2023/9/20

从2023年11月8日开始，美国专利商标局(USPTO)专利中心系统将全面取代EFS-Web系统和用于专利申请电子提交和管理的私人专利申请信息检索(Private PAIR)工具。

“在美国专利商标局，我们致力于提供最可靠的工具，为我们的用户提供无缝的方法，”负责知识产权的商务部副部长兼美国专利商标局局长凯西·维达尔说。“专利中心再次提醒我们对创新的承诺，并在我们所有的系统中坚持高质量标准。” 

向专利中心系统的过渡对于确保USPTO工具继续满足和发展我们用户对专利申请提交和检索的需求至关重要。 

自六年前推出以来，专利中心已经经历了严格的用户测试和基于公众反馈的迭代改进。我们将继续利用从利益相关者倾听会议、专利中心培训计划和其他活动中收到的反馈，进一步完善专利中心，以满足用户的需求。可以通过联系emod@uspto.gov提交改进建议和想法。  

除了EFS-Web和Private PAIR系统中当前可用的功能外，专利中心还提供改进的系统性能和更直观的用户界面，以增强用户体验。专利中心还包括以下新功能：  

使用拖放界面一次上传多个文件 ；  

将说明书、权利要求书、摘要和附图上传到单个DOCX文档中，无需手动分隔各个部分； 

一次下载单个PDF或ZIP文件中的多个文档；   

单独的提交和付款收据清楚地确认了提交文件的状态和成功付款；  

培训模式是一种交互式模拟，可安全练习提交DOCX和PDF文档并接收实时反馈 。  

Patent Center to fully replace USPTO legacy system for filing and managing patent applications online

September 20, 2023

WASHINGTON—Beginning November 8, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Center system will fully replace the EFS-Web system and the Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR) tool for the electronic filing and management of patent applications.  

“At the USPTO, we are dedicated to providing the most reliable tools to offer a seamless approach for our users,” said Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. “Patent Center serves as another reminder of our commitment to innovation and upholding high quality standards in all of our systems.”  

The transition to the Patent Center system is essential to ensure that USPTO tools continue to meet and evolve with our user’s needs for patent application filing and retrieval.  

Since its launch six years ago, Patent Center has undergone rigorous user testing and iterative improvements, based largely on public feedback. We will continue to use the feedback we receive from our stakeholder listening sessions, Patent Center training programs, and other events to further refine Patent Center to meet users’ needs. Suggestions and ideas for improvements can be submitted by contacting emod@uspto.gov.  

In addition to the functionality currently available in EFS-Web and Private PAIR systems, Patent Center provides improved system performance and a more intuitive user interface for an enhanced user experience. Patent Center also includes new features:  

· Upload multiple files at once using the drag and drop interface   

· Upload the specification, claims, abstract, and drawings in a single DOCX document without the need to manually separate sections 

· Download multiple documents at one time within a single PDF or ZIP file   

· Separate submission and payment receipts clearly confirms the status of submitted documents and successful payments  

· Training mode is an interactive simulation to safely practice filing DOCX and PDF documents and receive real-time feedback   

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/patent-center-fully-replace-uspto-legacy-system-filing-and-managing-patent