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Today’s Presenter William Stryjewski Program Manager, E-Commerce United States Patent & Trademark Office United States Patent and Trademark Office

Some Housekeeping Items • Today’s seminar is scheduled to last for 1 hour • Questions can be submitted to presenters via the E-mail button at any time • Similar questions will be aggregated together • Today’s seminar is being recorded and will be available for replay within 1 hour of the conclusion of the broadcast: – http: //webex. client. ninesystems. com/uspto United States Patent and Trademark Office

Agenda • Review how PAIR fits with USPTO’s overall Patent Application Architecture • Show new look & feel • Show new functionality • Sneak-peek of new electronic filing tool United States Patent and Trademark Office

USPTO’s Patent Application Architecture Image File Wrapper (IFW) Patent Application Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Application Locating & Monitoring (PALM) Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR)

USPTO’s Patent Application Architecture Image File Wrapper (IFW) Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Application Locating & Monitoring (PALM) Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR)

Introducing EFS-Web USPTO’s new web-based patent application and document submission solution United States Patent and Trademark Office

What EFS-Web Does • Rapid online submission of PDF files of patent applications and documents • Verifies and validates files before submission • Online payment of patent application and document filing fees • Provides a valid filing receipt that is the equivalent of an Express Mail receipt United States Patent and Trademark Office Available March 17

Important New Features – Available TODAY Web-Based Digital Certificate Security New Look & Feel United States Patent and Trademark Office First Action Prediction 6. 0 Supplemental Content

Private PAIR Benefits • Eases Access to important information about patents, patent applications and follow-on documents • Simplifies Security by eliminating need to download software • Provides Access to Supplemental Content by downloading text files for bio-sequence listings, text tables and other information United States Patent and Trademark Office

Private PAIR Benefits • Predicts First Action on your application to give you insight into application status and prosecution history • Simplifies Use by providing a common interface for key elements • Integrates seamlessly with current & future patent applications United States Patent and Trademark Office

New Look & Feel New Portal Design with tabs for critical functions & easy-to-use layout United States Patent and Trademark Office

Security • Replacement of Entrust Direct client software with web-based Entrust True. Pass system • Allows direct log-in to Private PAIR and eliminates need to download or install USPTO Direct – No change in certificate required – Existing. epf file and password are all that’s required to log-on United States Patent and Trademark Office Downloads

Supplemental Content • Review all supplemental content – Biosequence listings – Search results of biosequence listings – Computer program listings – Text tables United States Patent and Trademark Office New!

First Action Prediction • Provides prediction of time to first action based on USPTO resources • Generates a status letter based on prediction United States Patent and Trademark Office

How To Access Private PAIR United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Image File Wrapper (IFW) Click on the Status & IFW on the left-hand navigation bar United States Patent and Trademark Office

Public PAIR Search Screen You have reached the Public PAIR access site Click on the Patent Application Information (PAIR) link United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR Click on the Private PAIR Link United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR Click “Enter Private PAIR” to reach the secure Private PAIR portal United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR Browse for Digital Certificate User Authentication Screen (Page may be bookmarked) Enter Password United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR – Alternate Method Click on the Status & IFW on the left-hand navigation bar United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR – Alternate Method 1) Click on the Portal Home link from http: //portal. uspto. gov/external/portal/pair United States Patent and Trademark Office

Accessing Private PAIR – Alternate Method Or choose Private PAIR from the portal home page by clicking on it United States Patent and Trademark Office

Search Function Easy to use Radio buttons United States Patent and Trademark Office

Search Function Easy to use Radio buttons Search by Application Identifiers or Customer Number United States Patent and Trademark Office

Customer Search Results Shows Number of Records by Customer Number United States Patent and Trademark Office

Customer Number Details Shows Correspondence Address & Associated Individuals United States Patent and Trademark Office

Customer Number Change Request Provides administrative screen to change Customer Number Address and Manage practitioner numbers United States Patent and Trademark Office

Outgoing Correspondence Notification Identifies key information about outgoing correspondence for past 90 days Patent Number Application Number United States Patent and Trademark Office Attorney Docket Number Mailing Date & Document Description

