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USPTO Won't Accept Upside Down Faxes
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."
Problem is that most fax viewing apps have a "flip" button to flip it over. The digital fax server we have here automatically flips upside down ones... I guess the USPTO has a 1968 fax machine?:
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
most decent fax recieve servers already save as pdf. so step 1 is not needed.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
I nominate this post for 'Best Post of 2010.'
- Internet Post Nomination Committee
Miller Lite tastes like water that's somehow managed to rot.
When they buy a bag of M&Ms do they throw away all the W, E and 3s too?
Why was that moded 'Funny'?
The other day, I went to Home Depot and bought nails. I get home, open the box, and what do I see?! Over half - HALF- of the fucking nails have the points on the wrong end!
Inconceivable!
They are to be used on the opposite side of the wall !
I know I'm posting too late for anyone to read my comment, but for what it's worth the USPTO may be saying that they submitter put the papers into the fax machine literally upside-down, so that the USPTO received blank pages. If I received this return fax, that's what I'd assume it means. I used to work in a copy shop, and sometimes people would send us blank faxes so I'd send out a letter similar to this asking them to resend the fax after turning the pages over.