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 May 1, 2022 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 is the purpose of Form PTO/SB/448?
A: The purpose of Form PTO/SB/448 is to treat an application filed during a designated significant unplanned electronic business system outage as an application filed by the USPTO's electronic filing system.
Q: What does the form certify and request?
A: The form certifies that the electronic filing system outage significantly prevented the timely filing of an application, and requests the USPTO to treat the application as if it were filed by the electronic filing system.
Form Details:
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