Patent Application Form - Use the One From the US Government

The official US patent application form is obtainable for zero cost. This is provided by an agency of the Department of Commerce.

This is a form-fillable in PDF format that when submitted will automatically go into the USPTO database. At the current time, version number 2.1.16 dated July 27, 2009 is the appropriate form to use. On January 31, 2010 and till otherwise noted, the correct version will be 2.1.17. Both of these are named SB08a Information and facts Disclosure Statement. There are directions that go along with this form to assist you in offering a total list of all US patents and US publications, such as foreign patents that have already been submitted to the USPTO in the category of non-provisional patent applications.

SB14 is the application information sheet that need to be submitted with any sort of patent application and should contain a bibliographic information precisely formatted as the USPTO has instructed. The existing version is two.2.two dated August 1, 2008.

The SB16 is the provisional application for patent cover sheet and its current version is 1..1 that is dated August 1, 2008.

The SB28 is the petition to make special below accelerated examination program that are not based on well being or age of the applicant. The current version is 2.2.20 dated July 27, 2009.

The SB30 is the form for officially requesting for a continuation of examination of your application. The current form is version two.1.15 that is dated July 27, 2009.

The SB66 form is a petition for the USPTO to accept unintentional delay of their payment of the maintenance fee for an expired patent. This is three pages lengthy and the current version is two.1 that is dated August 1, 2008.

The last patent application form is the SB130 that is a petition to make a particular case based on the age of the applicant. The current version is 1..18 and is dated July 27, 2009.