| Field Definitions
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| Invention Report
Number |
The Invention Report number
identifies the invention report for which the patent report
is added. This number is assigned by the iEdison system
when a new Invention Report is created. |
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| DOE "S" Number
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The DOE "S" number is
unique to grantee or contractor organizations receiving
awards from the Department of Energy. Such DOE award recipients
should make reference to the DOE "S" number of their award
in all correspondence with DOE.
If DOE is indicated as the primary agency, iEdison automatically
generates a DOE "S" number for the associated Invention
Report. |
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| Grantee/Contractor
Organization |
The grantee or contractor
organization name is automatically generated by the iEdison
system using the organization information associated with
the account of the user logged on to the system. If the
organization name is missing or does not match your organization,
the on-line session should be terminated immediately and
the iEdison User Support notified as soon as possible at
edison@od.nih.gov,
(301) 435-1986, or toll-free (866) 504-9552. |
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| Patent Docket
Number |
The Patent Docket Number
field is provided for the convenience of iEdison users as
a unique identifier to help keep track of the associated
patent report. Since multiple patents can evolve from a
single invention, it is required that a unique patent docket
number be provide to identify each patent report.
Any combination of numbers and letters may be used to define
the patent docket number. If a patent docket number is not
provided, the iEdison system generates one automatically.
The iEdison user may change this assigned number. |
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| Provisional
Patent Application Number (60 or 61 or 62/###,###) |
The provisional patent
application number is used to uniquely identify a provisional
patent application. The format for this field is 60 or 61
or 62/###,###.
The provisional application provides a mechanism whereby
applicants can quickly and inexpensively establish an effective
filing date in a patent application that establishes a constructive
reduction to practice for any invention described in the
provisional application. This date protects the invention
worldwide. The filing also provides up to twelve (12) months
to further develop the invention, determine marketability,
acquire funding, or seek licensing. A provisional patent
application will go abandoned by law one year after filing.
To continue protection the application must be converted
to a non-provisional application. The filing of a provisional
patent application DOES NOT fulfill requirements in 37
CFR 401.14 (c)(3) for submission of an initial patent
application within one year of election of title. Compliance
with this regulation requires submission of a non-provisional
patent application as stated in 37
CFR 401.2(n). |
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Filing Date
of Provisional Patent Application [required if Provisional
Application number supplied]
(mm/dd/yyyy - cannot be before June 8, 1995) |
The filing date of the
provisional patent application identifies the date provided
by the Patent and Trademark Office indicating when the provisional
application was filed. The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy
and may not be before June 8, 1995.
The filing date of a provisional patent application does
not trigger the start of the 20-year patent term. |
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| PCT Patent
Application Number (PCT/AA##/#####) |
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
(PCT) patent application number is used to uniquely identify a
PCT type patent application. The PCT patent application number
format can be PCT/AAYY/##### or PCT/AAYYYY/##### or PCT/AAYY/###### or
PCT/AAYYYY/######, where AA is a two-character country code, YY
is a two-digit fiscal year, YYYY is a four-digit fiscal year,
##### is five digits and ###### is six digits.
When the Filing Date of the PCT application is greater than or
equal to 01/01/2004, the PCT Application format must be PCT/AAYYYY/######.
When the Filing Date of the PCT application is less than 01/01/2004,
the format of the PCT Application Number may be PCT/AAYY/##### or PCT/AAYYYY/#####
or PCT/AAYY/###### or PCT/AAYYYY/######. Examples of PCT
application numbers are PCT/US95/12345, PCT/US03/123456,
PCT/US2003/12345, PCT/US2005/123456.