Application Search Results Provides Key Bibliographic Data Application Number, Filing or 371 (c) date, Application Type, Examiner Name, Art Unit, Confirmation Number Attorney Docket Number, Class & First Named Inventor United States Patent and Trademark Office

Application Search Results Provides Key Bibliographic Data Customer Number, Status Date, Location Date, Earliest Publication Number & Date, Patent Number and Issue Date United States Patent and Trademark Office

File Transaction History Provides Important Transaction History Information and Dates United States Patent and Trademark Office

Assignments Search Results Identifies Detailed Assignment Information United States Patent and Trademark Office

Assignments Search Results Identifies Detailed Assignment Information United States Patent and Trademark Office Private PAIR is only source of verification of patent assignment for pending applications

Attorney/Agent List and Customer Correspondence Address *NEW* Customer Number associated with this application United States Patent and Trademark Office

Continuity Search Results Identifies Key Parent/Child Relationships United States Patent and Trademark Office

Foreign Priority Search Results Identifies Country, Priority and Priority Date United States Patent and Trademark Office

First Action Prediction Provides Print Function United States Patent and Trademark Office Identifies Application Status & Number of months to First Action

First Action Prediction United States Patent and Trademark Office

Image File Wrapper Results Copies of documents available through hyperlinks United States Patent and Trademark Office

Fees Search Results Links to USPTO Office of Finance for Patent Maintenance Fee data United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Term Adjustment & Extension Search Results Patent Term Adjustment & History Patent Term Extension & History United States Patent and Trademark Office

Published Documents Search United States Patent and Trademark Office

Published Documents Search For images of the patent or publication, click here United States Patent and Trademark Office

Publication Dates Search Lists publication information and publication date associated with the application United States Patent and Trademark Office

Online Ordering of Certified Copies Clicking on “Order” link opens shopping cart and automatically adds application order to cart United States Patent and Trademark Office

Online Ordering of Certified Copies Documents can be ordered “As Filed”… …Or as “File Wrapper”. . Clicking “Close Window” returns you to PAIR United States Patent and Trademark Office Online Purchase Debited from Deposit account

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Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) Electronic Filing System Provide Customer Number Provide PKI Certificate Support Provide User Support Patent Application Information Retrieval Registration Information Troubleshoot User Problems Handle Questions Related to Data PKI Certificates Answer Business Aspects of Customer Number Business Rules Issuing New Customer Numbers Application and Maintenance Info. Questions Certificate Action Form Information Initial Review of Certificate Action Forms Troubleshoot End-User Problems The Patent EBC is available 18 hours daily (M–F): • Toll Free: (866) 217 -9197 • Internet address: http: //www. uspto. gov/ebc/index. html E-mail. Office address: ebc@uspto. gov United States Patent and • Trademark

Important New Features – Available TODAY Web-Based Digital Certificate Security First Action Prediction New Look & Feel Supplemental Content United States Patent and Trademark Office

Private PAIR Benefits • Eases Access to important information about patents, patent applications and follow-on documents • Simplifies Security by eliminating need to download software • Provides Access to Supplemental Content by downloading text files for bio-sequence listings, text tables and other information United States Patent and Trademark Office

Private PAIR Benefits • Predicts First Action on your application to give you insight into application status and prosecution history • Simplifies Use by providing a common interface for key elements • Integrates seamlessly with current & future patent applications United States Patent and Trademark Office

EFS-Web Integrates Seamlessly with Private PAIR • Rapid online submission of PDF files of patent applications and documents • Verifies and validates files before submission • Online payment of patent application and document filing fees • Provides a valid filing receipt that is the equivalent of an Express Mail receipt United States Patent and Trademark Office Available March 17

Questions ? United States Patent and Trademark Office

Contact Information • Toll Free: (866) 217 -9197 • Internet address: http: //www. uspto. gov/ebc/index. html • E-mail address: ebc@uspto. gov • Recorded version of this webcast: http: //webex. client. ninesystems. com/uspto United States Patent and Trademark Office