Attachment 06 - Exports to the Contractor, Reports and Deliverables Table Including Sample Reports.xlsx
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This is a solicitation for a patent data and document management contract to be awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The contractor will perform front-end processing including indexing and scanning paper documents and quality review of electronically filed documents to form official electronic patent application files. Additional requirements include pre-grant publication composition and conversion of pending applications, post-allowance processing and composition of allowed applications for issuance including quality control and correspondence processing, and post-issuance processing including certificate of correction composition. The contractor will provide deliverables on schedules defined in terms of prior workdays before weekly publication or issue dates. This is a requirements-based solicitation that outlines the products and services needed but does not include pricing, response dates or other solicitation details.
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All Reports & Deliverables
| Requirement Phase | Report Name | Sent From | Content Description / Purpose / Need | Frequency | File Format | File Name | Received By | ||
| FEP | DAV-EFSWeb Loaded Report | USPTO | Report from the USPTO showing EFS Web-filed documents received the previous day which includes all Web-based submissions delivered to the official electronic file wrapper on the previous day. This report will contain application serial number(s), document date(s), document code(s), page count(s), and package identification number(s). | USPTO - EFS | Daily | Email with Excel spreadsheet | EFSWEBLoadRpt_mmddyyyy.xls | Contractor | |
| FEP | SCORE Import -- FEP Loaded | USPTO | Email from the USPTO showing PDFs provided by FEP that have been loaded to SCORE | USPTO - SCORE | Daily | Email Notification | N/A | Contractor | |
| FEP | FEP - Weekly Soft Scan Corrections | Contractor | Report showing inquiries to Scanning Customer Support for documents that have been soft scanned, and corrections made. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CST_Weekly_Softscan_Corrections_yyyyww_mmmdd_mmmdd.xlsx | USPTO | |
| FEP | EFSW SCORE Breakdown Report | Contractor | Report showing breakdown of SCORE sheets versus actual print and scan for EFS Web. | CONT - FEP | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEPProdMonthlyReport | USPTO | |
| FEP | FEP REPORT - CST Activity Report | Contractor | Rolling 12 month CST production data grouped by IFW document-source and problem type. | CONT - FEP | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CST Activity Report 1.xlsx | USPTO | |
| FEP | CST Production Report | Contractor | Report showing production details for the previous month's Customer Support Team activity. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CSTProductionReport_XXXXXXXXX .xlsx | USPTO | ||
| FEP | IFW Breakdown | Contractor | Report showing the breakdown of daily opened, closed and pending CST activities for the previous month. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | IFWBreakdownReport_XXXXXXXX .xlsx | USPTO | ||
| FEP | FEP Weekly Production Reports | Contractor | Reports showing production details: number of documents and applications processed in FEP for the previous week. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEP_Weekly_YYYYWW_MMDD_MMDD.xls | USPTO | |
| FEP | FEP Monthly Production Reports | Contractor | Reports showing production details: number of documents and applications processed in FEP for the previous Month. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEP_Monthly_YYYYMM.xls | USPTO | ||
| FEP | Scanning Discrepancy Request | Contractor | Spreadsheet from USPTO, Formalities Review process, listing documents that require correction. | Other CONT | Daily, or as needed | Email with Excel spreadsheet | ####-###DiscrepancyPending_mmddyy | USPTO | |
| FEP | Scanning Discrepancy Request - Response | Contractor | Confirmation email from CST that items on Discrepancy Request have been completed. | CONT - FEP | Daily, or as needed | Email with Excel spreadsheet | ####-###DiscrepancyPending_mmddyy | USPTO | |
| FEP | EFS Report | Contractor | Email from contractor confirming completion of EFS Web QC load reports. | CONT - FEP | Daily, or as completed | Email Notification | N/A | USPTO | |
| FEP | EFS Print Report | Contractor | Spreadsheet showing the EFS Web-filed documents that require printing and scanning. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | mm-dd-yy to mm-dd-yy.xls | USPTO | |
| FEP | Document Code Listing | ||||||||
| PG Pub | PgPub_EFS | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing EFS Images of patent application data to be published (.pdf, xml, xls) as needed, for special publications (redacted publications, amended publications, voluntary publications, and republications) submitted electronically for publication purposes only. This includes, original PDF submissions from the applicant; Bibliographic data from the electronic filing system; Limited supplemental bibliographic data (includes classification information, prior publication data and designated drawing). | ||||||
| USPTO | Weekly, as needed | Tar | efs_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd_reg.tar | Contractor | |||||
| PG Pub | PgPub_Palm | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing file Bibliographic (bib) and supplemental (supp) data (xml) for PG Pub. | ||||||
| Data is used by the contractor to populate inventor, patent application title, filing date and other header data that is applied to the Red Book and Yellow Book deliverables. | USPTO | Weekly | Tar | PALM_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd_REG.tar | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | PgPub_Pass | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing images from the application file wrapper (########.tif), contents.xml. | ||||||
| Contract uses these images for the data captue (OCR) of the application text. | USPTO | Weekly | Tar | PASS_PGPUB_###_yyyymmdd.tar | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | STIC_PgPub | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing Sequence Listing (US########.raw files), Contractor (mm_dd_yy).xls, allow-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of small files], allow-600k-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of jumbo files]. |
Sequence Listing data in Computer Readable Form (CRF) is stored in the Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC-EIC). STIC provides the Automated Biotechnology Sequence Search (ABSS) system which creates electronic files containing the CRF of sequences that contain a CRF sequence listing.
