From November 2007 through January 2008, regular users of Public PAIR observed that system availability and response time were erratic. After several unsuccessful attempts to prevent disruptive bulk downloading, the USPTO implemented a security feature known as CAPTCHA.

Public PAIR users are currently required to manually enter a two-word verification code in order to access Public PAIR data. This restriction was put in place to allow equitable availability of the data for all. Details about this security feature are available at http://recaptcha.net.

Public PAIR Web Cast

Thank you for joining Commissioner for Patents John Doll and Acting Chief Information Officer Deborah Diaz during the April 30, 2008 Public PAIR web cast.

To view the on demand recording of the event, please visit https://uspto.connectsolutions.com/p20896780/.

Public Comment:

The USPTO invites you to send your comments and questions via e-mail to PAIR_webcast@uspto.gov; to help us better understand your needs, please include details about the type of PAIR data you need and how often you need it.

We will continue to accept comments until June 1, 2008. In early July, we will post a summary of feedback and responses.

For additional information, please see the Official Gazette notice at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/preognotice/public_pair_web_cast.pdf.

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