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SkiptomaincontentplayPublicPAIRretirementOtherresources:DownloadaprintabletranscriptPublicPAIRretirementQuickvideoaboutPublicPAIRretirementPublicPAIRtoberetired ImageAfterJuly31,2022,PublicPAIRwillnolongerbeavailable.Toaccesspubliclyavailabledocuments,guestusersmayaccessPatentCenter.  PatentCenterUpdatebookmarksandfavoritesfromPublicPairtoPatentCenterRemovePublicPAIRathttps://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair fromyourbookmarksandfavorites.CreatenewbookmarkstoPatentCenterat https://patentcenter.uspto.gov.Fornewsysteminformationseethe PatentCenterUserGuide orvisitthePatentCenterInformationpage.ForvalidformattypestoaccessdocumentsseethePatentCenterQuickReferenceGuide.Toprepareforthetransition,wearehostingseveraltrainingsessionstoprovidedetailsandanswerquestions.Pleaseregisterat:AccessingpubliclyavailabledocumentstrainingusingPatentCenter. Forassistance,contactthePatentElectronicBusinessCenter(EBC)at866-217-9197duringtheiroperatinghoursof6a.m.tomidnightET,Monday-Friday,oremail [email protected],PrivatePAIRandPatentCenterAverifiedaccountenablesuserstoviewtheirpendingpatentapplicationsandtofilefollowonsubmissions.PractitionersandindependentinventorsrequireaverifiedUSPTO.govaccounttoaccess EFS-WebforregisteredeFilers,PrivatePAIRandPatentCenter. ObtainaverifiedUSPTO.govaccountusingthe verificationprocess. FrequentlyaskedquestionsWhyisPublicPAIRbeingretired?PublicPAIRisadecadesoldtool,andisbeingreplacedbyPatentCenter,theNextGenerationPatentfilingandretrievalsystem. PatentCenterprovidesallPublicPAIRfunctionality,includingaccesstopubliclyavailablepatentdocumentsby application, patent, PatentCooperationTreaty (PCT), publication,and/or international design registration numbers.Usersarealsoabletosortdocumentsandtransactionhistorybasedoncolumnheadings.WhenwillPrivatePAIRberetired?Weareconsideringretiringallourlegacysystemsinfavorofmoremoderntools.WedonothavespecificplanstoretirePrivatePAIRatthistime,butwewillcontinuetoupdatestakeholdersaswedevelopoursystemsandourtimeline.WhatisPatentCenter?PatentCenteristheNextGenerationPatentfiling/retrievalandaccountmanagementsystem. PatentCenterenhancestheuserexperiencebyincorporatingfiling,applicationandcustomerself-administrationmanagementwithinasingleuserinterface. VisitthePatentCenterpageordownloadthePatentCenterQuickStartGuideformoreinformation.WhattypesofapplicationswillIbeabletoviewinPatentCenter?PatentCenterwillallowguestuserstosearchanypublic:Patentapplications,includingprovisionalsIssuedpatentsDesignapplicationsPatentCooperationTreaty(PCT)InternationalDesignRegistrationSupplementalReexaminationReexaminationWhathappenedtosearchingbyControlNumber?ControlNumberSearch(Reexam)hasbeenincorporatedwithinApplicationsearch,whichreducesthenumberofsearchselections. HowdoIviewordownloadNon-Patent-LiteratureinPatentCenter?Asa“guestuser”,downloadingnon-patentliterature(NPL)isnotallowedduetocopyrightrestrictions. IsthereasearchformatIshouldfollow?Eachapplicationtypehasdifferentallowableformats. Ifavalidnumberisenteredinaninvalidformat,thesystemwilldisplayanerrormessagewiththevalidformatforthatspecificsearchtype. Theusercanthenreentertheapplicationnumberusingoneofthevalidformatsinthedisplayederrormessage.IsthereanyrestrictiontowhatIcandownloadfromasearchinPatentCenter?Non-PatentLiterature(NPL)documentsarerestrictedfromdownloadandviewduetoCopyrightrestrictions.WhyaresomeapplicationsthatItypeunavailable?Inordertoaccessanapplicationasaguestuser,theapplicationmustbesetto“public”. ApplicationsthathaveaPublicationnumberandPublicationDateoraPatentnumberandIssueDate,thepubliccanaccess. TherearealsocomplexbusinessrulesbasedonParent/ChildContinuitythatcanmakeanapplicationpublicbeforepublication.Arethereotherpublicsearchtoolsavailable?Alternativepublicsearchtoolsinclude:PatentExaminationDataSystem(PEDS)https://ped.uspto.gov/peds/#!/PatentPublicSearchhttps://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/HowcanIsearchanddownloadbulkdata?YoucanusePatentExaminationDataSystem(PEDS)tosearchanddownloadlargesetsofdata.Formoreinformation,gotothePatentExaminationDataSystem.WillIbeabletousethesameaccounttologintoPatentCenterasIusenowforPAIR?Yes,youwillbeabletousethesameUSPTO.govaccounttoaccessPatentCenter,PAIR,EFS-Web,andFinancialManager.GuestusersarenotrequiredtologintoPatentCentertosearchandfilenewapplications.DoIneedtobearegisteredusertosearchpublicapplications?No. Guestuserscansearchavailablepublicapplications.Whatisa“guestuser”?AguestuserisauserwhoaccessesPatentCenterwithoutlogginginwitharegisteredorproofedMyUSPTO.govaccount. WhatisaMyUSPTO.govaccount?AMyUSPTO.govaccountiswhenauserregistersorlinkstheiremailaddresswiththeUSPTO. VisitMyUSPTOthenselectthe“CreateaUSPTO.govaccount”button. ForassistancewithcreatingaUSPTO.govaccount,contacttheUSPTOContactCenter(UCC)at1-800-786-9199or571-272-1000from8:30a.m.to8:00p.m.,EasternTime. Whenprompted,chooseoption3,thenoption4forUSPTO.govaccounts.HowdoIbecomea“proofed”user?Visitthe“GettingStarted–NewUsers”pageforinstructionstobecomeaproofeduser.ContactthePatentElectronicBusinessCenter(PEBC)foras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