Forms for patent applications

Filed on or after September 16, 2012

All of the forms on this page are for use in patent applications filed on or after September 16, 2012. Forms for use in patent applications filed before September 16, 2012, may be accessed here.

NOTES:

  1. All forms are provided in Adobe's PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer (at minimum, Acrobat 5.0 is required). For best results, right-click on the link to the form and select “Save link as” or equivalent. Then use Adobe Reader to open the form.
  2. Examples of proper signatures can be found here.
  3. The expiration date at the top right-hand corner of each page of certain forms is a requirement of the OMB approval process under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and does not indicate a date beyond which the forms are invalid. The date shown in the middle column above indicates when each form was last revised.
  4. For general assistance in completing the patent forms below or to request paper copies of the forms, contact the USPTO Contact Center Division at 1-800-786-9199 (1-800-PTO-9199) or 571-272-1000, and select option 2.
  5. To report a problem with a fillable patent form, please email ebc@uspto.gov.
 

CARES Act Relief

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Certification and Request to Suspend the Requirement in 37 CFR 1.55(f) and (g) for Submission of the Certified Copy Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak

01/2021

SB/453

Application Data Sheet

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Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)

01/2022

AIA/14

Certificate of Mailing/Transmission

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Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8

11/2023

SB/92

Customer Number

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Request for Customer Number Data Change

12/2008

SB/124

Request for Customer Number

11/2008

SB/125

Express Abandonment

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Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138

05/2022

AIA/24

Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c)

05/2022

AIA/24A

Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund

05/2022

AIA/24B

Inventor's Oath or Declaration (Quick Reference Guide)

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Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) For Utility Or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) 

06/2012

AIA/01

Non-English language Translations of Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) For Utility Or Design Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) 

06/2012

AIA/01 Translations

Substitute Statement In Lieu Of An Oath Or Declaration For Utility Or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64) 

06/2015

AIA/02

Non-English language Translations of Substitute Statement In Lieu Of An Oath Or Declaration For Utility Or Design Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64)

07/2013

AIA/02 Translations

Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) For Plant Application Using An Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)

09/2022

AIA/03

Substitute Statement In Lieu Of An Oath Or Declaration For Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64)

06/2015

AIA/04

Reissue Application Declaration By The Inventor

06/2012

AIA/05

Reissue Application Declaration By The Assignee

09/2020

AIA/06

Substitute Statement In Lieu Of An Oath Or Declaration For Reissue Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64)

06/2015

AIA/07

Declaration For Utility Or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) 

11/2015

AIA/08

Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161) Declaration (37 CFR 1.162)

06/2012

AIA/09

Supplemental Sheet For Declaration 

06/2012

AIA/10

Substitute Statement Supplemental Sheet 

06/2012

AIA/11

Patent Electronic System Verification Form

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Patent Electronic System Verification Form

 01/2019

PTO-2042a

Petitions

 

 

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Certification and Petition to Make Special Under the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program

11/2023

SB/467

Petition Fast-Track for COVID-19-Related Appeals Pilot Program

04/2021

SB/454

Petition Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program

07/2020

SB/451

Certification and Petition for the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program

03/2023

SB/464

Certification and Petition to Make Special under the Cancer Moonshot Expedited Examination Pilot Program

02/2023

SB/465

Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)

11/2023

AIA/22

Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(b)

07/2009

SB/23

Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(a) Note: A Petition for Revival to accept the late payment of issue fee may alternatively be filed as a Web-based ePetition

11/2023

SB/64

Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f)) Note: A Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing may alternatively be filed as a Web-based ePetition

11/2023

SB/64a

Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed Claim under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) (37 CFR 1.78(c)) and/or to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed Claim under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) (37 CFR 1.78(e)) for the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application

11/2023

SB/445

Petition to Accept an Unintentionally Delayed Claim under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), 365(a) or (b), or 386(a) or (b) for the Right of Priority to a Prior-Filed Foreign Application (37 CFR 1.55(e))

11/2023

SB/458

Petition to Restore the Benefit of a Provisional Application (37 CFR 1.78(b)) or to Restore the Priority to a Foreign Application (37 CFR 1.55(c))

11/2023

SB/459

Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(b))

11/2023

SB/66

Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)

01/2019

SB/130

Petition to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination Program. This form must be filed via USPTO patent electronic filing system.

