By Christopher P. Singer --
In an e-Alert sent out on March 4, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provided a link to an updated "Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application" (Form PTO/SB/01) which can be accessed here. As we previously reported, the updated Declaration form provides a checkbox that automatically authorized the USPTO to release an unpublished priority document to the European Patent Office (EPO) or the Japan Patent Office (JPO). Applicants can still authorize the USPTO to release such applications using the Form PTO/SB/39.
In an effort to bring more people to e-filing via EFS-Web, the USPTO also announced the launch of a free Computer Based Training (CBT) program called "Getting Started with EFS-Web." The program is intended to provide an overview of EFS-Web functionalities, the benefits of using EFS-Web, digital certificates, and customer numbers. The training program runs for about 30 minutes and can be accessed here.
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