Form PTO-2133 Response to Notice of Irregularity

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PTO Form 2133 (07/31/2009)
OMB No. 0651-0051 (Exp. 07/31/2009)

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Response to Notice of Irregularity
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO AN IRREGULARITY NOTICE
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PTO Form 2133 (07/31/2009)
OMB No. 0651-0051 (Exp. 07/31/2009)

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Response to Notice of Irregularity
Validation

Irregularity
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IRREGULARITY SECTION
*Document ID Number:

*USPTO Reference
Number:
Irregularity Response:
(Optional)

Enter the number with NO punctuation or other symbols included.

Enter the number with NO punctuation or other symbols included.
If the Irregularity Notice requires a textual response, please enter your response in the following free-text area:
WARNING - RESPONSE PERIOD: The USPTO will forward a response to an irregularity notice to the International
Bureau (IB) as expeditiously as possible. However, the IB must receive the response before the end of the
response period set forth in the IB's notice. Submission of the response to the USPTO does not toll this time period.
Therefore, because the USPTO cannot guarantee that the IB will timely receive any response that you submit to the
USPTO toward the very end of the response period, you should submit your response as soon as possible after
receiving the IB's notice.
WARNING - FEES OR FEE PROCESSING INFORMATION: You must submit any fees required by an irregularity
notice directly to the IB, even if you are filing a response with the USPTO to correct other irregularities. The USPTO
will not accept or forward fees or IB current account information to the IB. See 37 C.F.R. 7.14(c); TMEP 1902.07(b)
(i).

Image File:
(Optional)

If you wish to attach an image of the mark that is identical to the image attached to the international application,
click on the 'Browse' button to select a properly-sized JPG/JPEG image file from your local drive.
NOTE: This option should only be used if you are responding to a notice of irregularity in which the International
Bureau has indicated that the reproduction of the mark in the international application is unclear.
NOTE:The file name excluding the image extension (e.g., .jpg) must not exceed 34 characters, or include commas.
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TRADEMARK/SERVICE MARK APPLICATION HELP INSTRUCTIONS (e-TEAS)
RESPONSE TO A NOTICE OF IRREGULARITY
HELP INSTRUCTIONS

Extend the time limit: The 60-minute period is not an "absolute" period; i.e., you do not have to
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and you will be returned directly to the initial form wizard to start the process again.
Document ID Number: This number is 9 digits within the alphanumeric string appearing on the IB's
Irregularity Notice at the field "Our ref." E.g., if the Irregularity Notice shows "Our ref.: ENI/359980501/HW", then the entry in the DOCUMENT ID NUMBER field of this irregularity form would
be the numerals "359980501."
USPTO Reference Number: This number is the alphanumeric entry appearing on the IB's Irregularity
Notice at the "Office ref:" or "Your ref:" field. E.g., if the Irregularity Notice shows "Office ref.:
Z1230042, " then the entry in the USPTO REFERENCE NUMBER field would be "Z1230042."
Irregularity Response: If the International Bureau has raised irregularities, all issues should be
addressed completely within this free-text area. If no irregularities must be addressed, leave the entire
field blank.
Properly-Sized JPG Image File: All black-and-white jpg images and color jpg images must be scanned
at no less than 300 dots per inch and no more than 350 dots per inch, and with a length and width of no
less than 250 pixels and no more than 944 pixels; e.g., a valid pixel dimension is 640 X 480 pixels. To
ensure your image file meets these requirements, you can use a free graphic viewer, e.g., Irfanview. If you
cut-and-paste an image into Irfanview, or open an image file using the program, select "Image" from the
tool bar and "Information" from the drop-down choices to view the current DPI and pixel dimensions. If
your image is not in the proper dimension, you can use Irfanview to change the DPI and pixel
dimensions: 1) Select "Image" from the tool bar; 2) Select "Resize" from the drop-down choices; 3) Set
the DPI to 300 - 350 and change the pixel dimension to within the accepted range of 250 X 944; 4) If the
new image file looks acceptable to you in the new dimensions, save the image file, by selecting "File"
from the tool bar and using the "Save As" feature to save the file as a JPG image. If the image is not clear,
do not submit the image. Instead, seek the assistance of a graphic artist to create the properly-sized jpg
file.

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