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Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Patent Copies Patent Publication, Office of Petitions, Patent Petitions, Trademark
Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Parking, Colonial Parking 703-683-3140    
Patent Academy
   See Training Facility, Madison West		      
Patent and Trademark Office Documents
   (Certified or Uncertified)		 571-272-3150
800-972-6382		 571-273-3250  
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP) 571-272-5750 571-273-0088  
Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) Technical Support 571-272-4100
866-217-9197		    
Patent Applications
  See Applications, Patent		      
Patent Assignments
  See Assignments		      
Patent Assistance Center (PAC)
  See Inventor's Assistance Center 		     
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)      
  Director of Operations 571-272-4300 571-273-3201  
  PCT Help Desk (also Forms) 571-272-4300 571-273-0419  
571-272-4300 571-273-0459  
Patent Copies (Certified or Uncertified)
  See Copies		      
Patent Examining Groups
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center		      
Patent Electronic Business Center
(P-EBC) Customer Service Center
Send e-mail to: ebc@uspto.gov 		571-272-4100
866-217-9197		 571-273-0177  
Patent Electronic Filing System
Send e-mail to: efs@uspto.gov 		     
Patent Filing Receipt
  See Filing Receipt, Patent		      
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Patent Grant, Non-Receipt 703-308-9250, ext.129 571-273-8300  
Patent Products on Magnetic Tape 571-272-5600 571-273-0110  
Patent Programs Control, Office of 703-305-9182 703-308-5548  
Patent Publication, Office of 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Pay Issue Fee 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Perfect Drawings 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Advance Orders of Patent Soft Copies, Non-Receipt 703-308-9250, ext.129 571-273-8300  
  Corrections, Patents (Certificates of Correction, Patents) 703-305-8309 703-308-6672  
  Customer Service (Image Assistance Center) 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Drawing Corrections, Patents 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Estimated Publication Date 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		    
  General Information 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  License or Sale Notices (of Patents) in Official Gazette 703-308-9250, ext.143 571-273-8300  
  Official Gazette Notices, Patents 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
  Patent Grant, Non-Receipt 703-308-9250, ext.129 571-273-8300  
  Pre-Grant Publication/18-month Publication under AIPA 703-605-4283 703-305-8568  
Patent Publication, Office of, Customer Service Representatives 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
Patent Publication, Office of, Publishing Division 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
Patent Quality Assurance, Office of 703-305-9100 703-305-9265  
Patent Search Room
  See Search Facility, Public		      
Patent Statistics 571-272-5600 571-273-0110  
Patent Subscription Information (copies of every patent issued every Tuesday for a particular subclass) 571-272-4200
888-786-0101		 571-273-8300  
Patent Technology Centers      
Patent Technology Monitoring Division
Send e-mail to: ipd@uspto.gov 		571-272-5600 571-273-0110  
Patent Term Adjustment (or Extension) 571-272-7702    
Patent Training
   See Training Facility, Madison West		      
Patented Files 703-308-2733    
PatentIn Software Program Support (SIRA) 571-272-2510 571-273-0221  
  Technical Assistance 571-272-2510 571-273-0221  
PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
  See Patent Cooperation Treaty		      
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent 571-272-3282
 571-273-0025
  
Abandonment, Withdrawal of Examiner's Holding of 571-272-3282    
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Pay Issue Fee 571-272-4200 703-308-5065  
Abandonment, Withdrawal for Failure to Perfect Drawings 571-272-4200 703-308-5065  
Access to Application Files 571-272-7701    
Amendment After Payment of Issue Fee
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Amendment, Refusal to Enter
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Appeals Reinstated, Appeal Dismissed by Technology Center
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Attorney, Withdrawal of During Prosecution 571-272-3282    
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)      
Certificates of Correction, Refusal to Issue
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Concurrent Ex Parte and/or Inter Partes Proceedings 571-272-9797    
Disclaimers to Overcome Rejection
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Examiner's Requirements or Holdings, Review of
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Expunge Papers
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Extensions of Time      
  During Pendency at Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 571-272-9797    
       During Pendency in Technology Center
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director 		     
  To Appeal to the CAFC or Commence a Civil Action 571-272-9035    
  In Court Matters 571-272-9035    
Filing Date 571-272-3282    
Final Rejection, Premature
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)      
Interferences      
  Access to Applications, Unopened Preliminary Statements 571-272-9797    
  From Action by a Primary Examiner or an Interlocutory 571-272-9797    
  Institute an Interference
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director 		     
  Late Settlement Papers 571-272-9797    
  Priority Papers in Patent Application 571-272-9797    
  Reconsideration of Decision on Motion 571-272-9797    
Issuance, Defer 571-272-3282    
Late Payment      
   Issue Fee 571-272-3282    
   Maintenance Fee 571-272-3282    
License to File in Foreign Countries
  See Director, Patent Technology Center 3600 		     
Limited Recognition to Prosecute Specified Application(s)
  See Enrollment and Discipline		      
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)      
Make Special      
  Within Jurisdiction of Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 571-272-9797    
   Based Upon Age or Health of Applicant 571-272-3282    
   All others
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Multiple Reissue Applications 571-272-4200    
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)      
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applications 571-272-3299 571-273-3299  
Priority Papers, After Payment of Issue Fee      
Priority Papers, Return of
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Public Use Proceedings      
Rehearing, Reconsideration, or Modification of Board Decision 571-272-9797    
Rejection, Premature Final
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Reopen Prosecution After Decision by Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Restriction Requirement
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Revive an Abandoned Application 571-272-4200    
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Patent (continued)      
Statutory Invention Registrations (SIRs)
  See Patent Technology Center 3600		      
Supervisory Authority of Commissioner, Invoke in Matters Concerning the Patent Examining Operation 571-272-3282    
Suspension of Action, Second or Subsequent
  See Appropriate Patent Technology Center Director		      
Suspension of Rules Relating to the Examining of Patent 571-272-3282    
Withdraw from Issue 571-272-3282    
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Subject Telephone Fax TTY
Petitions, Trademark      
  General 571-272-8950 571-273-8950  
  Status 703-308-8900 703-746-3000  
Post-Registration Information, Trademarks 571-272-9500 571-273-9500  
Pre-Examination, Office of (Trademark) 571-272-9401 571-273-9401  
Pre-Grant Publication Division 703-605-4283 703-305-8568  
Presentation Patent 571-272-3150
800-972-6382		    
Press-Related Questions
  See Office of Public Affairs		      
Program Control, Office of (Trademark) 571-272-7200 571-273-7200  
Provisional Applications for Patent, General Information 800-786-9199
   571-272-9950
Public Affairs 571-272-8400 571-273-0340  
Public Records 571-272-3150    
Public Search Facility
  See See Search Facility, Public		      
Public Service Window, Patents
  See Customer Service Window (Patents)		      
Public Service Window, Trademarks
  See Trademark Assistance Center   		      
Publications (USPTO), General Information 800-786-9199
571-272-1000		 571-273-3245 571-272-9950
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