FAQs Patent Questions

Question:How many weeks of the Electronic Official Gazette - Patents will be available on the USPTO web site?

Answer:
Current plans are to maintain one year on the web site. To locate patents announced in earlier OGs, search the USPTO Patent Full Text Database by patentee name, keyword, current classification, or patent number.

Question:How do I search for a particular type of patent, e.g., a design patent?

Answer:
To search for a particular type of patent, go to any one of the three search pages (Quick, Advanced, Number) and, in the appropriate patent number field (Patent Number, PN/, Query), enter the patent number including the appropriate prefix: 'D' for design patents, 'PP' for plant patents, 'R' for reissue patents, 'T' for defensive publications, 'H' for SIRs, 'X' for X patents, or 'AI' for Additional Improvements

Question:Is there a specific format in which patent information needs to be submitted to the FDA agency?

Answer:
As of August 18, 2003, patent information is required to be submitted on FDA form 3542a or FDA form 3542 depending on the approval status of the application. Form FDA 3542 is the only form that will be used for Orange Book publication.

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