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PTO Waives Requirement for Original Handwritten Signatures During Pandemic

The Patent and Trademark Office waived the rule for original handwritten signatures “personally signed in permanent dark ink” where required in dealings with the agency, said Monday’s Federal Register. PTO activated waiver authority by declaring the COVID-19 pandemic an “extraordinary…

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situation,” the agency said. The waiver will stay in effect “until further notice,” it said.