The PCT offers the advantage of one international patent
application that seeks patent protection for an invention
in a large number of countries. The PCT application has
the effect of a national patent application in those PCT
contracting states designated in the application. The filing
of a PCT DOES NOT fulfill requirements found in 37
CFR 401.14 (c)(3) for submission of an initial patent
application within one year of election of title, unless
US is designated at the national phase of prosecution. |
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| Filing Date
of PCT Patent Application (mm/dd/yyyy) |
The filing date of the
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application identifies the
date provided by the International Patent and Trademark
Office indicating when the application was filed.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
In a PCT application priority may be claimed, under the
Paris Convention, of an earlier provisional application
for the same invention for up to twelve (12) months after
the filing of the provisional application. If priority is
not claimed from an earlier application, the binding filing
date will be the filing date of the PCT application. |
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Non-Provisional
Patent Application Number
(06 or 07 or 08 or 09 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 90/###,### or PV####### or PV######### ) |
The non-provisional patent
application number is used to uniquely identify a non-provisional
patent application. In the change in U.S. Patent law in
1996, the non-provisional application number was referred
to as the patent application serial number.
The format for this field is 06 or 07 or 08 or 09 or 10
or 11 or 90/###,### or PV####### or PV#########. Note: The
non-provisional patent application number field is only
modifiable when the parent invention report of the selected
patent report has an invention status equal to "ELECT TITLE".
Also, the PV numbers are only valid when the Type of Application is
set to 'PVP'. In all other cases this field is read-only.
Unlike the provisional patent application, the non-provisional
application contains information that is reviewed and serves
as the basis for which the terms of patent protection are
measured. The filing and reporting of a non-provisional
patent application DOES fulfill requirements in 37
CFR 401.14 (c)(3) and (f)(6)
for submission of an initial patent application within one
year of election of title. |
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Filing Date
of Non-Provisional Patent Application
[required if Non-Provisional Application number supplied]
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
The filing date of the
non-provisional patent application identifies the date provided
by the Patent and Trademark Office indicating when the non-provisional
application was filed or the U.S. national stage commencement
for a patent report that derives from a PCT filing.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
In a non-provisional application, priority may be claimed,
under the Paris Convention, of an earlier provisional application
for the same invention for up to twelve (12) months after
the filing of the provisional application. If priority is
not claimed from an earlier application, the binding filing
date will be the filing date of the non-provisional application.
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| Patent Number
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The patent number uniquely
identifies the patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
See Help with Formats - Patent Number for valid patent
number formats. |
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Patent Issue
Date
[required if Patent number supplied]
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
The patent issue date
is the date cited on the upper right-hand corner of the
issued patent.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy. |
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| Patent Expiration
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
The patent expiration
date is the date the patent is going to expire.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Uruguay
Round agreement provides that the term of protection for
a patent begins at the date the patent is granted and expires
20 years from the filing date of the application for the
patent. If priority of an earlier provisional application
is claimed, the 20-year period is measured from the date
of the earliest of such earlier applications.
The 20-year patent term may be extended for a maximum of
5 years for delays in the issuance of the patent due to
interferences, secrecy orders, and/or successful appeals
to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences or the
federal courts. |
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| Type of Patent
Application |
The type of patent application
identifies the patent application type for the associated
patent report. Select the appropriate type from the list.
CIP indicates a continuation
in part. The application usually includes part of the material
from the parent application, but the remainder of the application
represents newly added subject matter disclosed for the
first time to the Patent Office. A CIP application establishes
a parent/child relationship between patent records in the
iEdison system from the lead patent through which all subsequent
patent reports are submitted, and secondary patents that
together create the scope of claims described in the CIP
application.
CON indicates a continuation
application. This is a re-filing of a previously filed application
(parent application), wherein all amendments that have been
made to the specifications and claims of the parent application
through prosecution in the Patent Office are incorporated.
CPA indicates a continuing
prosecution application type of patent report. This involves
a new patent application that extends the previous non-provisional
patent application and shares the same non-provisional patent
application number as another patent application within
the same grantee or contractor institution. Once created,
a chain of CPA patent records is formed, and lower patent
records in the chain (sharing the same patent application
serial number) may not be modified. CPA has been discontinued
in favor of the Request for Continuing Evaluation (RCE).
DIV indicates a divisional
application. A divisional is filed when the Patent Office
declares the application claims more than one patentably
distinct invention.
FWC indicates a file
wrapper continuation and was discontinued for patent applications
filed after December, 1997. It is employed when the Patent
Office has decided to make a new patent application serial
number, yet continue prosecution of a particular patent
application..
