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Self-Filing Information –
Disclosure Document
General
- Filed with the USPTO (United States Patent
and Trademark Office)
- USPTO is located in Alexandria, Virginia,
but . . .
- USPTO conducts business in writing
- No reason to go there - no advantage in
personal appearances
USPTO filing fee:
- $10 fee
- Checks and money orders accepted by USPTO
Which forms:
- Disclosure Document Deposit Request is
required
- No other forms are needed
- (Must include your disclosure)
Finding on-line forms:
- Suggestion - read this description first
and/or bookmark this page
- USPTO on-line forms require Adobe Reader
- Adobe Reader can be downloaded from USPTO
website
- The link below takes you to a page on the
USPTO website
- Select "Patent" on left side of page near
top under "Forms"
- Link takes you to a three-column list of
patent forms
- List – links for print-only forms in left
column
- List – descriptions of forms in right
column
- Select PTO/SB/95 "Disclosure Document
Deposit Request"
- Link to USPTO form-list entry –
www.uspto.gov/web/forms/index.html
Disclosure Document Deposit Request form
- Provides the mailing address
- Requires mailing address – required for
USPTO acknowledgement
- Provides important information about
Disclosure Documents
USPTO Confirmation
- Confirmation mailed to address provided
- Provides filing date and disclosure
document number assigned
- Do not misplace the confirmation –
information will be needed if and when you file a patent application and
reference the Disclosure Document
FYI - USPTO mailing address
- Mail-Stop DD (use this line only for
Disclosure Document filings)
- Commissioner for Patents
- P.O. Box 1450
- Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
FYI – USPTO website
- The ultimate source of information on
patent applications
- Home page at www.uspto.gov
other topics -
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it or not,
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