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.

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 »

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

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 »

It appears that a pdf of the assignment may be available for viewing under the "Assignments" side tab (see attached screen snip), however, when I click on the pdf icon to view the document, an error message pops up (see attached screen snip). Is this an individual occurrence or others having this same issue?

Thank you.

When downloading a file wrapper from Patent Center, the bookmarks are not descriptive. It would be very helpful to have the same descriptive bookmarks that are in the IFW when you download from PAIR.

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 »

Is it possible to add inventor name to search field on Patent Center Workbench?

In the Correspondence to be downloaded section there is a print function button to print out the list of correspondence. This button does not work. I reported it to the PTO about two weeks ago and was given a case number. The PTO member that I spoke to confirmed that the button did not function. I have been told by tech people that this is not high end technology and should be an easy fix. To date, the print button does... more »