If nucleotide/amino acid sequences are disclosed in a patent application, the description must contain a sequence listing.The sequence rules require the use of standard symbols and a standard format for sequence data and submission of the data in computer readable form. The sequence listing must be in ASCII text (CRF-Computer Readable Format).
| USPTO | Weekly | Zip | stic_pgpub_ppd_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | STIC_OD (PgPub) | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing Sequence Listing (US########.raw files), Contractor (mm_dd_yy).xls, allow-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of small files], allow-600k-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of jumbo files]. | USPTO | Weekly | Zip | stic_pgpub_ppd_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor |
| PG Pub | SCORE: PPD Export for yyyymmdd | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing SCORE content. |
The SCORE system is used to store large files that cannot be loaded into the official electronic file wrapper in their original format. Examples are color drawings, design drawings (higher resolution), mega (large tables, etc.
Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (SCORE) <http://score.uspto.gov/ScoreAccessWeb/> - SCORE allows applicants to submit "native" or "source" files for complex data in more usable formats (including text documents in InChIT, MathML, and PDB formats), which will assist in clearer examination and streamlined publication. SCORE will store files that cannot be scanned into the official electronic file wrapper repository. These files contain sequence listings, tables, color/grey scale drawings, search results or biotechnology information that requires specific file types and has specific viewing requirements.
| USPTO | Weekly | Zip | SCORE_Export_PPD_yyyymmdd_#.zip | Contractor | |||||
| PG Pub | Artifact Folders | USPTO | Artifact folders from USPTO of applicant-filed CD/DVDs containing tables associated with the applications scheduled for publication, when applicable. | Weekly | |||||
| PG Pub | PALM Applications exported to RTIS: PPD dd-mm-yyyy | USPTO | Report from USPTO containing a list of all applications exported for a particular Projected Publication Date (PPD). | USPTO | Weekly | CSV | pgpub_report.csv | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | 371 Exports | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO showing the number of 371 applications designated for current and past PPDs, expressing the percentage of 371 applications to the total number of applications in the PPD. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | 371 Exports.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Future Pull List 371s | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO showing the number of 371 applications designated for past PPDs and for four (4) future weeks expressing the percentage of 371 applications to the total number of applications in the PPD. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Future Pull List 371s.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Withdrawals - General | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO that lists applications to be withdrawn from specific PPDs (The list includes applications identified by the Contractor that will miss the PPD and additional applications identified by the USPTO to be withdrawn, e.g., abandoned, patent grant, etc.) | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Book#.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Volume Projections | USPTO | USPTO provides the PPD volume projections for the next 11 weeks. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Volume Projections (2010 version).xls | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Extended Volume Projections | USPTO | USPTO provides on an as requested basis, a report that indicates specific PPD projected volumes by PPD date and export date for approximately the next 12 months. | USPTO | As requested | Email with Excel spreadsheet | PGPub Extended Volumes.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Summary on Time | USPTO | USPTO provides a report showing the percentage of applications that made their Projected Publication Date (PPD). | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Summary on-time.xls | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | A9 Authorization Report | USPTO | Weekly report sent by USPTO to the Contractor to authorize corrections to Pre-Grant Publications. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | A9 Authorization Report.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Pre-Build List Response | USPTO | Verification by the USPTO that the preliminary publication build lists the applications that are cleared to publish. USPTO notifies contractor of any withdrawals at this time. | USPTO | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | N/A | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Delivery Notification | Contractor | Contractor sends notification to the USPTO of the TAR files they have delivered for PG Pub Yellow Book, PG Pub Red Book and CPC. | CONT | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - File Delivery | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | Not Published through mm-dd-yy Report | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor showing all applications associated with specific PPDs that are pending publication. | CONT | Weekly | Email with Zipped Excel spreadsheet | NotPublished through mm-dd-yy.zip | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | Illegible Data Queries Resolved | Contractor | Daily email sent by the Contractor listing illegible data queries in applications that were resolved by Contractor. | CONT | Daily | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Illegible Data Queries Resolved mm_dd_yy.xls | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | MM/DD/YYYY Publication Tape Content List | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor with attached rtf document listing the applications associated with specific PPDs that are pending publication. | Weekly | PATTBL.rtf | USPTO | |||
| PG Pub | Pre-Build List | Contractor | Weekly preliminary publication build for USPTO verification that lists the application number, assigned publication number and projected publication date. | CONT | Weekly | TXT | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Pre-Build List | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Yellow Book (Image Files) | Contractor | Yellow Book Image deliverable. | CONT | Weekly | .tar file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | app_yb2_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| PG Pub | PG Pub Red Book (Text Files) | Contractor | Red Book deliverable. | CONT | Weekly | .tar file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | app_rbice_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| PG Pub | PG Pub Missing Sequence Listings | Contractor | Every other week a report by Contractor that identifies applications that have missing or incomplete sequence information that require resolution by the USPTO. | CONT | Every other Week | Email with Excel spreadsheet | PreGrant Missing Sequence ListingMM_DD_YY.xls | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Sequence and Table Data Contents List | Contractor | Contractor sends USPTO a list applications that contain Lengthy Sequences and Lengthy Tables that will be delivered for the current PPD delivery. | CONT | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Lengthy Sequence Listings & Lengthy Tables - Pre-Grant | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Final Build Update List | Contractor | Final publication build showing serial number, publication number, publication date and withdrawal status indicator. | CONT | Weekly | Email with Text File attachment | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Build List | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Yellow Book Media Contents List | ||||||||
