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Saturday, March 18, 2006

U.S. Patent office launches new Mac compatible e-filing system

Macworld announced today that the United States Patent Office added support for the Macintosh in its e-filing system.


The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Friday launched a new e-filing system that allows patents to be submitted online. Unlike the previous online system, the new PDF-based e-filing system features complete support for Mac OS X.


“The great news for Apple is that USPTO listened to its customers and integrated Mac OS X and Safari support into its new e-filing system,” Susan Prescott Apple’s vice president of Pro Markets, told Macworld. “Innovators around the world use Macs.”


Now, apparently, the Mac support not only exists - it is better than the Microsoft Windows support. This is not due to a flaw in Microsoft Windows, but rather the superior support for PDF files that the Macintosh enjoys.




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