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The Future of Electronic Filing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office Presented by:

The Future of Electronic Filing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office Presented by: William Stryjewski eCommerce Division SIRA, USPTO June, 2005. Why eFiling?. Problem

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  1. The Future of Electronic Filing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office Presented by: William Stryjewski eCommerce Division SIRA, USPTO June, 2005

  2. Why eFiling? Problem • The continued growth in USPTO workload cannot be effectively managed in the current paper-based environment.  Solution • Implementation of an eGovernment strategy that includes electronic • receipt, • processing, • reporting, and • Publication 21st Century Strategic Plan FY2006 Goal: 10% of Patent Applications filed via EFS

  3. History of eFiling • EFS Pilot Program established in 1999 • ePave began receiving submissions in 1999 • Began receiving PASAT submissions in 2000 • EFS Production Release occurred in October 2000 • EFS gained two more submission types in 2001 • Supported ability to file eIDS’s in May 2002 • Annex F Compliant in January 2003 • Pilot 11/02 ePhoenix (aka Image File Wrapper or IFW) • IFW in Production in July 2003 • ePAVE interface updated May 2004 • PASAT replaced with EFS-ABX August 2004

  4. eFiling Today • USPTO Supplied Software, EFS-ABX & ePAVE allow Applicants to eFile: • New Utility Patent Applications • Provisional Patent Applications • Pre-Grant Publications • Electronic Assignments • Information Disclosure Statements • CRF Bio-Sequence Listings

  5. EFS-Web • Why Web? Why Now? • USPTO Software and File Format unfamiliar and difficult to work with • Low eFiling volume • e-Filing Forum Feedback • Make it Simple • Make it Safe • Make it Happen • Other Successful USPTO Web Initiatives • Align with USPTO Future Initiatives

  6. EFS-Web: Timeline • September 2004 – First e-Filing Forum • March 2005 – e-Filing Forum Returns to Discuss Scope, Focus, & Direction • May 25, 2005 – e-Filing Forum to new audience • July 21, 2005 – Docketing System Meeting (tentative) • Winter 2005 – Deploy Beta Version • Spring 2006 – Deploy Production Version

  7. Multiple PDF Creation Tools Multiple Authoring Tools Multiple Browsers & Operating Systems EFS-Web: e-Filer Experience • EFS-Web Will Provide Choices and Options to the e-Filer to Match Their Business Processes and Environments

  8. Specifications, Drawings, and Forms May be Created With a Variety of Commercially Purchased Products, as Well as With Freeware / Shareware Available on the Internet • Your Software, Your Format User defined format and content for PDF File Creation EFS-Web: e-Filer Authoring Experience

  9. Preliminary USPTO Standard: Licensed & Embedded Fonts PDF Version X.X and Higher Compatible No Password Encryption No Virus or Embedded Code No Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Sound, Movies, Executables Any PDF Authoring Tool That Can Conform to USPTO Defined PDF Standard USPTO PDF Standard EFS-Web: e-Filer PDF Creation Experience

  10. E-Filer Connects to Internet Using Their Existing Browser Simple Safe & Secure • Compatible With Multiple Web Browsers and Operating Systems • Internet Explorer, • Mozilla Firefox, Safari • Mac, Windows, UNINetscape, EFS Web Sign on EFS-Web: e-Filer Browser Experience

  11. Low Level Security = Simple SSL Connection High Level Security = USPTO Issued PKI Certificate Low Level Security for Initial Filings High Level Security for Initial Filings and Follow-on Papers EFS Web e-File EFS-Web: e-Filer Security Experience

  12. EFS-Web Will Provide an Intuitive and User Friendly Interface to Facilitate the e-Filing Experience Simple Steps Lead to Successful e-Filing Sign On Select Filing Type Enter Basic Bibliographic Data Attach PDF Files/Forms Pay Fees e-File Obtain e-Filing Acknowledgement Receipt Private PAIR EFS-Web: e-Filer Web Filing Experience

  13. New Submission with Low Level Sign-In

  14. Enter Application Information

  15. Attach and Review Documents

  16. Pay Fees Associate with New Filing

  17. Confirm and Submit

  18. Acknowledgement Receipt (New Application Filing)

  19. Follow-On Submission Using Digital Certificate

  20. Review Application Information and Attach Documents

  21. Pay Fees Associated with New Filing

  22. Confirm and Submit

  23. Save Submission

  24. Acknowledgement Receipt (Follow-On Submission)

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