| MM/DD/YYYY Publication Tape Content List | Contractor | List of publication numbers, kind codes, and number of pages for each application in the current PPD. | CONT | Weekly | Email with .rtf file attachment | Email titled "mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Media Contents List" |
MM/DD/YYYY Publication Tape Content List"
| PATTBL.rtf | USPTO | ||||||||
| PG Pub | Publication Withdrawn Patent Application | Contractor | Contractor sends the withdrawals on PWD 8. This email confirms the applications withdrawn from the PPD after the initial build was created. | CONT | Weekly | Email Notification | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Withdrawn Patent Applications | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Extract for Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) | Contractor | Weekly list of CPC data applied to each PG Pub during PG Pub build. | CONT | Weekly | .tar file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | CPC_app_yyyymmdd.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| PG Pub | Patent Application Alert Service (PAAS) Monthly Statistical Usage Report | Contractor | Monthly User Metrics including, Count of Subscribers and New Queries Created, as well as Query Metrics including, Number of Emails Sent, Queries Matched by Publication Date, and Matches Against Queries. | CONT | Monthly | PAAS MONTH YYYY Summary | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | SCORE_Export_IDC | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer of SCORE content (.pdf, tif, txt, raw) for applications that have been exported for IDC. | Daily | Zip | SCORE_EXPORT_IDC_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | SCORE_Export_FDC | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer of SCORE content (.pdf, tif, txt, raw) for applications that have been exported for FDC. | Daily | Zip | SCORE_EXPORT_FDC_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Pre Exam Monthly Open Cycle Report - Month YYYY | USPTO | Email sent from USPTO listing applications, user names and other information where a Pre-Exam transaction was not previously completed by the Contractor and remains "open". | ||||||
| The user responds by completing the transaction necessary to close the open cycle in Pre-Exam. | As needed | Email with Spreadsheet | Email titled "Pre Exam Monthly Open Cycle Report - Month YYYY" | ||||||
| Report titled "Open Cycle Report-Month YYYY.xls" | Contractor | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | Grant Initial | USPTO | Export from USPTO containing images from the application file wrapper for initial data capture - File Images (########.tif), contents.xml. | Daily | Tar | PASS_Grant_I_#####_yyyymmdd.tar | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Reexams forwarded to PUBS for Certificate | USPTO | As needed email sent from USPTO notifying Contractor of new Reexam applications ready for data capture to produce the Reexam Certificate. | as needed | Email listing application numbers | Reexams forwarded to PUBS for certificate | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Grants_Allow | USPTO | Export to the Contractor of Sequence Listing data for allowed applications for incorporation into patent grants. | Weekly | Zip/ .raw | Grants_Allow_mmddyy.zip | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Grants_OnDemand | USPTO | Export of Sequence Listing (on demand special requests). | as needed | Zip/ .raw | Grant_OnDemand_mmddyy.zip | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Artifact Folders | USPTO | Artifact folders from USPTO of applicant-filed CD/DVDs containing tables associated with the applications in allowed status, when applicable. | Weekly | Contractor | ||||
| Post Allowance | Post Allowance Applications With Artifacts | USPTO | A weekly list made available to the Contractor by the USPTO that contains a report listing all artifact folders, their status and locations. | Weekly | A listing available to PTONET connected users | SIRA5513_PR1.xls | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | AERQ/Expedite applications list | USPTO | A daily list made available to the Contractor by the USPTO of applications that require expedited processing. | Daily | A listing available to PTONET connected users | AERQ_YYMMDD.xls | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Files in IDC and FDC DD-Month-YYYY | USPTO | Weekly email from the USPTO to the Contractor listing allowed applications used by the contractor to validate inventory and to prioritize work. | Weekly | Email with zip file | Email entitled |
Files in IDC and FDC File Name Grant_Status_YYMMDD.txt
| (received as .txt, however, the extension needs to be changed to .zip) | Contractor | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | DAV-PUBSDataLoad | ||||||||
| USPTO | Export of a daily report sent via secure transfer by USPTO listing all allowed application numbers for which new papers were loaded into IFW the previous day. | Daily | Zip file | ||||||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | DAV-PUBSDataLoad_mmddyyyy-mmddyyyy.zip | Contractor | |||||||
| Post Allowance | EIDC with Open LR Report DD-month-YYYY | USPTO | Weekly email from USPTO listing files with L&R flags to prevent issuance. | Weekly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | eidc_w_open_lr_yyyymmdd.xls | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Pubs - PILS Report | USPTO | Daily email provided by the USPTO listing applications that are issue fee paid and are potentially ready for patent number assignment. | Daily | A listing available to PTONET connected users | Email titled |
Pubs - PILS Report Report Name
| PILS_yyyymmdd.xls | Contractor | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Post Allow Grp | USPTO | Twice weekly list made available to the Contractor by the USPTO that lists application serial numbers that have been flagged to temporarily prevent issuance. | Twice weekly | A listing available to PTONET connected users | PostAllowGrp_yymmdd.xls | Contractor | |
| Post Allowance | Grant Final | USPTO | Export from USPTO containing images from the application file wrapper for final data capture - File Images (########.tif), contents.xml. | Daily | Tar | PASS_Grant_F_#####_yyyymmdd.tar | Contractor | |
| Post Allowance | CPC Scheme Schema | USPTO | Upon revision transfer on the EAI Hub from USPTO that contains updates to Classification Data to be used by the Contractor. | Upon Revision | Zip file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | CPC-scheme-v#_#.xsd | Contractor | ||||||
| Post Allowance | CPC-to-IPC Concordance | USPTO | Quarterly transfer on the EAI Hub from USPTO that contains patent classification files listing CPC classification codes cross referenced to IPC classification codes. | Quarterly |
-and-
| As Needed | Zip file |
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | File Folder Name: |
Month_YYYY
