General Information by Subject - P
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| Subject | Telephone | Fax | TTY |
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| Parking, Colonial Parking | 703-683-3140 | ||
| Patent Academy
See Training Facility, Madison West |
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| Patent and Trademark Office Documents
(Certified or Uncertified) |
571-272-3150 800-972-6382 |
571-273-3250 | |
| Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) | 571-272-5750 | 571-273-0088 | |
| Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) Technical Support | 571-272-4100 866-217-9197 |
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| Patent Applications See Applications, Patent |
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| Patent Assignments See Assignments |
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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) | |||
| General Information | 571-272-4300 | 571-273-0419 | |
| Patent Copies (Certified or Uncertified) See Copies |
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| Patent Documents (Certified or Uncertified) See Patent and Trademark Office Documents (certified or Uncertified) |
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| Patent Electronic Business Center (P-EBC) Customer Service Center Send e-mail to: ebc@uspto.gov |
866-217-9197 571-272-4100 |
571-273-0048 | |
| Patent Electronic Filing System
Send e-mail to: efs@uspto.gov |
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| Patent Examining Groups
See Appropriate Patent Technology Center |
| Subject | Telephone | Fax | TTY |
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| Patent Filing Receipt
See Filing Receipt, Patent |
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| Patent Grant, Non-Receipt See Application Assistance Unit |
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| Patent Products (Electronic) | 571-272-5600 | 571-273-0110 | |
| Patent Statistics | 571-272-5600 | 571-273-0110 | |
| Pre-Grant Publication/18-month Publication under AIPA
See Application Assistance Unit |
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| Patent Technology Monitoring Team (Patent Statistics) Send e-mail to: ipd@uspto.gov |
571-272-5600 | 571-273-0110 | |
| Patent Term Adjustment | 571-272-7702 | 571-273-8300 | |
| Patent Term Extension | 571-272-7702 | 571-273-8300 | |
| Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) | 571-272-9797 | 571-273-0053 | |
| Patented Files | 703-756-1800 | ||
| PatentIn Software Program Support See Patent Electronic Business Center |
866-217-9197 571-272-4100 |
571-273-0048 | |
| (PCT) Patent Cooperation Treaty | |||
| Personnel See Human Resources, Office of |
| Subject | Telephone | Fax | TTY |
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| 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 See Application Assistance Unit |
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| Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Perfect Drawings See Application Assistance Unit |
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| Access to Application Files See Application Assistance Unit |
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| Amendment After Payment of Issue Fee See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Amendment, Refusal to Enter See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Appeals Reinstated, Appeal Dismissed by Technology Center See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Attorney, withdrawal of During Prosecution | 571-272-3282 | ||
| Certificate of Correction, Refusal to Issue See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Concurrent Ex Parte and/or Inter Partes Proceedings | 571-272-9797 | ||
| Disclaimers to Overcome Rejection See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Examiner's Requirements or Holdings, Review of See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Expunge Papers See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| 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 |
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| In Court Matters | 571-272-9035 | ||
| To Appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) or Commence a Civil Action | 571-272-9035 | ||
| Filing Date | 571-272-3282 | ||
| Final Rejection, Premature See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 888-786-0101 571-272-4200 |
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| Maintenance Fee | 571-272-6500 | ||
| License to File in Foreign Countries See Director, Patent Technology Center 3600 |
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| Limited Recognition to Prosecute Specified Application(s) See Enrollment and Discipline |
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| Make Special | |||
| Within Jurisdiction of Board of Patent Appeals and Interference | 571-272-9797 | ||
| Based Upon Age or Health of Applicant | 571-272-3282 | ||
| All others See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Multiple Reissue Applications | 571-272-4200 | ||
| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applications | 571-272-4300 | 571-273-0419 | |
| Priority Papers, After Payment of Issue Fee | 571-272-4200 | ||
| Priority Papers, Return of See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Reexamination Petitions | 571-272-9797 | ||
| Rehearing, Reconsideration, or Modification of Board Decision | 571-272-9797 | ||
| Rejection, Premature Final See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Reopen Prosecution After Decision by Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Restriction Requirement See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director |
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| Revive and Abandoned Application | 571-272-8950 | ||
| 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 |
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| Suspension of Rules Relating to the Examining of Patent |
571-272-3282 | ||
| Withdraw from Issue | 571-272-3282 |
| Subject | Telephone | Fax | TTY |
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| Petitions, Trademark | |||
| General | 571-272-8950 | 571-273-8950 | |
| Status | 571-272-5400 | 703-746-3000 | |
| Post-Registration Information, Trademarks | 571-272-9500 | 571-273-9500 | |
| Pre-Examination, Office of (Trademark) | 571-272-9598 | 571-273-9598 | |
| Pre-Grant Publication Division
See Application Assistance Center |
571-272-4200 | ||
| Presentation Patent | 800-972-6382 571-272-3150 |
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| Press-Related Questions See Office of Public Affairs |
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| Products and Services Catalog, USPTO | 800-786-9199 571-272-1000 |
571-272-9950 | |
| Program Control, Office of (Trademark) | 571-272-7200 | 571-273-7200 | |
| Provisional Applications for Patent, General Information | 800-786-9199 571-272-1000 |
800-877-8339 | |
| Public Affairs, Office of | 571-272-8400 | 571-273-0340 | |
| Public PAIR See Patent Electronic Business Center (P-EBC) |
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| Public Records Customer Service Representatives Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
571-272-3150 | ||
| Public Search Facility (Patent and Trademark) Location: Madison- East, 1st Floor 600 Dulany St. Alexandria, VA 22313 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (except Federal holidays) No staff assistance after 6:00 p.m. |
571-272-3275 | 571-273-0021 | |
| Public Training (Automated Search Systems) | 571-272-3275 | 571-273-0021 | |
| Public Service Window, Patents
See Customer Service Window (Patents) |
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| Public Service Window, Trademarks
See Trademark Assistance Center |
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| Publications (USPTO), General Information | 800-786-9199 571-272-1000 |
571-273-3245 | 800-877-8339 |
