[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR3.24]

[Page 198-199]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 3_ASSIGNMENT, RECORDING AND RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 3.24  Requirements for documents and cover sheets relating to patents and patent applications.

    (a) For electronic submissions: Either a copy of the original 
document or an extract of the original document may be submitted for 
recording. All documents must be submitted as digitized images in Tagged 
Image File Format (TIFF) or another form as prescribed by the Director. 
When printed to a paper size of either 21.6 by 27.9 cm (8\1/2\ by 11 
inches) or 21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4), the document must be legible 
and a 2.5 cm (one-inch) margin must be present on all sides.
    (b) For paper or facsimile submissions: Either a copy of the 
original document or an extract of the original document must be 
submitted for recording. Only one side of each page may be used. The 
paper size must be either 21.6 by 27.9

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cm (8\1/2\ by 11 inches) or 21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4), and in either 
case, a 2.5 cm (one-inch) margin must be present on all sides. For paper 
submissions, the paper used should be flexible, strong white, non-shiny, 
and durable. The Office will not return recorded documents, so original 
documents must not be submitted for recording.

[69 FR 29879, May 26, 2004]