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United States Patent and Trademark Office Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
The USPTO EFS-Web 1.1 WebcastThe USPTO EFS-Web 1.1 WebcastWill Begin ShortlyWill Begin Shortly
.
The audio portion of this event will be streamed across the Internet and available through the
speakers on your computer.
In order to hear the accompanying audio, you will need a soundcard in your computer and your speakers enabled and powered on.
United States Patent and Trademark Office Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
Don Levin Program Manager – e-Commerce Initiatives
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Today’s PresentersToday’s Presenters
Tony Uranga EFS-Web Outreach Team
United States Patent & Trademark Office
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Some Housekeeping ItemsSome 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:– http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
United States Patent and Trademark Office Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
Additional Training OpportunitiesAdditional 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
Please Register for training events at: https://websurveyor.webex.com
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AgendaAgenda
• 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EFS-Web 1.1 Overview – 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
Before We Start: A Big Thank You To EFS-Web Users
USPTO would like to extend its thanks to the IP communityfor its support for electronic filing
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What You Should Know About EFS-Web 1.1
What You Should Know About EFS-Web 1.1
• 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
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Patent E-Commerce TodayPatent E-Commerce Today
Private/Public PAIR systems are mature systems supporting the
IP Community
Pilot Testing of Outgoing Electronic Correspondence
begins Winter 2006
PCT International ApplicationsAvailable for view Winter 2006
Publicly available on March 16, 2006
Created and developed with in-depth user feedback
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EFS-Web GoalsEFS-Web Goals
42,000 (10%) FY06 Goal for EFS-Web Applications
59,000 (14%) Actual EFS-Web Applications Received
410,000 Patent Applications
Goal In FY06
205,000 (50%) FY07 Goal for EFS-Web Applications
FY08 Goal for EFS-Web Applications308,000 (75%)
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What Filers Are Saying What Filers Are Saying
Nearly 91% of respondents felt that USPTO is responsive or extremely responsive to patent filers in creating EFS-Web.
EFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyEFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyUSPTO Responsiveness to Patent FilersUSPTO Responsiveness to Patent Filers
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Seventy-four percent of respondents indicate they are confident or very confident in EFS-Web.
What Filers Are SayingWhat Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyEFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyCustomer Confidence in EFS-WebCustomer Confidence in EFS-Web
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Eighty-five percent of respondents indicate they are very or somewhat satisfied with the time involved in filing.
What Filers Are SayingWhat Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyEFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyTime Involved using EFS-WebTime Involved using EFS-Web
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Ninety-one percent of respondents indicate they are very or somewhat satisfied with ease of filing.
What Filers Are SayingWhat Filers Are Saying
EFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyEFS-Web Satisfaction SurveyEase of Filing using EFS-WebEase of Filing using EFS-Web
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Filing PoliciesFiling Policies
57% of respondents have no overall policy or allowed for individual discretion for in-house counsel use EFS-Web.
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Why use Patent eCommerce –What Others Are Saying
Why use Patent eCommerce –What Others Are Saying
“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.”
July 2006 Edition“Electronic Filing Top 10 Wish List”
Allen E. Hoover, Banner & Witcoff (Chicago)
Intellectual Property &Technology Law Journal
“Electronic Patent Filing: the USPTO finally gets it right”
May2006 EditionRoy Rosser
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Achieving the GoalAchieving the Goal
Legal Changes
BusinessChanges
TechnicalChanges
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• 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 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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allow for charges to deposit account on one screen)• Integration with document management systems• Integration with assignments• Dual Customer Number• Corporate PKI or Administration PKI• Merging of PAIR and EFS-Web functionality to
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EFS-Web 1.1 SummaryEFS-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 InformationImportant 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 Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
Additional Training OpportunitiesAdditional 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
Please Register for training events at: https://websurveyor.webex.com
United States Patent and Trademark Office Webcast Replay: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb101206
What Cannot be Filed Using EFS-Web 1.1?
What Cannot be Filed Using EFS-Web 1.1?
• 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 InformationImportant 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 OpportunitiesAdditional 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
Please Register for training events at: https://websurveyor.webex.com