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Patent E-commerce at the
United States Patent and
Trademark Office
Presented by:
Edmund Crump, Mary Small and Bill Stryjewski
Search and Information Research Administration
USPTO
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Agenda
• Electronic Filing
– Overview of the Software
– EFS-ABX new authoring tool
• PAIR
– Public & Private PAIR
– Image File Wrapper access
– Electronic Patent Reference
• Patent Electronic Business Center
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Electronic Filing System
(EFS)
• EFS facilitates electronic authoring and secure submission of
patent application documents to the USPTO via the Internet.
• EFS submission types
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New Utility
Provisional
Electronic Information Disclosure Statement (eIDS)
Bio Sequence Listing
Pre Grant Publication
Multiple Assignments for patent properties
• Compliant with PCT Part 7, Annex F for electronic filing
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Electronic Filing Concepts
EFS applies Internet and e-commerce technologies to the existing patent
practice
Patent Business Rules/Practices +
Internet Technologies
• Author Submission (paper output)
• Tagged Data (electronic output)
• Check for Compliance with Rules
• Software Validates, Bundles,
Compresses
• Compile and Package for Mailing
• Mail Package to USPTO
• Internet Provider, Browser, Security
Software, Electronic Signature
• USPTO Postcard Receipt
• Electronic Mailroom/Receipt
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EFS – Customer Benefits
 Reduces mailing fees and inconvenience.
 Flexibility and convenience when filing:
 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
 From almost anywhere, over the Internet
 Facilitate e-filing and accuracy for Pre-Grant Publication.
 Automatic validation of EFS submissions for completeness and
USPTO business rules.
 Immediate Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt:
 No delay while waiting for Postcard.
 Use Application Number for same day paper filings.
 Rapid assignment recordation and notification.
 Automatic paragraph and claim numbering facilitates future
amendments.
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EFS Software Overview
Application XML
Authoring Tool
PASAT or EFS-ABX
generates an XML file
of the specification
(description, claims,
abstract and drawings)
ePAVE
ePAVE is a form Based
Software component
and allows the
attachment of the
application
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Submission Packet
transmitted to USPTO
ePAVE generates
the submission
package and
securely submits to
the USPTO
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ePAVE
Electronic Package and Validation Engine
Tree view to
Navigate through
the submission
Form fill able
Screens to capture
Submission
information
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ePAVE
Electronic Package and Validation Engine
• ePAVE will automatically bundle,
compress, wrap and securely transmit to
the USPTO via the Internet.
• After successful receipt and verification
at USPTO, an Acknowledgement
Receipt is returned to the electronic filer.
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ePAVE
electronic Packaging and Validation Engine
Identifies the
Submission
Type
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
Includes
Application
Number
EFS Server verifies
the contents of the
package upon receipt
and gives a listing of
all files included in the
submission
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Electronic Submission Types
and Processing
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Submission Types
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New Utility and Provisional Applications
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Declaration/Power of Attorney
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electronic Information Disclosure Statement (eIDS)
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Text Files attachments (Bio Sequence Listings; Tables;
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Pre-Grant Publication (under 37 CFR 1.217, 1.219; and 1.221)
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CRF Bio sequence Submissions (37 CFR 1.821-1.825)
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Electronic Information Disclosure Statement (eIDS)
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Assignments
Automated Processing
– Bibliographic data load into PALM/PAIR for New Utility and Provisional
– Fees (credit card & deposit account)
– Assignment Processing
– Soft Scanning of New Utility and Provisional Submissions to IFW
– Providing the Examiner a search string for referenced applications
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EFS-ABX
Electronic Filing System Application Body in XML
• Currently in Beta Expecting a Spring 2004 release
• Microsoft (MS) Word template
– Stable and easy to install
– Use of all MS Word Functionality
• Numerous Work Flows
– Allows users to share documents
• Simple interface
• Exports MS Word Document to XML based on MS Word
Styles applied to the specification
– Outputs embedded images & MSWord Objects to Annex F
standard (XML and Tiff)
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Patent Application Information
Retrieval (PAIR)
New Features
February 2004
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Public PAIR – New Look
08999942
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Private PAIR – New Look
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Application Detail –
New Look
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Application Detail –
New Look
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Private PAIR with
E-Patent Reference
• Launched December 1, 2003
– View and Download cited US patent and published
application references:
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Launch from Private PAIR “Display References” option
Select from available reference forms (IDS, 892)
Desktop, Java-based software
Preview Front Page
Select desired directory location
Download in popular PDF format
View in Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Private PAIR –
Display References
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Launching
E-Patent Reference
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E-Patent Reference
Select a
reference
and click
Preview
Download
options
Reference List
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Adjusts
to view
longer
reference
lists
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Preview Front Page
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Downloads in Progress
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View Downloaded Reference
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PAIR – New Features
• New design: available mid-February
• E-Patent Reference: available now!
– Look for “Display References” search option
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Patent Electronic Business
Center (EBC)
Provides access to electronic business applications for
patent customers
– Customer Number Registration Forms
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Required for PAIR and EFS
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Registration Forms
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Security software to support electronic commerce
Required for PAIR and EFS
– Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
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Access to application status and history via the internet
– Electronic Filing System (EFS)
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Filing of patent applications via the internet
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Patent Electronic Business Center
EBC Customer Support Center
Available To Our Customers 18 Hours Daily Monday - Friday
Hours of Operation:
Mondays – Fridays:
6 AM – Midnight (Eastern Time)
Contact Information:
Telephone:
Local (703) 305-3028
Toll-Free 1 (866) 217-9197
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Facsimile:
(703) 308-2840
Address:
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Mail Stop EBC, Commissioner
for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Website:
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/index.html
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