WelcometoEFS-WebIndexingTraining.ppt

Welcome to EFS-Web Indexing Training Today’s Training Agenda Important Metrics About 10% of all submissions received contain errors Approximately 40% of those errors involve using the wrong document description 25% of the errors involve separating distinct documents Improper use of a Transmittal Letter and Miscellaneous Incoming Letter document descriptions are the most common errors EFS-Web Overview Overview Information What Can Be Filed? New Applications Provisional, Utility, Utility Reissue, 371 National Stage, Design Reissue and Design with Color Drawings. International applications for filing in the U.S. Receiving Office Proceedings Reexamination Existing Applications Follow-on correspondence Accelerated Examination Pre-Grant publications under 37 CFR 1.211 – 1.221 Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fees in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(c)) Request for Continued Examination (RCE) OverviewWhat Can Be Filed? Document Description List An e-Filer can select from document descriptions that are applicable to their particular submission  Numerous Fees Most fees contained in the complete Patent Fee Schedule may be paid via EFS-Web What Cannot be Filed Using EFS-Web 1.1.4? Credit Card Authorization Form - PTO-2038 Assignments Maintenance Fees New Plant Applications or Color Plant Drawings Documents related to Registration Practice Disciplinary Proceedings Certified Copies (Ribbon Copies) Secrecy Order Applications and/or Documents Contested Cases at the Board of Appeals and Interferences Third party papers under 37 CFR 1.99 Protests under 37 CFR 1.291 Public use hearing papers under 37 CFR 1.292 EFS-Web Indexing Indexing of EFS-Web Submission Indexing of EFS-Web Submission Why index? Allows for quicker and more accurate downstream processing of your submission – Documents are instantly routed to the Image File Wrapper – Incorrectly indexed documents may result in a delay in the documents being properly routed to approp