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Re:USPTO to add surcharge on non-DOCX patent applications in... by sidewndr46 on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:58PM (#32615202)
Wait, what? So they convert from DOCX to PDF after you upload? But you have to upload DOCX? This sounds like the worst of both worlds.
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Re:USPTO to add surcharge on non-DOCX patent applications in... by chociej on Saturday August 27, 2022 @12:42AM (#32615776)
Not really for their own purposes, no. They do convert to PDF (and TIFF!) for various archiving and display needs.
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