Forms for patent applications

All of the forms on this page are for use in patent applications filed on or after September 16, 2012. Forms for use in patent applications filed before September 16, 2012, may be accessed here.

NOTES:

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For general assistance in completing the patent forms below or to request paper copies of the forms, contact the USPTO Contact Center Division at 1-800-786-9199 (1-800-PTO-9199) or 571-272-1000, and select option 2.
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CARES Act Relief

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Code

01/2021

SB/453

Appeal

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Code

11/2023

AIA/31

11/2023

AIA/32

11/2023

AIA/33

11/2023

AIA/34

07/2020

SB/451

04/2021

SB/454

Application Data Sheet

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Code

Instructionsfor Application Data Sheet [.docx]
Informationabout foreign priority access code
Supplemental Instructionsfor 35 U.S.C 371 national stage applications [.pdf]

01/2022

AIA/14

Certificate of Mailing/Transmission

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Code

11/2023

SB/92

Customer Number

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Updated

Code

12/2008

SB/124

11/2008

SB/125

Design

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Updated

Code

11/2023

SB/29

07/2007

SB/29A

05/2015

SB/27

Express Abandonment

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Updated

Code

05/2022

AIA/24

05/2022

AIA/24A

05/2022

AIA/24B

Fees

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Updated

Code

12/2022

SB/06

07/2007

SB/07

Information on Gross Income Limit Basis
Who may sign the SB/15A and SB/15B?

07/2014

SB/15A

Information on Institution of Higher Education Basis
Who may sign the SB/15A and SB/15B?

07/2014

SB/15B

09/2022

SB/460

12/2022

SB/17

11/2023

SB/17i

11/2023

AIA/17p

11/2023

SB/45

11/2021

AIA/47

11/2023

SB/56

11/2023

PTOL-85

07/2009

SB/91

11/2023

SB/448

11/2023

PTO-2038

11/2023

PTO-2326

Information Disclosure Statement

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Code

06/2024

SB/08a - Patent Center

06/2015

SB/08a

06/2015

SB/08b

12/2016

SB/09

02/2023

SB/133

Inventor's Oath or Declaration (Quick Reference Guide)

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Code

06/2012

AIA/01

06/2012

AIA/01 Translations

06/2015

AIA/02

07/2013

AIA/02 Translations

09/2022

AIA/03

06/2015

AIA/04

06/2012

AIA/05

09/2020

AIA/06

06/2015

AIA/07

11/2015

AIA/08

06/2012

AIA/09

06/2012

AIA/10

06/2012

AIA/11

Nonpublication Request

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Code

07/2009

SB/35

11/2023

SB/36

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

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Code

11/2023

SB/64PCT

11/2023

PTO-1390

01/2017

PTO-1382

Patent Electronic System Verification Form

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Updated

Code

01/2019

PTO-2042a

Petitions

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Updated

Code

11/2023

SB/467

04/2021

SB/454

07/2020

SB/451

03/2023

SB/464

02/2023

SB/465

11/2023

AIA/22

07/2009

SB/23

Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Unintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(a) Note: A Petition for Revival to accept the late payment of issue fee may alternatively be filed as a Web-based ePetition.

11/2023

SB/64

Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f)) Note: A Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing may alternatively be filed as a Web-based ePetition.

11/2023

SB/64a

11/2023

SB/445

11/2023

SB/458

11/2023

SB/459

Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(b))

11/2023

SB/66

Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)

01/2019

SB/130

01/2022

SB/28

Petitions to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program

Petition to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Combined Petition to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program Between the USPTO and JPO
Combined Petition to Make Special Under the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program Between the USPTO and KIPO

