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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."
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 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.