USPTO Resources

Inventors & Entrepreneurs Assistance

• Inventors Assistance Center (IAC)
  
• Patents Ombudsman Program
  
• BusinessUSA
  
• Trademark Assistance Center
  
• Patent Pro Bono Program
  
• Pro Se Assistance Program
  
• Inventor and Entrepreneur Resources
  

Intellectual Property Awareness, Education & Information

• Provisional Application for Patent
  
• General Information Concerning Patents
  
• Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing Guide
  
• IP Awareness Assessment
  
• Scam Prevention
  

Learning and Resources

• Manual of PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE Ninth Edition (January 2018)
• USPTO Fee Schedule
  • Patent Application Filing Fees
  • Patent Search Fees
  • Patent Examination Fees
  • Patent Post-Allowance Fees
  • Patent Extension of Time Fees
  • Patent Maintenance Fees
  • Miscellaneous Patent Fees
  • Post Issuance Fees
  • Patent Trial and Appeal Fees
  • Patent Petition Fees
  • Patent Service Fees
  • Patent Enrollment Fees
• Patent Cooperation Treaty Fees
• PCT Fees - National Stage
• PCT Fees - International Stage
• PCT Fees to Foreign Offices
• Hague - International Design Application Fees
• Trademark Fees
• Trademark Processing Fees
• Trademark Madrid Protocol Fees
• Trademark International Application Fees
• Trademark Service Fees

Laws, Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Guidance and Training

• U.S. Patent Rules, Consolidated [PDF]
• U.S. Patent Laws, Consolidated [PDF]
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Patent Procedures & related guides
• Patent-Related Notices
• America Invents Act
• Patents Examination
• Inter Partes Reexamination Threshold Transition
• Tax Strategies deemed within the Prior Art
• Best Mode
• Human Organism Prohibition
• Prioritized Examination
• Inventor’s Oath/Declaration
• Preissuance Submissions
• Citation of a Patent Owner Claim Scope Statement
• Supplemental Examinination
• First-Inventor-to-File
• Repeal of Statutory Invention Registration
• OED Statute of Limitations
• Examination Guidance and Training Materials

Patent Business Methods

• Technology Center 3600’s Business Method Web Site
• 103 Rejection Examples for Business Method Inventions