| File Name: CPCIPCConcordanceYYYYMM.zip | Contractor | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | RTIS File ##YYYYMMDD.txt | USPTO | Weekly email from Contractor listing application numbers and their associated patent number for the weekly issue build. | ||||||
| The ## in the File Name represents the issue number with 01 representing the first issue in the calendar year. | Weekly | TXT | ##YYYYMMDD.txt | Contractor | |||||
| Post Allowance | PTA/PTE Report Issue Date MM/DD/YYYY | USPTO | Weekly email from USPTO listing application numbers and their associated patent numbers and the number of days of Patent Term Adjustment or Patent Term Extension (PTA/PTE) to be captured for the patent grant. | ||||||
| The ## in the File Name represents the issue number with 01 representing the first issue in the calendar year. | Weekly | Email with Text File (Notepad) | EXPO1007-PR4_ISS_##YYYYMMDD.txt | Contractor | |||||
| Post Allowance | Withdrawals for the MM/DD/YYYY issue | USPTO | Weekly email from the USPTO sent on Thursdays listing patent numbers, their associated application numbers, assigned issue date, withdrawn from the next issue date. | Weekly | Email with spreadsheet | Withdrawals for the MMDDYY issue.xls | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Late Withdrawals for the MM/DD/YYYY issue | USPTO | Weekly email from the USPTO that is sent on issue day listing the patent numbers, their associated application numbers withdrawn from the current day's issue. This is an update to the "Withdrawals for the MM/DD/YYYY issue" list sent on the previous Thursday. | Weekly | Email with spreadsheet | Late Withdrawals for the MMDDYYYY issue.xls | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Withdrawals for the MM/DD/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY issue | ||||||||
| (NOTE: Only those issue dates that contain withdrawals are listed) | USPTO | Daily email from the USPTO listing patent numbers, their associated application numbers, and assigned issue date withdrawn from an upcoming issue date. | Daily | Email with spreadsheet | Withdrawals Processed on MMDDYY.xl | Contractor | |||
| Post Allowance | Withdrawals to Date | USPTO | Weekly email from the USPTO listing all withdrawn applications beginning with the first issue in FY 2013. | Weekly | Email with spreadsheet | Withdrawals to date .xlsx | Contractor | ||
| Post Allowance | Pubs - Reexams in Status 452 & 852 Report | USPTO | A daily list made available to the Contractor by the USPTO of Re-exam applications currently in process. | Daily | A listing available to PTONET connected users |
Report Name
| Pubs - Reexams in Status 452 & 852_yyyymmdd.xls | Contractor | |||
| Post Allowance | Weekly Reexam Reports | USPTO | Weekly report from USPTO to Contractor listing the Re-Exam applications currently in process. | |
| Contractor updates this report and provides status to USPTO. | Weekly | Excel | Email titled |
Weekly Reexam Reports Report Name
| Reexams MMDDYYYY.xlsx | Contractor | ||||||
| Post Allowance | Today's PGM Report MM/DD/YYYY | USPTO | Weekly email from the USPTO listing patent numbers and their associated application numbers and the status of the PGM (Patent Grant Mailed) contents entry creation. Two lists are provided: one with successful PGM and one where the PGM failed. | Weekly | Email with two spreadsheets | Email titled 'Todays PGM Report MM/DD/YYYY' |
PGM_EXCEPTION_REPORT_YYYYMMDDT#########.csv and
| PGM_REPORT_YYYYMMDDT#########.csv | USPTO | |||
| Post Allowance | RUSH Report | |||
| (Sent in same email as NTF Report) | Contractor | Weekly report from Contractor that provides the number of printer queries (RUSHs) sent to the Technology Centers for allowed applications in which there is information needed that cannot be resolved by the contractor. | ||
| Elements in the report include a summary page that provides Query type, number of Queries (RUSH's) sent to each TC, Total count by TC and type. Additional tabs provide detail of each query by application number and specific GAU, type, etc. | Weekly | Email Notification with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled NTF and RUSH reports week of MM/DD/YY | |
| RUSHReport_MMDDYYYY.xlsx | USPTO | |||
| Post Allowance | NTF Report | |||
| (Sent in same email as RUSH Report) | Contractor | Weekly report from Contractor that provides the number of Notices to File Corrected Application Papers (NTFs) sent to the applicant of allowed applications in which there is information needed before grant issuance can be completed. |
Elements in the report include a summary page that provides Notice Type, number of NTFs sent by application TC, Total count by TC and type. Additional tabs provide detail of each Notice by application number and specific GAU, type, etc.
| Weekly | Email Notification with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled NTF and RUSH reports week of MM/DD/YY | ||||||
| NTFReport_MMDDYYYY.xlsx | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Problematic List For Continuing Data | Contractor | Weekly report from Contractor for applications that have continuity problems that require specific USPTO guidance. | Weekly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled "Problematic List For Continuing Data" | ||
| File Name "Domestic Benefit Issues for USPTO Review.xls" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Reports - Grant Data Error | Contractor | Monthly Report of redelivered products that lists the deliverable type, document number, issue date, problem description, date reported, problem resolution date resolved and date replaced. | Monthly | Email with Excel document | grant_data_error_YYYYMM.xls | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | Duplicate Files in IDC Exports Month YYYY.xls | Contractor | Monthly report from Contractor that identifies the Export Number, Export Date, Total # of Files in each export. The report also lists duplicated numbers received for each export and the percentage ofduplicated numbers for each export during the report month. Duplicate numbers are defined as applications that have been exported more than one time to the Contractor for IDC. | Monthly | Email Notification with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled |
Duplicate Applications in IDC Exports Month YYYY File Name
| Duplicate Files in IDC Exports Month YYYY.xlsx | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | FIDC File | Contractor | Weekly report from Contractor of text list sent via email of serial numbers with the IDC completion date used to create FIDC PALM contents entries. | Weekly | Email with | |||
| .txt attachment | fidcyyyymmdd.txt | USPTO | ||||||
| Post Allowance | Unsigned 85b List as of MM/DD/YY | Contractor | Weekly list sent from the Contractor by email of allowed applications that have unsigned 85b/IFEE transmittals that requires resolution by the USPTO. | Weekly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled "Unsigned 85b List As of MM/DD/YY" | ||
| Unsigned85bs Report.xlsx | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Weekly Color Drawing Notification - MM/DD/YY Issue | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor listing all applications for a particular issue that contain color drawings excluding plant applications. | Weekly | Email list | N/A | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | IDC Billing | Contractor | Weekly report from Contractor containing two Excel Spreadsheets sent via email. |
1) Breakdown of application numbers by type of application (including a breakdown of utility and plant applications by category of non-reuse and reuse) by CLIN to be billed within a specific week range (Mon-Sun).
