Transcript EFS-Web 1.1

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Today’s Presenters
Don Levin
Program Manager – e-Commerce Initiatives
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Tony Uranga
EFS-Web Outreach Team
United States Patent & Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Some Housekeeping Items
• Today’s webcast is a two-part event
– EFS-Web 1.1 Overview
– EFS-Web 1.1 Demonstration
• Questions can be submitted to presenters
via the E-mail button at any time
• A copy of today’s PowerPoint presentation
will be available for download
• Today’s seminar is being recorded and will
be available for replay within 1 hour of the
conclusion of the broadcast:
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Additional Training Opportunities
• EFS-Web Basic Training Available:
October 17
October 24
November 7
November 28
• EFS-Web Advanced Training Available:
October 19
October 26
November 3
November 9
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Agenda
• 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EFS-Web 1.1 Overview
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Patent eCommerce Today
What Filers are Saying about EFS-Web
New EFS-Web 1.1 Functionality
Requested Enhancements
EFS-Web and the new Accelerated Exam
program
– Q&A
• 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EFS-Web 1.1 Training
– What’s New in EFS-Web 1.1
– Demonstration
– Q&A
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Before We Start:
A Big Thank You To EFS-Web Users
USPTO would like to extend its thanks to the IP community
for its support for electronic filing
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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What You Should Know About
EFS-Web 1.1
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New Types of Applications Accepted
New File Types Accepted
New Petitions/Submissions Accepted
New Fillable Forms Available
Automated Quality Control
Infrastructure Improvements
Release Date: October 14
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Patent E-Commerce Today
Private/Public PAIR systems are
mature systems supporting the
IP Community
Publicly available on
March 16, 2006
Pilot Testing of Outgoing
Electronic Correspondence
begins Winter 2006
Created and developed with
in-depth user feedback
PCT International Applications
Available for view Winter 2006
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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EFS-Web Goals
410,000
Patent Applications
Goal In FY06
308,000 (75%)
FY08 Goal for EFS-Web Applications
205,000 (50%)
FY07 Goal for EFS-Web Applications
59,000 (14%)
Actual EFS-Web Applications Received
42,000 (10%)
FY06 Goal for EFS-Web Applications
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What Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction Survey
USPTO Responsiveness to Patent Filers
Nearly 91% of respondents
felt that USPTO is
responsive or extremely
responsive to patent filers
in creating EFS-Web.
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What Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction Survey
Customer Confidence in EFS-Web
Seventy-four percent of
respondents indicate they
are confident or very
confident in EFS-Web.
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What Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction Survey
Time Involved using EFS-Web
Eighty-five percent of
respondents indicate they
are very or somewhat
satisfied with the time
involved in filing.
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What Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction Survey
Ease of Filing using EFS-Web
Ninety-one percent of
respondents indicate
they are very or
somewhat satisfied
with ease of filing.
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Filing Policies
57% of respondents have
no overall policy or allowed
for individual discretion for
in-house counsel use EFSWeb.
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Why use Patent eCommerce –
What Others Are Saying
Intellectual Property &
Technology Law Journal
“No more rushing to the post office”
“You'll receive a serial number immediately”
“No more PTO lost files. The electronic file is the
official PTO copy of the patent application. For that
matter, no more papers lost by the post office.”
“Electronic Patent Filing: the
USPTO finally gets it right”
July 2006 Edition
“Electronic Filing Top 10 Wish List”
Allen E. Hoover, Banner & Witcoff (Chicago)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
May2006 Edition
Roy Rosser
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Achieving the Goal
Legal
Changes
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Business
Changes
Technical
Changes
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EFS-Web 1.1 Functionality
• New Types of Applications Accepted
– Online submission of International applications filed in the US
Receiving Office
– Acceptance of PCT-SAFE .ZIP files or PDF version Form RO 101
– Pre-Grant Publications under 37 CFR 1.211 – 1.221
• New File Types Accepted
– Text files (.TXT)
• Computer program listings
• Bio-sequence listings
• Mega tables
– .ZIP files from PCT-SAFE
