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USPTO Won't Accept Upside Down Faxes

Posted by samzenpus on from the left-handed-reading-glasses dept.

bizwriter writes "This may seem like a joke, but it's not. The US Patent and Trademark Office will not accept patent filings faxed in if they arrive upside down. That's right, the home of innovation of the federal government is incapable of rotating an incoming fax file, whether electronically or on paper."

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  1. Re:candy? by oatworm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Odd - I too am preoccupied with your girlfriend, who lives in Canada and is pleasantly aromatic and savory between her legs. Are the makers of Sesame Street following me?

    YOU CAN'T HAS KITTEH, SNUFFLEUPAGUS! NOT YOURS!