01/2022

SB/28

Petitions to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program



07/2019         


01/2023         


01/2023



SB/437         


PTO/437-JP         


PTO/437-KR

Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address Note: A Request for Withdrawal As Attorney or Agent may alternatively be filed as a Web-based ePetition

04/2013

AIA/83

Prioritized Examination

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Certification and Request for Prioritized Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(e)

11/2023

AIA/424

Provisional Patent Application

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Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet - Patent Center auto-load version (instructions [DOC]) This Patent Center version of the SB/16 is the RECOMMENDED version

02/2022

SB/16 - Patent Center

Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet

12/2022

SB/16

Reexamination

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Request for Ex Parte Reexamination Transmittal Form

11/2023

SB/57

Reissue Application (Reissue Application Filing Guide)

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Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee; Statement of Non-Assignment

09/2012

AIA/53

Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

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Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Only via Patent Center)  SB30 instructions [DOC] This Patent Center version of the SB/30 is the RECOMMENDED version

01/2022

SB/30 Patent Center

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal

11/2023

SB/30

Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)

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Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)

11/2023

AIA/96

Statutory Disclaimer

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Disclaimer in a Patent under 37 CFR 1.321(a)

11/2023

SB/43

Supplemental Examination

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Request For Supplemental Examination Transmittal Form

09/2016

SB/59

Terminal Disclaimer (Note: In pending applications, a Terminal Disclaimer may alternatively be filed as a Web-based eTerminal Disclaimer over the USPTO patent electronic filing system.)

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Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending "Reference" Application

04/2013

AIA/25

Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection Over a "Prior" Patent

04/2014

AIA/26

Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition under 37 CFR 1.137 in a Design Application Filed on or after September 16, 2012

07/2016

AIA/63

For filing in an issued patent:

  

Terminal Disclaimer in a Patent or Proceeding in view of an Application

02/2014

SB/25a

Terminal Disclaimer in a Patent or Proceeding in view of Another Patent

02/2014

SB/26a

Third-Party Submissions

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Third-Party Submission Under 37 CFR 1.290 (instructions)

11/2021

SB/429

Transmittals and Cover Sheets

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Utility Patent Application Transmittal

10/2017

AIA/15

Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet - Patent Center auto-load version (instructions [DOC]) This Patent Center version of the SB/16 is the RECOMMENDED version

01/2022

SB/16 - Patent Center

Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet

12/2022

SB/16

Design Patent Application Transmittal

10/2017

AIA/18

Plant Patent Application Transmittal

10/2017

AIA/19

Transmittal Form

07/2009

SB/21

For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Request Transmittal

11/2023

SB/29

Reissue Patent Application Transmittal

10/2017

AIA/50

Recordation Form Cover Sheet - Patents Only

06/2012

PTO-1595

Miscellaneous Forms

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Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)

07/2012

SB/37

Certificate of Correction

09/2007

SB/44

Power to Inspect/Copy - For Applications Filed on or after September 16, 2012

11/2015

AIA/67

Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14

10/2014

SB/68

Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Search Results by the European Patent Office (EPO)

11/2015

SB/69

Request for Recalculation of Patent Term Adjustment in view of Safe Harbor Statement Under 37 CFR 1.704(d)

05/2018

SB/134

Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form

07/2016

PTOL-413A

Authorization for Internet Communications in a Patent Application or Request to Withdraw Authorization for Internet Communications

11/2015

SB/439

Certification of Pro Bono Representation

11/2018

AIA/440

Complaint Regarding Invention Promoter

01/2012

SB/2048A

PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY - Forms to request participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (regardless of application filing date) may be accessed here.

IMPORTANT NOTICES AND REMINDERS REGARDING USE OF PATENT FORMS

The Office provides forms to the public to use in certain situations to assist in the filing of correspondence for a certain purpose and to meet certain requirements for patent applications and proceedings. Use of the forms for purposes for which they were not designed is prohibited.

No changes to certification statements on the Office forms (e.g., oath or declaration forms, terminal disclaimer forms, petition forms, and nonpublication request form) may be made.

The existing text of a form, other than a certification statement, may be modified, deleted, or added to, if all text identifying the form as an Office form is removed.

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See 37 CFR 1.4(d)(3).

To apply for a patent under 35 U.S.C. 111, transfer the ownership of a patent, or request other actions related to patents, certain information specified in the Patent Laws (Title 35, United States Code) and Rules (Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations) must be submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO provides patent forms to the public to use in certain situations, but, in almost all situations the USPTO does not require use of a form, or even provide a form, to submit the information required. The patent forms provided below were designed as a guide to assist patent applicants and patentees in making certain limited submissions to the USPTO. Use of the patent forms for purposes they were not designed for is not advised. The Patent Laws and Rules should be your primary guide to what information must be submitted and how it must be submitted. Any submission that meets all requirements of the Patent Laws, Rules, and Orders and Notices of the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, will be accepted, whether or not it is similar to any of the patent forms provided below. A submission may not be accepted, even if it is identical to a patent form provided below, if in a specified case, it does not meet all the requirements of Patent Laws, Rules, and Orders and Notices. See current fee amounts. A surcharge will be due if the basic filing fee is not paid on filing. Other consequences may occur if the proper fees are not paid or if the required action is not taken.

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