File Your Patents Electronically

On Friday, March 17, 2006 the PTO launched its new electronic patent filing system.  The new system operates using PDF files and is expected to be the avenue-of-choice from now on. Benefits of filing electronically include:

• Instant filing receipt to ensure your filing date;
• Applications immediately viewable in Private PAIR;
• Submission is validated for completeness;
• No scanning errors;
• Less wasted paper;
• No express mail fees.

Links:

• PTO’s electronic filing system.
• The PTO’s web conference is available here: http://webex.client.ninesystems.com/efsweb/

Comments

[Anonymous]

Check out

http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/tutorials.htm

for a web-based tutorial in case you don't want to sit through the tele-seminar.

[Scott]

The link to the PTO's efile system is bad. Delete the "http://" at the beginning and you should be fine.

DDC: Fixed