USPTO launches new Patent Public Search tool and webpage

WASHINGTON—The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a new Patent Public Search tool that provides more ... USPTOlaunchesnewPatentPublicSearchtoolandwebpage UnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfficesentthisbulletinat02/01/202211:39AMEST Havingtroubleviewingthisemail?ViewitasaWebpage. PressRelease USPTOlaunchesnewPatentPublicSearchtoolandwebpage WASHINGTON—TheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice(USPTO) todayannouncedanewPatentPublicSearchtool thatprovidesmoreconvenient,remote,androbustfull-textsearchingofallU.S.patentsandpublishedpatentapplications. BasedontheadvancedPatentsEnd-to-End(PE2E)searchtoolUSPTOexaminersusetoidentifypriorart,thisfree,cloud-basedplatformcombinesthecapabilitiesoffourexistingsearchtoolsscheduledtoberetiredinSeptember2022:Public-Examiner’sAutomatedSearchTool(PubEAST),Public-Web-basedExaminer’sSearchTool(PubWEST),PatentFull-TextandImageDatabase(PatFT),andPatentApplicationFull-TextandImageDatabase(AppFT).  “Thisnewplatformrepresentsasignificantstepforwardinourbroadereffortstomeetstakeholderswheretheyare,especiallyinthepandemic,”saidDrewHirshfeld,PerformingtheFunctionsandDutiesoftheUnderSecretaryofCommerceforIntellectualPropertyandDirectoroftheUSPTO. “Knowingthatourprevioustoolsdidnotprovideuserswiththeconvenienceorsimilarfunctionalityasthoseusedbyourexaminers,itisincrediblygratifyingtoknowthatnowmorestakeholders cansearchforpatentsusingtheresourcesoffourpowerfulsearchplatformsinoneexpansivetool.” Inthepast,userscouldonlyaccesslegacysearchtoolsPubEASTandPubWESTataUSPTOfacilityliketheheadquartersinAlexandria,aregionaloffice,oraPatentandTrademarkResourceCenter.Withthelaunchofthenewtool,remotesearchingisnowavailabletoalluserswithinternetaccess.Additionalbenefitsinclude: Layouts:Multiplelayoutswithmultipletoolstoprovidemoredataatonce Highlighting:Multi-colorhighlightingthatcanbeviewedacrossmultiplegadgetsandturnedonoroff Tagging:Abilitytotagdocumentsintomultiplegroupsthatcanberenamedandcolorcoordinated Notes:Abilitytoaddnotestoanimagewithoptionstoincludetags,relevantclaims,andhighlights Quality:Robustfull-textsearchingofU.S.patentsandpublishedapplications Familiarusability:SamesearchingsyntaxasPubEASTandPubWEST InconjunctionwiththelaunchofPatentPublicSearchtool,theUSPTOunveiledanew PatentPublicSearchwebpage thatincludesFAQs,trainingresources,andotherinformationtohelpuserstransitiontothenewtool.Upcomingpublictrainingsessionswillbepostedonthewebpageassoonastheyarescheduled. ForquestionsregardingPatentPublicSearch,pleasecontactthePublicSearchFacilityatpsf@uspto.govorvisitthePublicSearchFacilityand/orPatentandTrademarkResourceCenterswebsites.  StaycurrentwiththeUSPTObysubscribingtoreceiveemailupdatesatourSubscriptionCenterat www.uspto.gov/subscribe.        StayconnectedwiththeUSPTObysubscribingtoregularemailupdates. Visitoursubscriptioncenteratwww.uspto.gov/subscribetoupdateorchangeyouremailpreferences. Thisemailwassentfromanunmonitoredmailbox.Tocontactus,pleasevisitourwebsitewww.uspto.gov/about/contacts.Toensurethatyoucontinuetoreceiveournewsandnotices,pleasemodifyyouremailfilterstoallowmailfromsubscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.