What types of patent applications and documents can be filed via EFS-Web?
The following types of patent applications and documents can be filed via EFS-Web:
- Provisional patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(b)
- Nonprovisional utility patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(a)
- Nonprovisional design patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(a)
- International applications filed under the PCT in the United States Receiving Office
- National stage submissions under 35 U.S.C. 371
- International design applications filed under the Hague Agreement
- Requests for ex parte reexamination for utility or design patents
- Requests for supplemental examination for utility, design, or plant patents
- Third-party preissuance submissions under 35 U.S.C. 122(e)
- Citation of prior art and written statements in patent files under 37 CFR 1.501
Follow-on documents can also be filed via EFS-Web for existing applications by registered users.
Topics:
MPEP 500 - Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers,
MPEP 502 - Depositing Correspondence,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure