Change in electronic retrieval method for priority documents between USPTO and SIPO

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Change in electronic retrieval method for priority documents between USPTO and SIPO

Effective Sept. 1, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Digital Access Service (DAS) will manage electronic retrievals of priority documents between the USPTO and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO), in accordance with the WIPO DAS agreement established on April 20, 2009.

Some important details:

• No fee for this service. 
• Participation for a particular application is voluntary.
• The certified copy requirement is considered satisfied when a priority document is retrieved electronically via the WIPO DAS service, during pendency of the U.S. application.
• For applications filed on or after Sept. 1, the applicant must provide the WIPO DAS access code associated with the priority application that is to be retrieved via the WIPO DAS service, in addition to the priority claim. These applications should include the country code [CN for China], application number, and filing date. 
• The WIPO DAS access code increases security as a third validation point for each application along with the application number and filing date.

More information is available on the USPTO Electronic Priority Document Exchange (PDX) Program page of the USPTO website. Read the complete notice.

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