This has been a frequent complaint by users of Microsoft Office 2003 and earlier word processing software since Microsoft launched Office 2007, and introduced the .docx format. “At the beginning of ...

In an email News Brief distributed today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reminded stakeholders that starting at 12:01 am (ET) on January 17, the filing of new, non-provisional utility patent ...

Microsoft introduced the DOCX format, which ends with the extension .docx, in 2007 as an upgrade to its popular word-processing program, Word. DOCX files' incompatibility with earlier versions of Word ...

“While the proposed DOCX filing system has raised concerns among practitioners… it has the potential to enhance USPTO efficiency and reduce operational costs.” The USPTO intends to use the DOCX format ...

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How to enable .docx creation in the Google Docs app Your email has been sent Did you know that you can now create .docx files directly from within the Google Docs app? With this new(ish) feature you ...

There are a lot of reasons why you should learn how to convert text documents into .docx extension even if you don’t have ...

In a notice published last week in the Federal Register (87 Fed. Reg. 25226), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will allow Applicants to submit an applicant-generated PDF version ...

Microsoft Word DOCX files support a variety of graphical features and formatting-related options. These help provide a professional look and feel for business documents, as well as an efficient ...