March 24, 2014 Subject: Basic Set of U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Reports Contained in Compressed Files Having a ".zip" File Extension The compressed ".zip" files in this directory, http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/misc/basic_reports/ contain PTMT reports in archive compressed ".zip" files. Each set of reports for a calendar year is contained in a single compressed ".zip" file as described, below. The files contained in a single compressed ".zip" file can be copied to an empty directory on a PC. The report files then can be accessed by using a web browser to open the file named "reports.htm" within the directory. Free programs for extracting the report files from the archive compressed ".zip" files and for viewing and printing Adobe ".pdf" document files are available by following the links at the following USPTO Internet page: http://www.uspto.gov/faq/plugins/index.jsp Please note that the most recent versions of these reports may be viewed at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov. Links to the most recent versions of these reports are contained on the web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm ( the "YYYY" in the "zip" file name, "cyYYYY_basic_rpts.zip", corresponds to the most recent calendar year for which data are included in the report tables) For further information regarding the contents of these compressed files, please contact: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS DIVISION Patent Technology Monitoring Team P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Vox: 571-272-5600 Fax: 571-273-0110 e-mail: oeip@uspto.gov