ORD/UTIL indicates an
ordinary patent application, often referred to as a "Utility
application." It corresponds to the first application filed
in the Patent Office that discloses and claims the invention.
PROV indicates a provisional
patent application. The reporting of provisional applications
is supported in iEdison, even though they are not considered
real "types" of application because when a provisional application
is made the applicant does not yet have to declare a regular
type to the PTO. In case a federally funded provisional
application is not pursued, even though it would not ordinarily
constitute fulfillment of the Bayh-Dole obligation to pursue
patent prosecution to an initial (non-provisional) patent
application, the government has the right to continue prosecution
on its own. Therefore the iEdison system supports PROV reporting
to facilitate the most efficient method to notify the government
(with the required 30 day lead time) of a decision to not
pursue the prosecution of a federally funded patent application.
PVP indicates "Plant Variety
Protection" which is provided for under the Bayh-Dole Act.
The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) provides legal intellectual
property rights protection to developers of new varieties of plants
that are sexually reproduced (by seed) or are tuber-propagated.
Bacteria and fungi are excluded. A Certificate of Protection
is awarded to an owner of a variety after an examination shows
that it is new, distinct from other varieties, and genetically
uniform and stable through successive generations. While the
PVPA is administered by the United States Department of
Agriculture, plant patent applications for asexually reproduced
plants are administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce
RCE is a Request for
Continuing Evaluation, and replaces the CPA application
type. This involves a new patent record that extends the
previous non-provisional patent application and shares the
same non-provisional patent application number as another
patent application within the same grantee or contractor
institution. Once created, a chain of CPA patent records
is formed, and lower patent records in the chain (sharing
the same patent application serial number) may not be modified
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| Current Government Support
Clause |
iEdison system allows users to view the
most recent government support clause document associated
with a patent report. The current government support clause
field is only displayed when a government support clause exists
for the patent report. Once a government support clause is
uploaded, the "View Current Report" hyperlink is
used to access the document. Note: If the government support
clause was submitted via paper, the following text will appear
in the window that opens: "This document was submitted
in paper form". |
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| Government
Support Clause Document Type |
The government support
clause document type indicates the type of document provided
for the government support clause.
Note: The grantee or
contractor organization should be aware that only documents
submitted as PDF or TIFF will be able to be viewed through
the iEdison user interface. Documents submitted in paper
will be entered into the iEdison database by iEdison staff,
but will not be available for viewing. Select the appropriate
document type from the list.
PDF - Indicates a PDF
version of the government support clause is provided (attached/uploaded
within iEdison.)
Paper - Indicates a
paper version of the government support clause was faxed
or mailed.
TIFF - Indicates a TIFF
version of the government support clause is provided (attached/uploaded
within iEdison.)
To ensure compliance with 37
CFR 401.14 (f)(4) the agency requires that the page
of the patent application citing the federal support clause
be submitted. |
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| Government Support Clause
File Location |
The government support clause file location
field enables the iEdison user to specify the location of
the patent application to be uploaded into the system for
the associated patent report when the patent document type
equals "PDF" or "TIFF". The file name
may be entered directly into the field or selected using the
"Browse" button. |
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| Government
Support Clause Receipt Date |
The government support
clause receipt date identifies the date the government support
clause was received by the government either via paper or
electronic upload in the iEdison system as a PDF or TIFF
document.
The government will verify that the document has been received
before setting this date. |
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| Current Confirmatory License |
iEdison system allows users to view the
most recent confirmatory license document associated with
a patent report. The current confirmatory license field is
only displayed when a confirmatory license exists for the
patent report. Once a confirmatory license is uploaded, the
"View Current Report" hyperlink is used to access
the document. Note: If the confirmatory license was submitted
via paper, the following text will appear in the window that
opens: "This document was submitted in paper form". |
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| Confirmatory License File
Location |
The Confirmatory License File Location
field enables the iEdison user to specify the location of
the confirmatory license to be uploaded into the system for
the associated patent report when the confirmatory license
document type equals "PDF" or "TIFF".
The file name may be entered directly into the field or selected
using the "Browse" button. |
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| Confirmatory
License Document Type |
The confirmatory license
document type indicates the type of document provided for
the confirmatory license.
