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 Certificate Action Form [PDF, 63kB] 

Instructions  [73kB PDF Document] 
Privacy Act  [20k PDF Document] 

This form is used to apply for your Digital Certificate that will provide you the means to gain secure access to your application information as well as public domain info.


 Subscriber Agreement  [PDF, 66kB] 
This is a legal document describing the agreements between the Patent & Trademark Office and the use of your digital certificate.


 Customer Number Request form  [fillable PDF, 208kB] 

This form is used to request a customer number as well as have it associated with one or more applications.

Patent & PCT Forms - Related Documents: 

Privacy Act  


Request for Customer Number Data Change [filllable PDF, 180kB] 
This form is used to request changes in current customer number information.

Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet  [MS Excel, 241kB] 
This is a spreadsheet template used to associate your customer number with your applications.


Link to all Software Downloads required to filed Patent applications electronically. A Customer Number and a Digital Certificate are required to take full advantage of EFS.


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