Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: List 2 submission types that may not be filed via EFS Web. Answer: The following is a list of submission types that are not permitted to be filed using EFS-Web: Plant patent applications and follow-on documents associated with plant patent applications, other than third party preissuance submissions. Requests for Reexamination for plant patents and documents associated with reexamination proceedings for plant patents. Requests for inter partes review. Any third party inquiries, petitions or papers unless specifically authorized by the EFS-Web Legal Framework (e.g., citation of prior art and written statements in patent files) and/or provided for via dedicated EFS-Web interface (e.g.,… The post MPEP Q & A 174: Submission Types that May Not be Filed Via EFS Web. appeared first on Patent Education Series.