Patent Application Form

Patent Application Form: use the one from US government

The official US patent application form is available for free. This is provided by an agency of the Department of Commerce.

This is a form-fillable in PDF format that when submitted will automatically go into the USPTO database. At the current time, version number 2.1.16 dated July 27, 2009 is the right form to use. On January 31, 2010 and until otherwise noted, the correct version will be 2.1.17. Both of these are named SB08a Information Disclosure Statement. There are instructions that go along with this form to assist you in providing a complete list of all US patents and US publications, including foreign patents that have already been submitted to the USPTO in the category of non-provisional patent applications.

SB14 is the application data sheet that must be submitted with any type of patent application and must contain a bibliographic data precisely formatted as the USPTO has instructed. The current version is 2.2.2 dated August 1, 2008.

The SB16 is the provisional application for patent cover sheet and its current version is 1.0.1 that is dated August 1, 2008.

The SB28 is the petition to make special under accelerated examination program that are not based on health or age of the applicant. The current version is 2.2.20 dated July 27, 2009.

The SB30 is the form for officially requesting for a continuation of examination of your application. The current form is version 2.1.15 that is dated July 27, 2009.

The SB66 form is a petition for the USPTO to accept unintentional delay of their payment of the maintenance fee for an expired patent. This is 3 pages long and the current version is 2.1 that is dated August 1, 2008.

The last patent application form is the SB130 that is a petition to make a special case based on the age of the applicant. The current version is 1.0.18 and is dated July 27, 2009.