Note: The grantee or
contractor organization should be aware that only documents
submitted as PDF or TIFF will be able to be viewed through
the iEdison user interface. Documents submitted in paper
will be entered into the iEdison database by iEdison staff,
but will not be available for viewing. Select the appropriate
document type from the list.
PDF - Indicates a PDF
version of the confirmatory license is provided.
Paper - Indicates a
paper version of the confirmatory license was faxed or mailed.
TIFF - Indicates a TIFF
version of the confirmatory license is provided.
A confirmatory license is required by 37
CFR 401.14 (b). The confirmatory license is usually
provided for the original patent application and confirms
rights to any and all patents and re-issues granted thereon.
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| Confirmatory
License Receipt Date |
The confirmatory license
receipt date identifies the date the confirmatory license
document was accepted by the government either via paper
or electronic upload in the iEdison system as a PDF or TIFF
document.
The government will verify that the document meets requirements
for recordation at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
before setting this date. |
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| U.S. Patent
Title |
The U.S. patent title
indicates the exact title of the U.S. patent or patent application
listed in the patent report. To minimize the possible duplication
of effort, the iEdison system automatically defaults the
U.S. patent title to the title provided for the associated
Invention Report. If the title has changed, please modify
it accordingly so that it conforms to the most recent patent
report listed in the patent report. Both upper and lower
case letters are acceptable. |
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| Patent Keyword(s)
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The Patent Keyword field
enables the government to categorize patent reports when
requested to provide Congress and other Federal Agencies
with statistical information regarding areas of scientific
interest to which extramural support is provided.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 keywords to be associated
with a patent report. The main screen allows entry of the
first keyword. Additional keywords may be added using the
"Add/Edit Keywords" button. |
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| Inventor(s)
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name |
The inventor fields reflect
the full name of each inventor associated with the patent
filing. To minimize the possible duplication of effort,
the iEdison system automatically defaults the inventor fields
to the names of the inventors listed in the related Invention
Report. If different or additional inventors are involved,
please modify the information accordingly. Both upper and
lower case letters are acceptable.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 inventors to be associated
with a patent filing. The main screen allows entry of the
first inventor. Additional inventors may be added using
the "Add/Edit Inventors" button. |
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| Explanatory
Notes |
The Explanatory Notes
field is provided to record information regarding the patent
application or patent report.
The iEdison system records the date the note was added
as well as the name of the individual who added it. |
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| Other Related
Inventions
Enter Invention Report Numbers |
The Other Related Inventions
field identifies other Invention Reports related to the
associated patent report.
The iEdison system allows up to four Invention Reports
to be associated with a patent report. The Invention Report
number for each applicable Invention Report must be provided
as the unique identifier.
This is an informal relation for informational purposes
only. In and of itself it has no bearing on invention and
patent reporting regulations as other functions, such as
incorporating one report wholly into another. |
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| Patent Status |
The patent status describes the legal
status of the associated patent filing as of today's date.
Select the most appropriate value from the list. If "Assign
to Third Party" is chosen, the third party name field indicates
the name of the party to which the patent filing was assigned
or is pending assignment.
Assign to Inventor(s)
- The inventor(s) has the right to request title to an invention/patent
if the grantee or contractor institution chooses to not
elect title. Under these circumstances the inventor(s) also
assume the responsibility to comply with the Bayh-Dole Act
as specified in 37 CFR 401.9.
A waiver by the Government Agency is required if the grantee
or contractor is a nonprofit organization.
Assign to Third Party
- Nonprofit organizations have special provisions specified
in 37 CFR 401.14 (k)(1)
that require approval by the agency before assignment of
title to a subject invention can be made to a third party.
Justification must be sent to the agency when assignment
to a third party is indicated in this field. Assignment
may be made without agency approval to organizations which
have as a primary function the management of inventions.
Institution Retains Rights
- The extramural institution retains the rights in the patent,
subject to the limited rights granted to the Government
in 37 CFR 401.
