Form PTO-2133 Response to Notice of Irregularity

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PTO Form 2133 (09/30/2012)
OMB No. 0651-0051 (Exp. 09/30/2012)

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 (09/30/2012)
OMB No. 0651-0051 (Exp. 09/30/2012)

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

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IRREGULARITY SECTION
*Document ID
Number:

Enter the number with NO punctuation or other symbols included.

*USPTO
Reference
Number:

Enter the number with NO punctuation or other symbols included.

Irregularity
Response:
(Optional)

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.

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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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