T.M.E.P. § 705.07
Processing Outgoing Office Actions

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705.07 Processing Outgoing Office Actions

The date is placed on all copies of paper Office actions when they are being mailed. For outgoing e-mail communications, the date is applied automatically when the communication is released to the USPTO's electronic mail system.

The original action signed by the authorized examining attorney is placed in the record. One copy (or electronic equivalent) of any evidence that supports the examining attorney's action, and one copy of registered marks or pending applications cited as a bar to registration, should be placed in the record, and one copy should be sent to the applicant with the action.