed form to: Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313
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1450
(if known)
:
Filing Date:
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Check either box 1 or 2 below, but not both:
1.
By checking this box, the undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the EPO
access to the bibliographic data and search results from the instant patent application when a E
uropean patent
application claiming priority to the instant application is filed. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)(2).
The applicant is reminded that the EPO’s Rule 141(1) EPC (European Patent Convention) requires applicants to
submit a copy of search results from the instant application without delay in a European patent application that
claims priority to the instant app
lication.
2.
By checking this box, the undersigned hereby rescinds the previous authority granted to the
USPTO to transmit to the EPO any search results from the instant patent application.
This rescission of the previous authorization will not be effective unless and until an appropriate USPTO official
recognizes and acts on the rescission.
However, o
nce the application has published or is otherwise
publicly available, the USPTO may provide
access to the application in accordance with 37 CFR 1.14.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.
NOTE: This form must be signed by an authorized party in accordance with 37 CFR 1.14(c).
Please see 37 CFR 1.4(d)
for the form of the signature.
If
necessary, submit multiple forms for more than one signature, see below.*
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SREXR141
Document Description:
Auth or Resc of Auth to Access Search Results
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patent.
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