RFI Attachment 2 - PG-Pub Workflow.pdf

This document is a workflow diagram detailing the Patent Publication (PGPUB) data export process for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The workflow illustrates how patent application documents are managed and exported from multiple systems, including the Content Management System (CMS) and One Patent Service Gateway, to a publication vendor. The export process occurs approximately 9 weeks before the projected publication date, with documents including bibliographic data, patent application documents (drawings, claims, specification, abstract), sequence listings, and classification data.

The diagram shows two primary workflow paths: one for regular patent applications and another for amended, redacted, voluntary republication, or early publication applications. Key technical details include generating XML files from ADS and application documents, exporting an average of 4-5 applications per week, and sending supplementary data such as CPC Cumulative Valid Symbol List and CPC to IPC Concordance files via email to the publication vendor four times per year. The Patent Center serves as the primary source for documents, and data-related questions are directed to the ODM (Office of Data Management).