At 09:48 AM 10/15/99 , Drew Patty wrote:
>I haven't seen mention of this yet on piug, so I thought I would float the
>topic. Has anyone checked out the patent AND patent application
>information
>resources now on-line (at least in part) at the USPTO Electronic Business
>Center (http://pto-ebc.uspto.gov)? From what I can now tell, to access
>PENDING patent application info, you must obtain a "User Certificate" by
>requesting one in writing from the USPTO "Certification Authority", and
>then
>you must obtain some software which interfaces with your browser and allows
>you to enter your User Certificate info for authentication prior to
>receiving this confidential information.
>
>Has anyone on the list obtained a "User Certificate" yet? If so, can you
>provide details on how you did so and how it is working for you?
Finally after two days I received a response from the USPTO. Here it is:
>From: "Downey, Terry" <tdowney@USPTO.GOV>
>To: "'carl@oppedahl.com'" <carl@oppedahl.com>
>Subject: RE: Pair
>Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:26:01 -0400
>
>Please let me know your address, or your fax number. I will send you the
>form needed to apply for the digital certificate. I can not take a fax
>back. It will have to be the original signature. If you already have your
>patent applications and patented files associated with your customer
>number,
>you will be able to pull up the information unique to them once we get you
>set up with the digital certificate. If you need additional information,
>please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks
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