Request for Access to an Abandoned Application Under 37 CFR 1.14

Legal Form NumberSB/68
CourtUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
SectionUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
PTO/SB/68 (02-10)
Approved for use through 12/31/2020. OMB 0651-0031
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO AN ABANDONED APPLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.14
Bring completed form to:
File Information Unit, Suite 3A20
2800 South Randolph Street
Arlington, VA 22206
Telephone: (703) 756-1800
First Named Inventor
Application Number Filed
Paper No.
I hereby request access under 37 CFR 1.14(a)(1)(iv) to the application file record of the above-identified ABANDONED
application, which is not within the file jacket of a pending Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) (37 CFR 1.53(d)) and
which is identified in, or to which a benefit is claimed, in the following document (as shown in the attachment):
United States Patent Application Publication No. , page, line
United States Patent Number , column , line,
WIPO Pub. No. , page , line
Related Information About Access to Applications Maintained in the Image File
Wrapper System (IFW) and Access to Pending Applications in General
A member of the public, acting without a power to inspect, cannot order applications maintained in the IFW system through
the FIU. If the member of the public is entitled to a copy of the application file, then the file is made available through the
Public Patent Application Information Retrieval system (Public PAIR) on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov).
Terminals that allow access to Public PAIR are available in the Public Search Room. The member of the public may also
be entitled to obtain a copy of all or part of the application file upon payment of the appropriate fee. Such copies must be
purchased through the Office of Public Records upon payment of the appropriate fee (37 CFR 1.19(b)).
For published applications that are still pending, a member of the public may obtain a copy of:
the file contents; the pending application as originally filed; or any document in the file of the pending application.
For unpublished applications that are still pending:
(1) If the benefit of the pending application is claimed under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365 in another application
that has: (a) issued as a U.S. patent, or (b) published as a statutory invention registration, a U.S. patent
application publication, or an international patent application publication in accordance with PCT Article 21(2), a
member of the public may obtain a copy of: the file contents; the pending application as originally filed; or any
document in the file of the pending application.
(2) If the application is incorporated by reference or otherwise identified in a U.S. patent, a statutory
invention
registration, a U.S. patent application publication, or an international patent application publication in accordance
with PCT Article 21(2), a member of the public may obtain a copy of the pending application as originally filed.
Signature
Typed of printed name
Registration Number, if applicable
Telephone Number
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Date
FOR PTO USE ONLY
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This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to
process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C.122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to complete, including
gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time
you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S.
Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. BRING TO: File
Information Unit, Suite 3A20, 2800 South Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

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