T.M.E.P. § 306.06
Requirements for Certificate of Transmission Strictly Enforced

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306.06 Requirements for Certificate of Transmission Strictly Enforced

The requirements of 37 C.F.R. 2.197 are strictly enforced, and petitions to consider a document timely filed as of the date on the certificate are denied when a party fails to comply with these requirements. A party's inadvertent failure to comply with the requirements of a rule is not considered an extraordinary situation that would warrant waiver of the rule under 37 C.F.R. 2.146(a)(5) or §2.148. See TMEP §305.02(h) and cases cited therein.