This version of the form is not currently in use and is provided for reference only. Download this version of Form PTO/SB/448 for the current year.
This is a legal form that was released by the U.S. Department of Commerce - Patent and Trademark Office on August 1, 2018 and used country-wide. As of today, no separate filing guidelines for the form are provided by the issuing department.
Q: What is Form PTO/SB/448?
A: Form PTO/SB/448 is a certification and request form.
Q: What does the form request?
A: The form requests to treat an application filed during an electronic business system outage.
Q: What kind of outage does the form refer to?
A: The form refers to a designated significant unplanned electronic business system outage.
Q: Who administers the electronic filing system?
A: The electronic filing system is administered by the USPTO.
Q: What happens if the application is treated as filed by the USPTO's electronic filing system?
A: The application is treated as if it was filed using the electronic system.
Form Details:
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