2) List of all application numbers to be billed within the (same) specific week range (Mon-Sun) Weekly Email with Excel Spreadsheet Email titled "IDC Billing Files (both files) File names: "IDC mm-dd-yy breakdown.xls"
| "IDC mm-dd-yy.xls" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Non-Grouping PALM Errors | Contractor | Weekly Email from Contractor containing a list of applications not listed on the Grouping List, but still produce PALM error messages when attempting to dispatch them to FDC | |||||
| Spreadsheet lists: Task, Serial Number and PALM Error. | Weekly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled "Non Grouping PALM Errors" | |||||
| "PALM Errors mm-dd-yy.xls" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Monthly PALM Error List | Contractor | Monthly email from Contractor with Excel attachment containing a cumulative list of applications that still have outstanding Non-Grouping PALM errors preventing issuance. | Monthly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled "Monthly PALM Error List" | ||
| "PalmError mmddyy.xlsm" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Active RCE's, CPA's and N416 | Contractor | Monthly email from Contractor with attached Excel Spreadsheet listing allowed applications that have RCEs (Request for Continued Examination), CPAs (Continued Prosecution Application) or N416s (Notice of Withdrawal from Issue Branch) that need to be processed by the TC. | Monthly | Email with Excel Spreadsheet | Email titled "Active RCEs, CPAs and N416" | ||
| "RCEStatusReportmmddyy.xlsx" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | "Month" Abandonments | Contractor | Monthly email from the Contractor with an Excel Spreadsheet that contains a list of applications for which the contractor has processed a Notice of Abandonment. | Monthly | Email with Spreadsheet | Email titled "'Month' Abandonments" | ||
| Abnmmmyy.xls | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | F-Export | Contractor | Daily email from Contractor listing all application numbers that are deemed ready for Final Data Capture that will be used by the USPTO to generate the FDC export. | Daily | Text | Email entitled "f-export file - YYYYMMDD" | ||
| "fexport file_yyyymmdd.txt" | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | FDC Ready Report Week of MM-DD-YY.xls | Contractor | Daily spreadsheet providing a count of files that are issue fee paid, completed IDC and File Maintenance and are ready for FDC (broken down between Utility and all sub data). | Daily | Email with Spreadsheet | FDC Ready Report Week of mm-dd-yy.xls | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | PD.REQ.RETR Report | Contractor | Weekly list from Contractor of applications with unfulfilled Priority Document Requests (PD.REQ.RETR) that need USPTO resolution. | Weekly | Email Notification | Email titled 'PD.REQ.RETR' | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | RETMAIL | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor containing a list of applications with correspondence returned by the USPS needing USPTO resolution. | Weekly | Email with Spreadsheet | RETMAIL mmddyy.xlsx | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | Plant Transmittal Letter - MM/DD/YY Issue | Contractor | Email from Contractor listing plant applications and their assigned patent numbers used by the printing contractor for printing the color drawings for plant patents. | Weekly | Email with attached transmittal letter | Email entitled |
Plant Transmittal Letter - MM/DD/YY Issue Letter named
| MASTHEADLETTER_YYYYMMDD.doc | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | MM/DD/YYYY Issue Weekly Breakdown | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor identifying the total number of patents by type and the patent number ranges by type in the weekly issue build. | Weekly | Email with MS Word Document | MMDDYY_WKLYISSBRK.RTF | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | FDC File for MM/DD/YYYY Issue | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor listing the application numbers and their associated patent numbers, issue date, and their associated kind codes for the weekly issue build. | Weekly | Email with Text File (Notepad) | FDCYYYYMMDD.txt | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | IDC File Part 1 for MM/DD/YYYY Issue |
IDC File Part 2 for MM/DD/YYYY Issue IDC File Part 3 for MM/DD/YYYY Issue Contractor Weekly email from Contractor with text files listing application number and associated classification data for issuing patents. IDC part 1 and part 2 are for patents and IDC part 3 is for certificates. Weekly Email with Text File (Notepad) IDCprt1MMDDYY.txt IDCprt2MMDDYY.txt
| IDCprt3MMDDYY.txt | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Plant Patent Drawings for Color Reproduction | Contractor | Contractor delivers original examiner approved Plant Patent drawings (artifact folders) to the USPTO. | Weekly | Artifact Folder | N/A | USPTO | |
| Post Allowance | Weekly Reexam Reports | Contractor | Weekly response from Contractor to USPTO with an updated "Weekly Reexam Reports" listing current status of Re-Exam applications in process. | Weekly | Excel | Email titled |
Weekly Reexam Reports Report Name
| Reexams MMDDYYYY.xlsx | USPTO | ||||||
| Post Allowance | MM/DD/YYYY Issue Daily Breakdown (Reexams) | Contractor | Daily email from Contractor identifying the total number of Certificates by type (Reexams, Supplemental Reexams, Post Grant Reviews, Inter Partes Reviews, and Derivation) and the Certificate number issuing on the following business day. | Daily | Email with Word document | Email entitled |
10/18/2016 Issue Daily Breakdown (Reexams) Report Name
| MMDDYY_DAILYISSBRKRX.RTF | USPTO | ||||||
| Post Allowance | FDC File for MM/DD/YYYY Issue (Reexams) | Contractor | Daily email from Contractor to USPTO listing each Certificate application control number, kind code, the original patent number, issue date, and kind code with number. For each Post Grant Review, Inter Parte Review, and Derivation certificate this list contains application serial number, kind code followed by the original patent, issue date, and kind code. | Daily | Email with Text File (Notepad) | Email entitled |
FDC File for MM/DD/YYYY Issue (Reexams) Report Name