07/2019

01/2023

SB/437

PTO/437-JP

PTO/437-KR

04/2013

AIA/83

Pilot Programs

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Code

11/2023

SB/467

03/2023

SB/464

02/2023

SB/465

05/2023

SB/457

03/2022

SB/434

03/2022

SB/437

04/2021

SB/454

07/2020

SB/451

12/2016

SB/09

Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address

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Code

07/2017

AIA/80

07/2012

AIA/81

02/2015

AIA/81A

07/2013

AIA/81B

12/2008

SB/81C

07/2013

AIA/82

07/2013

AIA/82 Translations

05/2023

AIA/122

06/2015

AIA/123

Prioritized Examination

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Updated

Code

11/2023

AIA/424

Priority Document Exchange

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Updated

Code

02/2023

SB/38

11/2015

SB/39

Provisional Patent Application

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Code

Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet - Patent Center auto-load version (instructions [DOC]) This Patent Center version of the SB/16 is the RECOMMENDED version

02/2022

SB/16 - Patent Center

12/2022

SB/16

Reexamination

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Code

11/2023

SB/57

Reissue Application (Reissue Application Filing Guide)

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Code

09/2012

AIA/53

Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

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Code

01/2022

SB/30 Patent Center

11/2023

SB/30

Requests Related to Inventorship and Applicant

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Code

11/2023

AIA/40

04/2015

AIA/41

Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)

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Code

11/2023

AIA/96

Statutory Disclaimer

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Code

11/2023

SB/43

Supplemental Examination

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Code

09/2016

SB/59

Terminal Disclaimer (Note: In pending applications, a Terminal Disclaimer may alternatively be filed as a Web-based eTerminal Disclaimer over the USPTO patent electronic filing system.)

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Code

For filing in a patent application:

04/2013

AIA/25

04/2014

AIA/26

07/2016

AIA/63

For filing in an issued patent:

02/2014

SB/25a

02/2014

SB/26a

Third-Party Submissions

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Code

11/2021

SB/429

Transmittals and Cover Sheets

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Code

10/2017

AIA/15

01/2022

SB/16 - Patent Center

12/2022

SB/16

10/2017

AIA/18

10/2017

AIA/19

07/2009

SB/21

11/2023

SB/29

10/2017

AIA/50

06/2012

PTO-1595

Miscellaneous Forms

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07/2012

SB/37

09/2007

SB/44

11/2015

AIA/67

10/2014

SB/68

11/2015

SB/69

05/2018

SB/134

07/2016

PTOL-413A

11/2015

SB/439

11/2018

AIA/440

08/2024

SB/469

01/2012

SB/2048A

PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY - Forms to request participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (regardless of application filing date) may be accessed here.

IMPORTANT NOTICES AND REMINDERS REGARDING USE OF PATENT FORMS

The Office provides forms to the public to use in certain situations to assist in the filing of correspondence for a certain purpose and to meet certain requirements for patent applications and proceedings. Use of the forms for purposes for which they were not designed is prohibited.

No changes to certification statements on the Office forms (e.g., oath or declaration forms, terminal disclaimer forms, petition forms, and nonpublication request form) may be made.

The existing text of a form, other than a certification statement, may be modified, deleted, or added to, if all text identifying the form as an Office form is removed.

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See 37 CFR 1.4(d)(3).

To apply for a patent under 35 U.S.C. 111, transfer the ownership of a patent, or request other actions related to patents, certain information specified in the Patent Laws (Title 35, United States Code) and Rules (Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations) must be submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO provides patent forms to the public to use in certain situations, but, in almost all situations the USPTO does not require use of a form, or even provide a form, to submit the information required. The patent forms provided below were designed as a guide to assist patent applicants and patentees in making certain limited submissions to the USPTO. Use of the patent forms for purposes they were not designed for is not advised. The Patent Laws and Rules should be your primary guide to what information must be submitted and how it must be submitted. Any submission that meets all requirements of the Patent Laws, Rules, and Orders and Notices of the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, will be accepted, whether or not it is similar to any of the patent forms provided below. A submission may not be accepted, even if it is identical to a patent form provided below, if in a specified case, it does not meet all the requirements of Patent Laws, Rules, and Orders and Notices. See current fee amounts. A surcharge will be due if the basic filing fee is not paid on filing. Other consequences may occur if the proper fees are not paid or if the required action is not taken.

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