Portal Applications

Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)

• Display issued or published patent application status.
• Access public application image file wrapper, including: patents, published application documents and applications to which a patented or published application claims domestic priority.
• Private PAIR for Registered customers provides secure access to your pending application documents.

Public PAIR >

Private PAIR >

• Search class/subclass combinations associated with each Group Art Unit for patent examination purposes.

GAU - Class/Subclass Search >

Patent Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)

• Electronic Patent Filing for Unregistered eFilers -- for basic initial filing of new patent applications

eFile (Unregistered) >

• Electronic Patent Filing for Registered eFilers -- for enhanced filing, follow-on processing, and saved submissions using assigned Customer Number and a Digital Certificate

eFile (Registered) >

• Electronic Filing System Contingency for Unregistered eFilers  -- for basic initial filing of new patent applications when the primary portal to EFS-Web has an unscheduled outage

eFile (Contingency) >

Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR)

• Displays the electronic file record for trademark applications and registrations.
• Retrieves status information and overall prosecution histories for pending applications and registered trademarks

TSDR >

Other eBusiness Applications

• Search for USPTO employees by name, telephone number or organization.

Employee Locator >

• Find more USPTO eBusiness applications.

USPTO Electronic Business Center >