| FDCYYYYMMDDrx.txt | USPTO | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | IDC File Part 3 for MM/DD/YYYY Issue (Reexams) | Contractor | Daily email from Contractor with text file listing Reexam control number and associated classification data for issuing Reexam certificates. | Daily | TXT | IDCprt3MMDDYYrx.txt | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Certificates | Contractor | Daily delivery from Contractor of PDF files for printing of Reexams, Supplemental Reexams, Post Grant Reviews, Inter Partes Reviews, and Derivation Certificates. | Daily | PDF delivered electronically via file transfer portal | RxYYYYMMDD-#.pdf | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Grant Red Book Issue YYYYMMDD Summary of the Character Counts | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor that lists the character counts for the Grant Red Book deliverable. The spreadsheet lists the character counts for the following categories: front page, specification, claims, and complex work units: Tables, Equations, and Chemical Structures. The report is sent concurrently with the Red Book deliverable. | Weekly | Email with spreadsheet | GrantRedBookCounts-YYYYMMDD.xlsx | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Grant Red Book | Contractor | Weekly deliverable from the Contractor containing Patent Grant Full Text Files. | Weekly | Tar delivered electronically via file transfer portal | ||||
| grant_rb_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | Grant Yellow Book | Contractor | Weekly deliverable from the Contractor containing Patent Grant Image Files. | Weekly | Tar delivered electronically via file transfer portal | grant_yb2_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Grant Yellow Book Media Contents List | ||||||||
| MM/DD/YYYY | Contractor | List of patent numbers, kind codes, and number of pages for each patent in the current issue. | CONT | Weekly | Email with .rtf file attachment | Email titled "mm/dd/yyyy Grant - Media Contents List" | |||
| MM/DD/YYYY.rtf | Contractor | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | Lengthy Sequence Listings and Lengthy Tables MM/DD/YY Grant | Contractor | Email from Contractor to the USPTO listing the application numbers, patent numbers, kind codes, and any prior publication numbers for each patent that contains Lengthy Sequences and Lengthy Tables that will be delivered for the designated Issue Date. | ||||||
| For each patent in the issue that contains Lengthy Sequence Listings and Lengthy Tables, the Contractor places the related data on a CD/DVD for insertion into the patent grant ribbon seal copy to the applicant. | CONT | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | Email titled: Lengthy Sequence Listings and Lengthy Tables MM/DD/YY Grant | USPTO | ||||
| Post Allowance | CPC extract | Contractor | Weekly CPC classification data for issue. | Weekly | tar file | ||||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | CPC_Grant _yyyymmdd.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| Post Allowance | Patent Postscript® Files For Printing | Contractor | Weekly PostScript® File which will be used by the USPTO Patent Printing Contractor for printing the weekly issue and miscellaneous certificates. | Weekly | Zip file delivered electronically via file transfer portal | USPTO Patent Printing Contractor | |||
| Post Allowance | eOG:PCerts | Contractor | Daily delivery of Reexams, Supplemental Reexams, Post Grant Reviews, Inter Partes Reviews, and Derivation Certificates for daily posting on the USPTO Internet site. | Daily | Tar and Zip delivered electronically via file transfer portal | grant_yb2_YYYYMMDD_cert.tar | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | eOG (Weekly) | Contractor | Weekly delivery of USPTO Notices and Utility, Design, Plant and Reissue and the previous week's Reexams, Supplemental Reexams, Post Grant Reviews, Inter Partes Reviews, and Derivation Certificates for posting to the USPTO Internet site. | Weekly | Zip file delivered electronically via file transfer portal | e-ogyyyymmdd_####-#.zip | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Weekly Coverbind Report | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor detailing inventory of Coverbind Grant Covers by type of patent and spine size. | Weekly | Email with Spreadsheet | Email entitled "Coverbind Inventory" | |||
| "cover inventory mmddyy.xls" | USPTO | ||||||||
| Post Allowance | Status of Inventors' Copies | Contractor | Daily email from the Contractor containing the mailing status of all patent grants and a listing of verified withdrawals for each issue date. A separate report is prepared for each issue until all patent grants are accounted for. | Daily | Email with spreadsheet(s) | Inv mm-dd-yy issue.xls | USPTO | ||
| Post Allowance | Problem Grants not Mailed | Contractor | Weekly email from the Contractor listing any grants not mailed on issue date. This report is used to remove the PGM contents entry in USPTO's tracking system. | Weekly | Email listing application numbers | N/A | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | C of C Weekly Issue Error and Contractors Error Report | USPTO | Daily email from USPTO to Contractor with spreadsheet listing all patent numbers in the C of C issue, C of C issue date, the source of the errors (USPTO, Applicant, Contractor) and classification of the error. A second spreadsheet is attached that lists the patent numbers that contain only Contractor errors, the C of C issue date and the classification of each error. A third attachment contains a transmittal letter that summarizes the total number of errors attributed to the Contractor. | Daily | Email with Excel spreadsheet & PDF file | C of C Weekly Issue Error Report MM-DD-YY.xls |
Root cause MM-DD-YY.xls
| ROOT CAUSE MM-DD-YY.pdf | Contractor | ||||||||
| Post Issuance | 1050s for MM-DD-YYYY | USPTO | Daily via secure transfer portal from the USPTO to the Contractor all approved requests for Certificates of Correction to be data captured. | Daily | Electronic via file transer portal | MMDDYYaa1050.pdf | |||
| where aa=sender's initials | USPTO | ||||||||
| Post Issuance | Certificate of Correction in PDF for printing | Contractor | Electronic delivery containing Certificate of Correction Files for Printing, affixing the "ribbon & seal" and mailing to the customer. | Weekly | MMDDYYCOCissue.pdf | USPTO | |||
| Post Issuance | Certificate of Correction to Official Application File | Contractor | Contractor delivers to the USPTO an electronic copy of each C of C to the official electronic application file wrapper. | Weekly | Electronic delivery to the Image File Wrapper | N/A | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | Certificate of Correction Yellow Book | Contractor | Weekly deliverable from the Contractor containing Certificate of Correction Image Files for posting on the USPTO Internet site. | Weekly | Tar delivered electronically via file transfer portal | cofc_yb2_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | Certificate of Correction Weekly Issue List | Contractor | Weekly email sent by Contractor to USPTO listing C of Cs for the weekly issue. | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | COC Issue MMDDYY.xls | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | Miscellaneous Certificates of Patents | USPTO | An as needed email to the Contractor providing Miscellaneous Certificates for composition and delivery to the USPTO Patents Printing Contractor. | As Needed | Contractor | ||||
