eCommerce Modernization Patent Center Beta Release

Similar to current EFS receipt, we would like to see the Patent Center receipt options to save/email receipt AFTER payment of any associated fees, and would like to see confirmation of fees paid on the actual receipt Currently, you have to submit your documents, save/email receipt, then pay fees and save a separate receipt.

We are submitting a new application and we uploaded the USPTO ADS form into Patent Center. Out of all the documents you load for a new application the ADS is one of the most important documents to view before submitting, but you are not able to view it. You must download all documents to be able to see the ADS as it was loaded. This is a bit cumbersome. We have our paralegals load the documents to Patent Center and then... more »

Is there a possibility to add additional Tabs for example "Existing/Workbench/Manage" in training mode to facilitate testing of formal documents (POA/IDS/Missing Parts and other similar documents. This would provide beta testers more options to test and validate.

Thank you

Rashida Haji

When selecting the appropriate document description while filing, there doesn't seem to be a scroll bar to scroll through the menu list. I have to choose the wrong description and then edit it by typing in the name of the description I need. There should be a scroll bar so I can scroll through to the bottom of the list.

Allow sponsored support staff access to Corrected ADS feature

Patent Center is not associating the customer number to the application, making the application not viewable in PrivatePAIR. I filed a PCT application on Monday, May 4th. The attached filing Acknowledgement Receipt shows the Customer Number confirming that the number was correctly specified on the filed documents. The PCT Help Desk has confirmed that the Customer Number is listed on the documents, but the application... more »

Would like to be able to call up a new application from the application screen without having to return to the home screen. Would like to be able to enter two e-mail addresses when filing an application. Would like fee payment history to include maintenance fees. Profiles that autopopulate forms would be nice. For example, if I file hundreds of applications for the same client, it would be nice to have a profile for that... more »

I had a similar issue last week, but was able to move past it somehow. However, today, even though I am signed into my uspto.gov account, Patent Center keeps prompting me to sign in to use it as a registered user. But it never takes. I am signed in, but it still identifies me as a guest user.



I have tried three browsers and multiple attempts on each.

In EFS, we are able to hit a letter eg "O" and it will automatically go down to the first listed document that starts with an O. Currently you can only scroll down.

We typically will have a paralegal/staff member load a filing to Patent Center (PC) and then the working attorney and Supervising attorney will go in to PC and review the filing before submitting. It would be very helpful if:

1) when the filing is saved there is some sort of popup or easy to read notification that it's been saved and then go back to the Workbench or some sort of "closure" once it's been saved instead... more »