Filed on or after September 16, 2012
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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 |
Appeal
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Notice of Appeal | 12/2022 | AIA/31 |
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board | 12/2022 | AIA/32 |
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review (more information) | 09/2022 | AIA/33 |
Certification and Transmittal of Appeal Forwarding Fee | 12/2022 | AIA/34 |
Petition Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program | 07/2020 | SB/451 |
Petition Fast-Track for COVID-19-Related Appeals Pilot Program | 04/2021 | SB/454 |
Application Data Sheet
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Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)
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01/2022 | AIA/14 |
Certificate of Mailing/Transmission
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Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8 | 05/2022 | 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 |
Design
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For Design Applications Only: Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Request Transmittal | 05/2022 | SB/29 |
For Design Applications Only: Receipt For Facsimile Transmitted CPA | 07/2007 | SB/29A |
Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (37 CFR 1.155) | 05/2015 | SB/27 |
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 |
Fees
Information Disclosure Statement
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Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant - EFS-Web auto-load version This EFS-Web version of the SB/08 is the RECOMMENDED version
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01/2022 | SB/08a - EFS-Web |
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant [page 1] | 06/2015 | SB/08a |
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant [page 2] | 06/2015 | SB/08b |
Certification and Request for Consideration of an Information Disclosure Statement Filed After Payment of the Issue Fee Under the QPIDS Pilot Program | 12/2016 | SB/09 |
Patent Term Adjustment Statement Under 37 CFR 1.704(d) | 02/2023 | SB/133 |
Inventor's Oath or Declaration (Quick Reference Guide)
Nonpublication Request
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Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i) Note: This form must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.33(b) and submitted with the application upon filing. | 07/2009 | SB/35 |
Rescission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii)) | 07/2009 | SB/36 |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
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Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(a) | 12/2020 |
SB/64PCT
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Transmittal Letter to the U.S. Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US) Concerning a Submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 (for PCT filing dates on or after March 16, 2013) | 12/2022 | PTO-1390 |
Transmittal Letter to the U.S. Receiving Office (RO/US) | 01/2017 | PTO-1382 |
Patent Electronic System Verification Form
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01/2019 | PTO-2042a |
Petitions
Pilot Programs
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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 |
Certification and Petition to Make Special under the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program | 05/2022 | SB/457 |
Certification and Request for Consideration under the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 | 03/2022 | SB/434 |
Petition to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program | 03/2022 | SB/437 |
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 Request for Consideration of an Information Disclosure Statement Filed After Payment of the Issue Fee Under the QPIDS Pilot Program (more information) | 12/2016 | SB/09 |
Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address
Prioritized Examination
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Certification and Request for Prioritized Examination Under 37 CFR 1.102(e) | 04/2014 | AIA/424 |
Priority Document Exchange
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Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application(s) (for more information click here) | 02/2023 | SB/38 |
Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Access to Application-As-Filed by Participating Offices (for more information click here) | 11/2015 | SB/39 |
Provisional Patent Application
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Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet - EFS-Web auto-load version (instructions [DOC]) This EFS-Web version of the SB/16 is the RECOMMENDED version | 02/2022 | SB/16 - EFS- Web |
Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet | 12/2022 | SB/16 |
Reexamination
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Request for Ex Parte Reexamination Transmittal Form | 01/2018 | 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 EFS-Web) EFS-WEB SB30 instructions [DOC] This EFS-Web version of the SB/30 is the RECOMMENDED version |
01/2022 | SB/30 EFS-WEB |
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal | 11/2017 | SB/30 |
Requests Related to Inventorship and Applicant
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Request for Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR 1.48) | 04/2018 | AIA/40 |
Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2) | 04/2015 | AIA/41 |
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
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Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) | 08/2012 | AIA/96 |
Supplemental Examination
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Request For Supplemental Examination Transmittal Form | 09/2016 | SB/59 |
Terminal Disclaimer (Note: A Terminal Disclaimer may alternatively be filed as a Web-based eTerminal Disclaimer over EFS-Web. Click Click here for more information.)
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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 |
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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 - EFS-Web auto-load version (instructions [DOC]) This EFS-Web version of the SB/16 is the RECOMMENDED version |
01/2022 | SB/16 - EFS-Web |
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 | 11/2017 | 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 |
Recordation Form Cover Sheet (for Trademarks ONLY) | 04/2018 | PTO-1594 |
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.
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