Waive to Government
- According to 37 CFR 401.14
(f)(3), contractors and grantees must notify the government
if they intend to discontinue a patent prosecution, fail
to pay maintenance fees or abandon a patent. This notifies
the government that the grantee or contractor has no interest
in pursing the patent any further. Such notification must
leave the government 30 days in which to make a decision
whether to elect title to the patent or patent application.
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Third Party Name
[required if rights assigned to Other Party] |
Third Party Name - The
third party name indicates the party to which the patent
report was assigned. This field is provided only if the
patent status equals "Assign to Third Party". |
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Foreign
Filings
Country
Patent Prosecution Status
Foreign Filing Action Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
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Foreign
Filings - The Foreign Filings fields are used to
record information (country, status, and action date) regarding
any foreign filings associated with the patent report.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 foreign filings to be
associated with a patent report. The main screen allows
entry of the first foreign filing. Additional foreign filings
may be added using the "Add/Edit Foreign Filings" button.
There are no government regulations requiring that foreign
patent applications be filed. However, the agency must be
notified if there will be no foreign filing in order to
give the government agency time to make such a filing on
its own if it chooses to do so.
The government realizes the time constraints encountered
by grantee institutions prior to foreign filing deadlines
and will allow users to indicate where a foreign application
has been filed ten months after a U.S. patent application
has been filed on a particular Invention Report.
Country - The country
indicates the country in which the patent application was
filed.
Select the appropriate country from the list and note or
update changes in patent status for that country.
Patent Prosecution Status
- The patent prosecution status indicates the status of
the foreign filing for each country where the patent application
has been filed.
Select the appropriate status from the list.
Foreign Filing Action Date
- The foreign filing action date is the date of the most
recent action for each country where patent prosecution
is taking place.
The format of this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
The date field should contain the date of that status (i.e.
active or abandoned) for each country in which a patent
has been applied. |
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| Parent
Patent Docket Number |
The parent patent docket
number identifies the docket number for the parent patent
report, if applicable. This field is used to support patent
linking within the iEdison system.
Patent "linking" is designed so that iEdison may correctly
reflect the patent prosecution's application history and
collect only a single confirmatory license to the U.S. Government
for each patent prosecution. |
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| Parent
Patent Organization Code |
The parent patent organization
code identifies the organization code for the parent patent
report, if applicable. To minimize the possible duplication
of effort, the iEdison system automatically defaults the
parent patent organization code to the organization code
associated with the Invention Report for this patent report.
If a different organization is related to the parent patent,
please modify the information accordingly.
This field is used to support patent linking within the
iEdison system. Patent "linking" is designed so that Edison
may correctly reflect the patent prosecution's application
history and collect only a single confirmatory license to
the U.S. Government for each patent prosecution. |
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| Child Patent
Docket Number |
The child patent docket
number identifies the docket number for the child patent
report, if applicable. This field is used to support patent
linking within the iEdison system.
Patent "linking" is designed so that Edison may correctly
reflect the patent prosecution's application history and
collect only a single confirmatory license to the U.S. Government
for each patent prosecution. |
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| Child Patent
Organization Code |
The child patent organization
code identifies the organization code for the child patent
report, if applicable. To minimize the possible duplication
of effort, the iEdison system automatically defaults the
child patent organization code to the organization code
associated with the Invention Report for this patent report.
If a different organization is related to the child patent,
please modify the information accordingly.
This field is used to support patent linking within the
iEdison system.
Patent "linking" is designed so that Edison may correctly
reflect the patent prosecution's application history and
collect only a single confirmatory license to the U.S. Government
for each patent prosecution. |
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| Organization
Code for Other Organizations to View this Patent |
The organization code
for the Other Organizations to View this Patent field enables
iEdison users to grant other organizations the ability to
view this patent report. |
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| Final Invention Rights Determination |
The final invention
rights determination identifies the status assigned to the patent report
by the government. The default status is "institution retains
rights." Others are used when an action is taken by the
government, either on behalf of the grantee or contractor
organization ("institution"), or on its own initiative (e.g.,
Inventor or Third Party Waiver Processing, March-In Proceeding,
etc.)
Select the appropriate status from the list. |
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| Last Modified
Date |
The last modified date
indicates the date and time the Patent Report was last modified
within the iEdison system. |
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