| Post Issuance | Miscellaneous Certificates of Patents | Contractor | An as needed PostScript File of the Miscellaneous Certificates to the USPTO Patents Printing Contractor. | 0 | As Needed | Electronic via file transer portal | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | Recaptured Patents Billing (September and March) | Contractor | Twice yearly PDF from Contractor listing patent numbers recaptured during specific time periods submitted at the end of September and at the end of March. | As Needed | PDF listing attached to a Weekly Invoice | Rekey Billing MYYYY through MMYYYY.xlsx | USPTO | ||
| Post Issuance | File for PTA Correction - Batch Processing | USPTO | As needed the USPTO will provide data to the Contractor to batch process C of Cs to update PTAs for multiple patent grants. | As Needed | USPTO |
&F, &A
FEP Reports and Deliverables
| Requirement Phase | Report Name | Sent From | Content Description / Purpose / Need | Frequency | File Format | File Name | Received By | |
| FEP | DAV-EFSWeb Loaded Report | USPTO | Report from the USPTO showing EFS Web-filed documents received the previous day which includes all Web-based submissions delivered to the official electronic file wrapper on the previous day. This report will contain application serial number(s), document date(s), document code(s), page count(s), and package identification number(s). | USPTO - EFS | Daily | Email with Excel spreadsheet | EFSWEBLoadRpt_mmddyyyy.xls | Contractor |
| FEP | SCORE Import -- FEP Loaded | USPTO | Email from the USPTO showing PDFs provided by FEP that have been loaded to SCORE | USPTO - SCORE | Daily | Email Notification | N/A | Contractor |
| FEP | FEP - Weekly Soft Scan Corrections | Contractor | Report showing inquiries to Scanning Customer Support for documents that have been soft scanned, and corrections made. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CST_Weekly_Softscan_Corrections_yyyyww_mmmdd_mmmdd.xlsx | USPTO |
| FEP | EFSW SCORE Breakdown Report | Contractor | Report showing breakdown of SCORE sheets versus actual print and scan for EFS Web. | CONT - FEP | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEPProdMonthlyReport | USPTO |
| FEP | FEP REPORT - CST Activity Report | Contractor | Rolling 12 month CST production data grouped by IFW document-source and problem type. | CONT - FEP | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CST Activity Report 1.xlsx | USPTO |
| FEP | CST Production Report | Contractor | Report showing production details for the previous month's Customer Support Team activity. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | CSTProductionReport_XXXXXXXXX .xlsx | USPTO | |
| FEP | IFW Breakdown | Contractor | Report showing the breakdown of daily opened, closed and pending CST activities for the previous month. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | IFWBreakdownReport_XXXXXXXX .xlsx | USPTO | |
| FEP | FEP Weekly Production Reports | Contractor | Reports showing production details: number of documents and applications processed in FEP for the previous week. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEP_Weekly_YYYYWW_MMDD_MMDD.xls | USPTO |
| FEP | FEP Monthly Production Reports | Contractor | Reports showing production details: number of documents and applications processed in FEP for the previous Month. | Monthly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | FEP_Monthly_YYYYMM.xls | USPTO | |
| FEP | Scanning Discrepancy Request | Contractor | Spreadsheet from USPTO, Formalities Review process, listing documents that require correction. | Other CONT | Daily, or as needed | Email with Excel spreadsheet | ####-###DiscrepancyPending_mmddyy | USPTO |
| FEP | Scanning Discrepancy Request - Response | Contractor | Confirmation email from CST that items on Discrepancy Request have been completed. | CONT - FEP | Daily, or as needed | Email with Excel spreadsheet | ####-###DiscrepancyPending_mmddyy | USPTO |
| FEP | EFS Report | Contractor | Email from contractor confirming completion of EFS Web QC load reports. | CONT - FEP | Daily, or as completed | Email Notification | N/A | USPTO |
| FEP | EFS Print Report | Contractor | Spreadsheet showing the EFS Web-filed documents that require printing and scanning. | CONT - FEP | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | mm-dd-yy to mm-dd-yy.xls | USPTO |
PG Pub Reports and Deliverables
| Requirement Phase | Report Name | Sent From | Content Description / Purpose / Need | Frequency | File Format | File Name | Received By | ||
| PG Pub | PgPub_EFS | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing EFS Images of patent application data to be published (.pdf, xml, xls) as needed, for special publications (redacted publications, amended publications, voluntary publications, and republications) submitted electronically for publication purposes only. This includes, original PDF submissions from the applicant; Bibliographic data from the electronic filing system; Limited supplemental bibliographic data (includes classification information, prior publication data and designated drawing). | ||||||
| USPTO | Weekly, as needed | Tar | efs_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd_reg.tar | Contractor | |||||
| PG Pub | PgPub_Palm | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing file Bibliographic (bib) and supplemental (supp) data (xml) for PG Pub. | ||||||
| Data is used by the contractor to populate inventor, patent application title, filing date and other header data that is applied to the Red Book and Yellow Book deliverables. | USPTO | Weekly | Tar | PALM_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd_REG.tar | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | PgPub_Pass | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing images from the application file wrapper (########.tif), contents.xml. | ||||||
| Contract uses these images for the data captue (OCR) of the application text. | USPTO | Weekly | Tar | PASS_PGPUB_###_yyyymmdd.tar | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | STIC_PgPub | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing Sequence Listing (US########.raw files), Contractor (mm_dd_yy).xls, allow-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of small files], allow-600k-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of jumbo files]. |
Sequence Listing data in Computer Readable Form (CRF) is stored in the Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC-EIC). STIC provides the Automated Biotechnology Sequence Search (ABSS) system which creates electronic files containing the CRF of sequences that contain a CRF sequence listing.
