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Notice of Upside Down Document

Posted on : 11-02-2010 | By : Sarah | In : Just for Fun

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The USPTO has various Notices alerting an applicant to such things as Allowance, Missing Parts, and apparently, Upside Down Documents.  Yes, you read that correctly.

Blogger Erik Sherman recently outed the USPTO’s archaic practices and equipment with an actual example that is both ironic and hilarious, if not also a bit pathetic.  A practioner submitted documents to be recorded with the USPTO via electronic fax, and received in response a form letter with the following content:

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