United States Patent and Trademark Office

USPTO Systems of Records Notices (SORNs)

The following System of Records Notices (SORNs) provide formal notice to the public regarding groups of records from which information is retrieved by personal identifiers.  It is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 for records under control of any agency. Rules exempting systems of records from certain Privacy Act requirements are in 37 CFR part 102, sections 33 and 34(link is external).

Information about the records contained in this system may be obtained by sending a request in writing, signed, to the system manager at the address indicated or to the address provided in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B(link is external) for making inquiries about records covered by the Privacy Act. Requesters should provide their name, address, and record sought in accordance with the procedures outlined there. The general provisions for access, contesting contents, and appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned also appear in the that section(link is external).

Department of Commerce SORNs

Please click here to access the Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Privacy and Open Government (OPOG) list of SORNs(link is external) for both USPTO Bureau-specific notices as well as Department-wide Notices.

USPTO SORNS

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-1 Attorneys and Agents Registered or Recognized to Practice Before the Office [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-2 Complaints, Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to Attorneys and Agents Registered or Recognized to Practice Before the Office [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-3 Employee Production Records [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-4 Government Employees Invention Rights [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-5 Non-Registered Persons Rendering Assistance to Patent Applicants [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-6 Parties Involved in Patent Interference Proceedings [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-7 Patent Application Files [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-8 Patent Application Secrecy Order Files [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-9 Patent Assignment Records [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/USPTO-10 Deposit Accounts and Electronic Funds Transfer Profiles [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-11 Patent Examiner Testimony Files [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-12 Patent Subscription Service System [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT/-TM-13 Petitioners for License to File for Foreign Patents [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-14 Users of Public Facilities of the Patent and Trademark Office [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-15 System for Maintenance of Invention Promoter Complaints [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-16 USPTO PKI Registration and Maintenance System [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-17 USPTO Security Access Control and Certificate Systems [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-18 USPTO Identification and Security Access Control Systems [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-19 Dissemination Events and Registrations [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-20 Customer Call Center, Assistance and Satisfaction Survey Records [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-21 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-22 Patent e-Commerce Database. [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external)

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-23 User Access for Web Portals and Information Requests. [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/PAT-TM-24 Background Investigations [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

COMMERCE/USPTO-26 Trademark Application and Registration Records [DOC OPOG - Unofficial Consolidated Version](link is external) 

 

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