MPEP Section 508.01, Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)

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This document contains Section 508.01 ("Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)") of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (the "M.P.E.P."), Eighth Edition, Seventh Revision (July 2008). This page was last updated in November 2009. You may return to the section index to find a particular section. Alternatively, you may search the MPEP using the search box that appears on the left side of every page of BitLaw--you may restrict your search to the MPEP on the search results page.

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508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC) [R-2]

If drawings, amendments, or other papers are delivered to the wrong TC, the TC to which this application is assigned should be obtained from PALM and be placed on the paper and then forwarded to the appropriate TC. The TC to which the application is assigned as indicated by PALM may be verified by calling the TC as indicated before forwarding the paper. >For Image File Wrapper (IFW) processing, see IFW Manual.<