USPTO: Fillable PDF Patent Forms Update

In September 2004, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office added or updated the "fillable PDF" patent prosecution forms that are listed below.

According to the USPTO website, in order to save electronic copies of these forms, "you must purchase and install the full Adobe Acrobat 5 software application or an equivalent product that has form data saving and editing capability." If you do not have "Acrobat" (Adobe Systems, $299-$449), then check out "CutePDF" (Arco Software $49.95), "pdf-Form Server 2.6" (Universe Software GmbH $35), and "LiveCycle Reader Extensions" (Adobe Systems, $???). Conversely, the PDF forms can be converted to Word (.doc) format using software such as BCL Drake ($79, BCL Technologies). Please feel free to leave a comment if you used any of these, or other, products with the USPTO forms.

PTO/SB/01
Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application

PTO/SB/01A
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76).

PTO/SB/02
Declaration (Additional Inventors) and Supplemental
Priority Data Sheet

PTO/SB/05
Utility Patent Application Transmittal

PTO/SB/16
Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet

PTO/SB/18
Design Patent Application Transmittal

PTO/SB/21
Transmittal Form

PTO/SB/25
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double Patenting Rejection over a Pending Second Application

PTO/SB/26
Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection over a Prior Patent

PTO/SB/30
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal

PTO/SB/32
Request for Oral Hearing before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

PTO/SB/44 (same as PTO-1050)
Certificate of Correction

PTO/SB/45
Maintenance Fee Transmittal Form

PTO/SB/47
Fee Address Indication Form

PTO/SB/50
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal

PTO/SB/56
Reissue Application Fee Transmittal Form

PTO/SB/62
Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition (Period Specified)

PTO/SB/63
Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition (Period of Disclaimer to be Completed by Petitions Examiner)

PTO/SB/64
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally

PTO/SB/64a
Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing

PTO/SB/66
Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent

PTO/SB/81
Power of Attorney and Correspondence Address Indication Form

PTO/SB/82
Revocation of Power of Attorney with New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address

PTO/SB/83
Request for Withdrawal As Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address

PTO/SB/96
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(b)

PTO/SB/122
Change of Correspondence Address, Application

PTO/SB/123
Change of Correspondence Address, Patent

PTO/SB/124
Request for Customer Number Data Change

PTO/SB/125
Request for Customer Number

(PTO-1595)
Recordation Form Cover Sheet