S-Signatures

THIS IS AN UPDATE  OF AN EARLIER BLOG POST

For a full explanation of the law regarding S-Signatures at the USPTO read the accompanying comment here.

In short, the USPTO's current and historical interpretation documents clearly show that:

(1)  the slashes are necessary indica that what is between the slashes is intended as a signature, but are not part of the S-signature;

(2)  the slashes may be inserted in the document by the practitioner prior to the insertion of the signature; 

(3) Document signing services may be integrated into a workflow for electronic signature of documents to be submitted to the USPTO.


`© Robert Rose 2015