Office of Petitions: Updates to forms and website

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Office of Petitions: Updates to forms and website

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated its forms to simplify the process for filing petitions to accept priority to, or benefit of, the filing date of prior-filed applications. Specifically, the Office of Petitions (OPET) has created Form PTO/SB/458 for petitions to accept unintentionally delayed foreign priority claims and Form PTO/SB/459 for restoring benefits of provisional applications or priority to foreign applications.

In addition, OPET has updated Form PTO/SB/445 for petitions to accept unintentionally delayed benefit claims to provisional applications. Now the form also includes similarly delayed claims to nonprovisional applications, or international applications (including international design applications) designating the United States. View these forms at the Patent Forms page on the USPTO website. More information on the petitions can be found on the OPET webpage.

OPET has also launched a new ePetitions Resource page, also easily accessible from the OPET webpage. Along with a fresher look, the content is updated and easier to navigate. Highlights include new FAQs and direct links to filing requirements for particular ePetition types.

This work is part of continuous efforts to refine the USPTO website. Other petitions-related pages are also being updated, and we welcome feedback. To share feedback, select Submit feedback about this page to Patents Petitions at the bottom of the Patent Petitions webpage, or call the OPET Helpdesk at 571-272-3282.

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