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The USPTO has a Sequence Help Desk. The Sequence Help Desk assists with questions regarding compliance with 37 CFR 1.821-1.825 (sequence rules) or use of PatentIn or Checker software programs.

Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative: This is an effort underway at the USPTO to increase patent examination quality and efficiency through the development of an automated tool

At the end of June 2019, the International Bureau (IB) will be decommissioning fax services

All drawings submitted as part of an international application must comply with the PCT standard for drawings contained in PCT Rule 11.10 to 11.13. Further information on the formality

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In accordance with PCT Rule 19.1, an international application should be filed with the national Office of the Contracting State

Under PCT Article 21(2)(a), the publication of an international application normally takes place promptly after the expiration of 18 months from the priority date.

The USPTO indicates that the deadline for migration from an old PKI certificate to a USPTO.gov account is July 16.

The USPTO maintains a listing of withdrawn patent numbers from 1790 to current date. The USPTO notes that this listing consists of patent numbers that do not correspond to issued patents

In 2013, the USPTO moved to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, a jointly developed system with the European Patent Office (EPO).

To search for issued and published sequences, the USPTO maintains a website that provides sequence listings, tables, and other mega items for granted U.S.

The electronic priority document exchange (PDX) program avoids the fee associated with ordering certified priority document for each office of subsequent

If a request for prioritized examination (Track One) was dismissed, the USPTO will refund automatically the Track One Prioritized examination fee under 37 CFR 1.17(c)

Design applications requesting expedited examination and complying with the requirements of 37 CFR 1.155 are examined with priority

The expanded Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP), running from November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2020,

DOCX is part of the USPTO's eMod efforts to expand the filing formats used for filing patent applications.

Effective September 3, 2019, the limit on the number of prioritized examination requests (i.e., Track One requests)