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New EFS-Web 1.1
Functionality
• New Petition Accepted
– Online submission of Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed
Payment of a Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent under 37 CFR
1.378(c)
• New Fillable Forms Available
– Accelerated Exam fillable form
– Request for Continued Examination (RCE) fillable form
– Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of a
Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent under 37 CFR 1.378(c)
• Automated Quality Control & Infrastructure changes
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Requested Enhancements
Under Development
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Fillable issue fee form
Fillable petition forms
Automated provisional cover sheet
Dual payment options (e.g. pay with credit card and
allow for charges to deposit account on one screen)
Integration with document management systems
Integration with assignments
[email protected]
Dual Customer Number
Corporate PKI or Administration PKI
Merging of PAIR and EFS-Web functionality to
address many needs
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Accelerated Examination:
Available Only via EFS-Web
• New AE process allows applicants to obtain a final
decision on an application within 12 months
• USPTO examined its current process to identify
bottlenecks in the workflow that would need to be
overcome
• Requires USPTO and IP practitioners to take on new
responsibilities
• Details of the new Accelerated Examination program will
be announced during a webinar on November 2
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https://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/39376/AccExamAnnEnrollmentForm.htm
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EFS-Web 1.1 Summary
• Includes Important New Capabilities
– Can now file PCT International Applications
– Now accepts .TXT and PCT-EASY.ZIP files
– Accepts Petition to accept unintentionally
delayed payment of a maintenance fee in an
expired patent under 37 CFR 1.378(c)
– Online submission of Pre-Grant Publications
under 37 CFR 1.211
– Accelerated Exam fillable form
– Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
fillable form
Release date: October 14th
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Important User Information
• e-PAVE will be sunsetted on 1 November
• EFS-Web will have a scheduled
maintenance window on Saturday
October 14 from 6 a.m. to Midnight to
accommodate changes to multiple
systems in support of EFS-Web 1.1
• All saved packages should be submitted
prior to 6 p.m. October 13, or they will be
lost and have to be re-entered
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Additional Training Opportunities
• EFS-Web Basic Training Available:
October 17
October 24
November 7
November 28
• EFS-Web Advanced Training Available:
October 19
October 26
November 3
November 9
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Please Register for training events at:
https://websurveyor.webex.com
Schedule Training at:
[email protected]
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Questions
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EFS-Web 1.1
Advanced Training
Tony Uranga
EFS-Web Outreach Team
USPTO’s new web-based patent application and document submission solution
Agenda
• EFS-Web 1.1 Demonstration
– What’s new in EFS-Web 1.1
– Live Demo
• Filing of an International Application to US-RO
under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
• New Petition - Unintentionally Delayed
Payment of a Maintenance Fee
• Pre-Grant Publication Screens
– Form Requirements
– Overview Information
– Q&A
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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How EFS-Web 1.1 Works
User
Accesses USPTO
Portal
Access EFS-Web
As Unregistered
Filer
Authenticate as
Registered
Filer
Enter
Key Patent
Application Data
(New Only)
Attach PDF
Files
Upload
and
Validate
Choose
Filing
Type
Choose
Filing
Type
•New Application
•Design
•Utility
•Provisional
•371
•International Application
•Existing Application
•Petition
•New Application
•Design
•Utility
•Provisional
•371
•International Application
•Existing Application
•Pre-Grant Publication
•Petition
•My Workplace
•Saved Submissions
•Last 20 EFS receipts
Calculate
Fees
(Optional)
Submit
Petition
Pre-Grant Pub
Pay then
Submit
Choose
Pay Fees
Payment
Via RAM
United States
Patent
and
Trademark
Office
Options
Interface
Receive
Access Filing in
Acknowledgement
Private PAIR
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(Registered
Filer Only)
Receipt
Overview Information
What Can Be Filed?
• New Applications
– New Utility; Provisional; Design with Color Drawings; 371
National Stage
– International applications for filing in the U.S. Receiving Office
• Existing Applications
– Follow-on papers
– Pre-Grant publications under 37 CFR 1.211 – 1.221
– Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of
Maintenance Fees in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(c))
• Document Description List
– 138 document descriptions – Amendments, Petitions,, NonPatent Literature, Foreign References Cited, etc.
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Overview Information
What Can Be Filed?
