USPTO reveals updated Web filing system
,----[ Quote ]
| The new system allows patent filers to submit PDF applications through
| the USPTO Web site. People submitting material get an immediate
| acknowledgement that it was received. Older versions of the system
| sent confirmation postcards through the mail.
|
| A previous approach to EFS-Web that was established in 2000 required users
| to install software on their own computers that translated applications
| into a XML format. Some applicants complained that this was a burden
| because of firewall and security issues with corporations. Only 14,000
| of the 409,000 patent applications filed last year were sent
| electronically.
`----
http://www.fcw.com/article94837-06-08-06-Web
If you can recall, this used to be MSIE-only and there was an outcry.
|
|