If nucleotide/amino acid sequences are disclosed in a patent application, the description must contain a sequence listing.The sequence rules require the use of standard symbols and a standard format for sequence data and submission of the data in computer readable form. The sequence listing must be in ASCII text (CRF-Computer Readable Format).
| USPTO | Weekly | Zip | stic_pgpub_ppd_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor | ||||
| PG Pub | STIC_OD (PgPub) | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing Sequence Listing (US########.raw files), Contractor (mm_dd_yy).xls, allow-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of small files], allow-600k-files.mm_dd_yy [contents list of jumbo files]. | USPTO | Weekly | Zip | stic_pgpub_ppd_yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd.zip | Contractor |
| PG Pub | SCORE: PPD Export for yyyymmdd | USPTO | Export from USPTO via secure transfer containing SCORE content. |
The SCORE system is used to store large files that cannot be loaded into the official electronic file wrapper in their original format. Examples are color drawings, design drawings (higher resolution), mega (large tables, etc.
Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (SCORE) <http://score.uspto.gov/ScoreAccessWeb/> - SCORE allows applicants to submit "native" or "source" files for complex data in more usable formats (including text documents in InChIT, MathML, and PDB formats), which will assist in clearer examination and streamlined publication. SCORE will store files that cannot be scanned into the official electronic file wrapper repository. These files contain sequence listings, tables, color/grey scale drawings, search results or biotechnology information that requires specific file types and has specific viewing requirements.
| USPTO | Weekly | Zip | SCORE_Export_PPD_yyyymmdd_#.zip | Contractor | |||||
| PG Pub | Artifact Folders | USPTO | Artifact folders from USPTO of applicant-filed CD/DVDs containing tables associated with the applications scheduled for publication, when applicable. | Weekly | |||||
| PG Pub | PALM Applications exported to RTIS: PPD dd-mm-yyyy | USPTO | Report from USPTO containing a list of all applications exported for a particular Projected Publication Date (PPD). | USPTO | Weekly | CSV | pgpub_report.csv | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | 371 Exports | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO showing the number of 371 applications designated for current and past PPDs, expressing the percentage of 371 applications to the total number of applications in the PPD. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | 371 Exports.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Future Pull List 371s | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO showing the number of 371 applications designated for past PPDs and for four (4) future weeks expressing the percentage of 371 applications to the total number of applications in the PPD. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Future Pull List 371s.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Withdrawals - General | USPTO | A spreadsheet provided by the USPTO that lists applications to be withdrawn from specific PPDs (The list includes applications identified by the Contractor that will miss the PPD and additional applications identified by the USPTO to be withdrawn, e.g., abandoned, patent grant, etc.) | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Book#.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Volume Projections | USPTO | USPTO provides the PPD volume projections for the next 11 weeks. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Volume Projections (2010 version).xls | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Extended Volume Projections | USPTO | USPTO provides on an as requested basis, a report that indicates specific PPD projected volumes by PPD date and export date for approximately the next 12 months. | USPTO | As requested | Email with Excel spreadsheet | PGPub Extended Volumes.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Summary on Time | USPTO | USPTO provides a report showing the percentage of applications that made their Projected Publication Date (PPD). | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Summary on-time.xls | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | A9 Authorization Report | USPTO | Weekly report sent by USPTO to the Contractor to authorize corrections to Pre-Grant Publications. | USPTO | Weekly | Email with Excel spreadsheet | A9 Authorization Report.xlsx | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Pre-Build List Response | USPTO | Verification by the USPTO that the preliminary publication build lists the applications that are cleared to publish. USPTO notifies contractor of any withdrawals at this time. | USPTO | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | N/A | Contractor | |
| PG Pub | Delivery Notification | Contractor | Contractor sends notification to the USPTO of the TAR files they have delivered for PG Pub Yellow Book, PG Pub Red Book and CPC. | CONT | Weekly | Email Notificaiton | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - File Delivery | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | Not Published through mm-dd-yy Report | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor showing all applications associated with specific PPDs that are pending publication. | CONT | Weekly | Email with Zipped Excel spreadsheet | NotPublished through mm-dd-yy.zip | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | Illegible Data Queries Resolved | Contractor | Daily email sent by the Contractor listing illegible data queries in applications that were resolved by Contractor. | CONT | Daily | Email with Excel spreadsheet | Illegible Data Queries Resolved mm_dd_yy.xls | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | MM/DD/YYYY Publication Tape Content List | Contractor | Weekly email from Contractor with attached rtf document listing the applications associated with specific PPDs that are pending publication. | Weekly | PATTBL.rtf | USPTO | |||
| PG Pub | Pre-Build List | Contractor | Weekly preliminary publication build for USPTO verification that lists the application number, assigned publication number and projected publication date. | CONT | Weekly | TXT | Email titled mm/dd/yyyy Publication - Pre-Build List | USPTO | |
| PG Pub | PG Pub Yellow Book (Image Files) | Contractor | Yellow Book Image deliverable. | CONT | Weekly | .tar file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | app_yb2_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| PG Pub | PG Pub Red Book (Text Files) | Contractor | Red Book deliverable. | CONT | Weekly | .tar file | |||
| transmitted electronically via file transfer portal | app_rbice_YYYYMMDD.tar | USPTO | |||||||
| PG Pub | PG Pub Missing Sequence Listings | Contractor | Every other week a report by Contractor that identifies applications that have missing or incomplete sequence information that require resolution by the USPTO. | CONT | Every other Week | Email with Excel spreadsheet | PreGrant Missing Sequence ListingMM_DD_YY.xls | USPTO |
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