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How do I save a TEAS form?

TEAS allows you to save your work as a portable form at the Validation Page. This page appears at the end of the application after you have entered all your information in the form. To download and save the form data, you must click on the “Download Portable Data” button at the bottom of the Validation Page. The information will be saved to your local drive. To begin the submission process with saved data, you must open a new form, and click on the “Browse/Choose File” button displayed on the initial form wizard page, at “[OPTIONAL]” To access previously-saved data, use the “Browse/Choose File” button below to access the file from your local drive.” Clicking on the “Continue” button at the bottom of the first page will then properly open the saved version of the form.

Alternatively, you may create a “dummy” form and enter the “real” data at a later point. You can create a “dummy” form by (1) pulling up the regular TEAS form; (2) entering either an “x” for any mandatory field, or “fake” numbers where a numerical entry is required, or attaching a “dummy” image file; (3) validating this version of the form; (4) using the button on the bottom of the validation page to save the form to your local drive; (5) pulling up the saved form, and (6) entering “real” data for any field wherein an “x” was initially used as a “data placeholder.” WARNING: If you create a “dummy” form, and the USPTO then later upgrades the form, the saved template may not be usable for future filings, and a new template based on the upgraded version of the form may have to be created.

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