To provide a printed matter management mark for managing that a dot pattern to be read by an electronic pen has been correctly printed on a sheet exclusive for an electronic pen.

This printed matter management mark is configured to manage that a dot pattern to be read by an electronic pen in which an image pickup part is incorporated has been correctly printed on a sheet exclusive for an electronic pen, and this printed matter mark management mark is formed in a print region in a step of preparing the film original edition of the dot pattern, and formed in any one part of the four corners of the film original edition to which the dot pattern has been burnt, and the printed matter management mark is configured as any one of a character, graphic, illustration and notch or the combination of them.

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