December 9, 200316 Electronic Signatures, 37 CFR § 1.4 Example 2 (continued) Answer: Yes This is a proper e-signature because: 1.The signature is between two forward slashes (/…/); 2.The signature is composed only of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks (the hyphen in the name is acceptable); 3.The signature may include a title (e.g., Ph.D.) in addition to the registered name; 4.Only the family name is entirely in capital letters (both parts of the hyphenated family name must be capitalized); and 5.The practitioners registration number is presented, but it does not have to be within the slash marks.
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