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Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Parking, Colonial Parking	703-683-3140
Patent Academy     See  Training Facility, Madison West
Patent and Trademark Office Documents   (Certified or Uncertified)	571-272-3150 800-972-6382	571-273-3250
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP)	571-272-5750	571-273-0088
Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) Technical Support	571-272-4100 866-217-9197
Patent Applications    See  Applications, Patent
Patent Assignments    See  Assignments
Patent Assistance Center (PAC)    See  Inventor's Assistance Center
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Director of Operations	571-272-4300	571-273-3201
PCT Help Desk (also Forms)	571-272-4300	571-273-0419
Office of PCT Legal Administration	571-272-4300	571-273-0459
Patent Copies (Certified or Uncertified)    See  Copies
Patent Examining Groups    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center
Patent Electronic Business Center (P-EBC) Customer Service Center Send e-mail to: ebc@uspto.gov	571-272-4100 866-217-9197	571-273-0177
Patent Electronic Filing System Send e-mail to: efs@uspto.gov
Patent Filing Receipt    See  Filing Receipt, Patent

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Patent Grant, Non-Receipt	703-308-9250, ext.129	571-273-8300
Patent Products on Magnetic Tape	571-272-5600	571-273-0110
Patent Programs Control, Office of	703-305-9182	703-308-5548
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Pay Issue Fee	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure  to Perfect Drawings	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Advance Orders of Patent Soft Copies, Non-Receipt	703-308-9250, ext.129	571-273-8300
Corrections, Patents (Certificates of Correction, Patents)	703-305-8309	703-308-6672
Customer Service (Image Assistance Center)	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Drawing Corrections, Patents	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Estimated Publication Date	571-272-4200 888-786-0101
General Information	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
License or Sale Notices (of Patents) in Official Gazette	703-308-9250, ext.143	571-273-8300
Official Gazette Notices, Patents	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Patent Grant, Non-Receipt	703-308-9250, ext.129	571-273-8300
Pre-Grant Publication/18-month Publication under AIPA	703-605-4283	703-305-8568
Patent Quality Assurance, Office of	703-305-9100	703-305-9265
Patent Search Room    See  Search Facility, Public
Patent Statistics	571-272-5600	571-273-0110
Patent Subscription Information (copies of every patent issued every Tuesday for a particular subclass)	571-272-4200 888-786-0101	571-273-8300
Patent Technology Centers
Patent Technology Monitoring Division Send e-mail to: ipd@uspto.gov	571-272-5600	571-273-0110
Patent Term Adjustment (or Extension)	571-272-7702
Patent Training     See  Training Facility, Madison West
Patented Files	703-308-2733
PatentIn Software Program Support (SIRA)	571-272-2510	571-273-0221
Technical Assistance	571-272-2510	571-273-0221
PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)    See Patent Cooperation Treaty

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent	571-272-3282	571-273-0025
Abandonment, Withdrawal of Examiner's Holding of	571-272-3282
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Pay Issue Fee	571-272-4200	703-308-5065
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Perfect Drawings	571-272-4200	703-308-5065
Access to Application Files	571-272-7701
Amendment After Payment of Issue Fee    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Amendment, Refusal to Enter    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Appeals Reinstated, Appeal Dismissed by Technology Center    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Attorney, Withdrawal of During Prosecution	571-272-3282

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)
Certificates of Correction, Refusal to Issue    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Concurrent Ex Parte and/or Inter Partes Proceedings	571-272-9797
Disclaimers to Overcome Rejection    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Examiner's Requirements or Holdings, Review of    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Expunge Papers    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Extensions of Time
During Pendency at Board of Patent Appeals and   Interferences	571-272-9797
During Pendency in Technology Center        See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
To Appeal to the CAFC or Commence a Civil Action	571-272-9035
In Court Matters	571-272-9035
Filing Date	571-272-3282
Final Rejection, Premature    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)
Interferences
Access to Applications, Unopened Preliminary  Statements	571-272-9797
From Action by a Primary Examiner or an Interlocutory	571-272-9797
Institute an Interference    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Late Settlement Papers	571-272-9797
Priority Papers in Patent Application	571-272-9797
Reconsideration of Decision on Motion	571-272-9797
Issuance, Defer	571-272-3282
Late Payment
Issue Fee	571-272-3282
Maintenance Fee	571-272-3282
License to File in Foreign Countries    See Director,  Patent Technology Center 3600
Limited Recognition to Prosecute Specified Application(s)    See  Enrollment and Discipline

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)
Make Special
Within Jurisdiction of Board of Patent Appeals and  Interferences	571-272-9797
Based Upon Age or Health of Applicant	571-272-3282
All others     See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Multiple Reissue Applications	571-272-4200

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applications	571-272-3299	571-273-3299
Priority Papers, After Payment of Issue Fee
Priority Papers, Return of    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Public Use Proceedings
Rehearing, Reconsideration, or Modification of Board Decision	571-272-9797
Rejection, Premature Final    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Reopen Prosecution After Decision by Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Restriction Requirement    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Revive an Abandoned Application	571-272-4200

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)
Statutory Invention Registrations (SIRs)    See  Patent Technology Center 3600
Supervisory Authority of Commissioner, Invoke in Matters Concerning the Patent Examining Operation	571-272-3282
Suspension of Action, Second or Subsequent    See Appropriate  Patent Technology Center Director
Suspension of Rules Relating to the Examining of Patent	571-272-3282
Withdraw from Issue	571-272-3282

Subject	Telephone	Fax	TTY
Petitions, Trademark
General	571-272-8950	571-273-8950
Status
Post-Registration Information, Trademarks	571-272-9500	571-273-9500
Pre-Examination, Office of (Trademark)	571-272-9401	571-273-9401
Pre-Grant Publication Division See Application Assistance Center	571-272-4200
Presentation Patent	571-272-3150 800-972-6382
Press-Related Questions    See  Office of Public Affairs
Program Control, Office of (Trademark)	571-272-7200	571-273-7200
Provisional Applications for Patent, General Information	800-786-9199		571-272-9950
Public Affairs	571-272-8400	571-273-0340
Public Records	571-272-3150
Public Search Facility    See  See Search Facility, Public
Public Service Window, Patents    See  Customer Service Window (Patents)
Public Service Window, Trademarks    See  Trademark Assistance Center
Publications (USPTO), General Information	800-786-9199 571-272-1000	571-273-3245	571-272-9950