• Numerous Fees
– Almost the complete Patent Fee Schedule
• Text Files
– Bio-Sequence Listings; Computer Program Listings; Mega tables
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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International PCT Filings
USPTO’s new web-based patent application and document submission solution
PCT Filing Overview
User
Accesses USPTO
Portal
Attach PCT-SAFE
.ZIP File
Form RO 101
and/or
Access EFS-Web
As Unregistered
Filer
Authenticate
as
Registered
Filer
Review Attached
Files
Choose
PCT Filing
Type
Calculate Fees
(Optional)
Submit and Pay
Receive PCT number
immediately
Attach .PDF File
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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International PCT Filings –
Unregistered Filer
Select Type of
Application
New Choice:
International PCT
filings
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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International PCT Filings –
Registered Filer
Eastern Time
stated on
every page
Digital Cert
Authenticated
New Choice:
International PCT
filings
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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PCT Application Data
Enter Key
Bibliographic
Data
Enter Applicant
Information
Enter Customer
Number for PAIR
Access
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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PCT Application Data
Correspondence
Address
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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PCT
Attach Files - .ZIP
Bibliographic Data
Echoed Back to Filer
Attach a PCTSAFE .ZIP file
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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PCT
Attach Files - PDF
Attach RO 101 PDF’s in addition to
the .ZIP file or in lieu of .ZIP file
New Disclaimer
about Credit Card
form (PTO-2038)
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PCT
Calculate Fees
Discount for using
EFS and PCT-SAFE
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PCT
Confirm/Submit
Save Package before
submitting to USPTO
Confirm by clicking the
“Submit” button
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PCT
Acknowledgement Receipt
Time and Date Stamp
in EASTERN time
PCT application number
automatically issued
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Registered Filer Follow-on
Papers and My Workplace
When presented with
New or Existing
application, choose
Existing
Application/Patent
Petition and
Pre-Grant
Publication
filings
My Workplace
allows Viewing of
Saved Submission
Packages and Last
20 Receipts
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Registered e-Filer
Enter Application
Number/Confirmation
number and type of PreGrant filing
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Attach
Disclaimer explaining
what needs to be
attached to submit a
PG Pub
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Review
Required Attachments
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Calculate Fees
Fees automatically assigned
depending upon Filing type selection
on Login screen
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Confirm/Pay
Review of all items
MUST pay before
submitting
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Pre-Grant Publication
Acknowledgement Receipt
Time and Date
Stamp in
EASTERN time
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Petition to Grant Unintentionally
Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fees
under 37CFR 1.387(c)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Automatic Grant of
Petition
•
Auto Grant
verifies/ensures
compliance with rules
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Provides immediate
grant or denial of
petition
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Petition
Application
Number and Patent
Number
REQUIRED
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Petition
Attach
Legal language explaining Petition
requirements. Only the Petition
itself can be attached
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Petition
Calculate Fees
Fees based upon what is
actually due
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Petition
Pay/Confirm
Maintenance Fee History
will show what has been
paid previously
MUST pay before
submitting
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Petition
Pay/Confirm
Time and Date
Stamp in
EASTERN time
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Petition
Auto-Grant
Petition is
automatically
granted
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Request for Continued
Examination (RCE)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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All USPTO Form Fillables
Must Be Submitted Using
Latest Version of Adobe
Reader (Free)
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EFS-Web 1.1 Will Only
Accept Version 2.0 of Form
Fillables
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Accelerated Examination
United States Patent and Trademark Office
•
Form Must Be Submitted to Be
Considered Under Accelerated
Examination Program
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Separate Accelerated
Examination Flow in Next
Release of EFS-Web
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Detailed Accelerated
Examination web seminar on
November 2
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EFS-Web 1.1 Form Fillable PDF’s
• New Forms Require Adobe Reader 7.0.8
– Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of
Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37CFR 1.378(c))
– Request for Continuing Examination (RCE)
– Accelerated Examination
• Existing Forms need to be downloaded AGAIN
– Information Disclosure Statement (IDS – 37 CFR 1.97 & 1.98)
– Application Data Sheet (ADS – 37 CFR 1.76)
All forms MUST be version 2.0
and
require Adobe Reader 7.0.8 for saving and attaching to EFS-Web
•How to check the version: Select Help-> About Adobe Reader
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Overview Information
Indexing Resources
• Complete, sortable list of Document Descriptions:
– http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/infodocuments.htm
• Help page “How to Index my Documents”:
– http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/beta/rules_doc_codes.htm
• Complete EFS-Web Assistance:
– http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/efs_help.html
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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What Cannot be Filed Using
EFS-Web 1.1?
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Credit Card Authorization Form - PTO-2038
Maintenance Fees
New Plant Applications or Color Plant Drawings
Documents related to Registration Practice &
Disciplinary Proceedings
Certified Copies (Ribbon Copies)
Reexamination and Reissue (this includes new and
follow-on papers)
Secrecy Order Applications and/or Documents
Contested Cases at the Board of Appeal and
Interferences
Third party papers under 37 CFR 1.99
Protests under 37 CFR 1.291
Public use hearing papers under 37 CFR 1.292
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
Important User Information
• e-PAVE will be sunsetted on 1 November
• EFS-Web will have a scheduled
maintenance window on Saturday
October 14 from 6 a.m. to Midnight to
accommodate changes to multiple
systems in support of EFS-Web 1.1
• All saved packages should be submitted
prior to October 14, or they will be lost
and have to be re-entered
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
Additional Training Opportunities
• EFS-Web Basic Training Available:
October 17
October 24
November 7
November 28
• EFS-Web Advanced Training Available:
October 19
October 26
November 3
November 9
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Please Register for training events at:
https://websurveyor.webex.com
Schedule Training at:
[email protected]
Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
How To Contact EBC
If you have questions or need technical assistance
please contact our:
Electronic Business Center (EBC)
Monday – Friday (6am – Midnight Easter)
Sunday (October 15 Only) (10am – 6pm Eastern)
Phone: 1-866-217-9197 / 571-272-4100
* Select option 2
Fax:
571-273-0177
Email: [email protected]
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