To assist applicants in filing patent applications under the AIA, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published new and updated forms for use with applications having an actual filing date under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), or an international filing date under 35 U.S.C. 371, on or after September 16, 2012, and reiterated important notices and reminders regarding the use of forms.
The new or modified form numbers begin with the PTO/AIA prefix, while the numbers for unchanged forms retain the PTO/SB prefix. The table below includes all AIA forms provided by the USPTO. Among the new or modified forms are applicant declarations, an application data sheet, power of attorney, and reissue forms. Applicants should consider the instructions provided for several of the new or modified forms, as noted in the table.
Notice of Appeal
Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ( more information )
Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) ( instructions [DOC])
Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138
Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication
Under 37 CFR 1.138(c)
Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund
Certification and Request for Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
Petition Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g) & (h) Transmittal
Inventor’s Oath or Declaration ( Quick Reference Guide )
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Utility or Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet
(37 CFR 1.76) ( Non-English language translations )
Download AIA/01 INSTRUCTIONS. [PDF]
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application
(35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64) ( Non-English language translations ) Download AIA/02 INSTRUCTIONS. [PDF]
Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) for Plant Application Using an Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76)
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64)
Reissue Application Declaration by the Inventor
Reissue Application Declaration by the Assignee
Substitute Statement in Lieu of an Oath or Declaration for Reissue Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 115(d) And 37 CFR 1.64)
Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63) Download AIA/08 INSTRUCTIONS. [PDF]
Plant Patent Application (35 U.S.C. 161)
Declaration (37 CFR 1.162)
Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)
Petition to Accept Unavoidably Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(b))
Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO ( guidance for form AIA/80 )
Download AIA/80 INSTRUCTIONS . [PDF]
Power of Attorney to One or More of the Joint Inventors and Change of Correspondence Address ( guidance for form AIA/81 ) Download AIA/81 INSTRUCTIONS . [PDF]
Transmittal for Power of Attorney to One or More Registered Practitioners/Power of Attorney by Applicant ( Non-English language translations ) ( guidance for form AIA/82 )
Download AIA/82 INSTRUCTIONS . [PDF]
Change of Correspondence Address Application
Change of Correspondence Address Patent
Certification and Request for Prioritized Examination Under
37 CFR 1.102(e)
Reissue Application: Consent of Assignee;
Statement of Non-Assignment
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c)
Utility Patent Application Transmittal
Design Patent Application Transmittal
Plant Patent Application Transmittal
Reissue Patent Application Transmittal
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