Authorization For Internet Communications In A Patent Application Or Request {PTO-SB-439}

PTO/SB/439, AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS IN A PATENT APPLICATION OR REQUEST TO WITHDRAW AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, Without Internet authorization by applicant in place, the examiner cannot respond via email to any Internet correspondence. – See MPEP 502.03(II) "Without a written authorization by applicant in place, the USPTO will not respond via Internet email to any Internet correspondence which contains information subject to the confidentiality requirement as set forth in 35 U.S.C. 122." Written authorization, when properly submitted, allows the examiner and applicant to communicate electronically for the entirety of the application process, or until the applicant withdraws the authorization. The preferred way to submit written authorization is by using the PTO/SB/439 form (Authorization for Internet communications in a patent application or request to withdraw authorization for Internet communications). www.FormsWorkflow.com