Form PTO-2248 Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Numb

PTO-2248 (11-08)
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[Insert Date]
TO:

Mail Stop EBC
COMMISSIONER for PATENTS
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

RE:

Request to Update a PCT Application With a Customer Number
Please associate PCT application _______________ [identify only one PCT Application
Number] with Customer Number _________ for purposes of viewing the PCT Application in
Private PAIR.
I understand that a Customer Number cannot be used in the international phase of a PCT
application to designate the correspondence address for a PCT application or to appoint an
attorney or agent in a power of attorney. Any changes to the correspondence address must be
made separately in writing in accordance with PCT Rule 92bis.

For the PCT application listed above, I am:
An applicant
An attorney or agent of record (i.e., a power of attorney appointing me is of record in the PCT
application)
A registered attorney or agent named in the originally filed PCT Request (Form PCT/RO/101)
and there is no attorney or agent of record
Respectfully submitted,
[Typed or printed name, signature and Registration Number (if any)]

Recognizing that Internet communications are not secure, I hereby authorize the USPTO to
communicate with me concerning any subject matter of this customer number update request by
electronic mail.
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Telephone number: ____________

Email: ____________________________

This information is collected under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 2 and is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public, which is to associate a
PCT application with a Customer Number. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This information collection is estimated
to take 15 minut es to complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the information to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual
case. Any comment s on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden should be sent to the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO
THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: M ai l Stop EBC, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

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