Status of Office of Public Records Services - March 20

Products and Services > Status of Office of Public Records Services

Status of Office of Public Records Services
March 20 - 26, 2005
Document Services	Goal	Actual Processing Time
The Office of Public Records (OPR) processes and fills orders for both certified and uncertified copies of Patent and Trademark Office documents and records assignments and other documents related to title. This is an update of actual processing times for orders filled during the month of March 20 - 26, 2005:
Certified Documents
Patent Applications-As-Filed	7 days	7 days
Patent Related File Wrappers	25 days	40 days
Patent Copies	10 days	4 days
Patent Assignments	10 days	8 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed	7 days	7 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers	25 days	15 days
Trademark Assignments	10 days	9 days
Trademark Registrations, Expedited	5 days	4 days
Trademark Registrations, Regular	14 days	5 days
Uncertified Documents
Patent Copies	5 days	1 day
Plant Patents	5 days	0 days
Patent Assignments	10 days	4 days
Patent Related File Wrappers	25 days	18 days
Trademark Copies	5 days	1 day
Trademark Assignments	10 days	3 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers	25 days	23 days
Assignment Services	Goal	Actual Processing Time
Submission Method
Internet (EFS, ePAS or eTAS)	2 days	1 day
Fax	10 days	22 days
Paper	90 days	179 days

KEY:

=online business system

=fees

=forms

=help

=laws/regulations

=definition (glossary)

Is there a question about what the USPTO can or cannot do that you cannot find an answer for? Send questions about USPTO programs and services to the USPTO Contact Center (UCC). You can suggest USPTO webpages or material you would like featured on this section by E-mail to the webmaster@uspto.gov. While we cannot promise to accommodate all requests, your suggestions will be considered and may lead to other improvements on the website.