A system for capturing information from a postal indicia producing device so as to produce a report covering the payment of value added taxes and fees
CA 2306540 C · Owner: Law, Robert A. Jr. · Inventors: Sansone, Ronald P.; Law, Robert A. Jr.
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A system for maintaining a record of the postage that has been applied to a mail piece and the characteristics of the mail piece and the contents of the mail piece that identify the amount of value added tax that is included in the postage. The value added tax mail monitoring system includes: a plurality of mailers digital units that stores unique information contained in a postal indicia affixed to mail, wherein the unique information includes the amount of value added tax paid for each piece of mail; a plurality of postal units that reads and stores the unique information contained in the postal indicia; and a data center that receives information stored by the mailer's units and …
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- Filed April 25, 2000 and granted December 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2020.
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