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USPTO currently has the following Form-Fillable PDFs available that will provide auto-loading of data directly into USPTO databases:
List of Changes made to the forms (updated 29JUL2009)
SB08a Information Disclosure Statement [PDF] (version 2.1.16, 27JUL2009) Instructions [DOC]
provides a means of listing all U.S. patents and U.S. publications, foreign patent documents and non-patent literature (NPL), submitted for consideration by USPTO in a non-provisional patent applicationSB14 Application Data Sheet [PDF] (version 2.2.2, 01AUG2008) Instructions [DOC]
submitted in either provisional or non-provisional applications, and contains bibliographic data arranged in a format specified by USPTOSB16 Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet [PDF] (EFS-Web version 1.0.1, 01AUG2008) Instructions [DOC]
SB28 Petition to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination Program [PDF] (version 2.2.20, 27JUL2009)
provides a means of filing a petition to make special, other than those based on health, age or the PPH pilot program. See Accelerated Examination for more information.SB30 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal [PDF] Instructions [DOC]
SB66 Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(c)) [3 pages] [PDF] (version 2.1, 01AUG2008) Instructions[DOC]: Guidelines for Obtaining Automatic Grant of e-Petition Filed Under 37 CFR 1.378(c)
This form is to be used for auto-processing (i.e. immediate granting) of the Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of a Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent. If you would like to submit this petition and do not want immediate processing, but would prefer to submit the petition to the Office of Petitions for processing in due course, please use the SB661 found on the USPTO's forms page. The SB661 may be submitted electronically, as a registered filer, via EFS-Web as a paper filed in an existing application/patent, or by mail.
SB130 Petition to Make Special based on Age [PDF] Instructions [DOC]
EFS Form-Fillable PDFs require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Refer to the EFS-Web Hardware and Software Compatibility. >> Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, or 9.0.
EFS-Web utilizes standard web-based screens and prompts to enable you to submit a portable document format (PDF) document directly to the USPTO within minutes. A key component of EFS-Web is the use of PDF Form-Fillable documents, which are interactive forms with various field types and formatting options that auto-load field information directly in USPTO’s systems. PDF form-fillable files are portable; they may be circulated to various people in your office for completion prior to being submitted to the USPTO.
When used in conjunction with EFS-Web, PDF Form-Fillable documents can help the intellectual property community ease the filing and submission process and accelerate the processing of patent applications and documents in USPTO’s technology infrastructure for users.
There are many other PDF forms on the USPTO web site but these do not save data. These legacy PDF forms can be filled out and submitted to USPTO using EFS-Web; however, the field information will not be automatically loaded onto USPTO systems.
>> Download other USPTO Fillable Forms (requires Adobe 6 Professional to save files for submission)If users create their own Form-Fillable PDFs, or modify USPTO Form-Fillable PDFs, the data will be accepted, however data in individual fields will not auto-load into USPTO systems.
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