T.M.E.P. § 204.02
Resubmission of Defective Papers

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204.02 Resubmission of Defective Papers

The USPTO recommends that all applications be filed through TEAS. However, if the USPTO denies a filing date in a paper application, the applicant may resubmit the original papers or a copy of the original papers, together with the item(s) necessary to correct the defect(s). The original check for the filing fee may be resubmitted unless it is more than six months old, in which case it is considered to be "stale." A filing fee for at least a single class of goods or services must be included when the applicant resubmits an application, even if the applicant has not yet received a refund of the fee previously submitted.

The new filing date will be the date on which a complete application, including all elements required by 37 C.F.R. 2.21(a), is received in the USPTO. There is no time limit for resubmitting papers, except that a claim of priority under 15 U.S.C. 1126(d) must be submitted within six months of the filing date of the foreign application. 37 C.F.R. 2.34(a)(4)(i); TMEP §1003.02.