Status of Office of Public Records Services
The Office of Public Records (OPR) processes and fills orders
for both certified and uncertified copies of Patent and Trademark
Office documents and records assignments and other documents related to
title. This is an update of actual processing times during the month of
February 2001:
Document Services Goal Actual
Processing
Time
Certified Documents
Patent Applications-As-Filed,
Expedited 7 days 6 days
Patent Applications-As-Filed,
Regular 17 days 15 days
Patent Related File Wrappers 25 days 60 days*
Patent Copies 10 days 8 days
Patent Assignments 10 days 10 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed,
Expedited 7 days 5 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed,
Regular 17 days 13 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers 25 days 35 days*
Trademark Assignments 10 days 9 days
Trademark Registrations,
Expedited 5 days 5 days
Trademark Registrations,
Regular 14 days 8 days
Uncertified Documents
Expedited Patent Copies 1 day 1 day
Regular Patent Copies 5 days 2 days
Plant Patents 5 days 1 day
Patent Assignmnts 10 days 8 days
Patent Related File Wrappers 25 days 23 days*
Expedited Trademark Copies 1 day 1 day
Regular Trademark Copies 5 days 21 days
Trademark Assignments 10 days 5 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers 25 days 18 days*
* Includes turnaround times for files on Official Search and File
Reconstruction.
During the month of February 2001, a total of 16,316 public
orders (26,325 copies) were filled and closed, or 2,519 orders more
(12,231 copies less) than the FY-01 planning number of 13,797 orders
(38,556 copies) to be closed for this month. The average turnaround
times for products remained in expected ranges.
Due to varying availability of media, customers will not be
advised when orders are not delivered within the published goal
periods. However, customers will be advised if any unexpected delay in
their order has been identified. Customers should use the above actual
days to mail for each product as a guide as to when they can expect
their orders. In determining expected delivery times, the day an order
is received in the Office is calculated as "day zero." The next
business day is "day one."
Customers are encouraged to fax orders for copies directly to the
Document Services Division at (703) 308-9759 and to pay by PTO Deposit
Account, MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover. Copy orders
may also be placed through the Internet by accessing the PTO home page
at www.uspto.gov and selecting the "Order Copies" option.
Information on the status of pending orders may be obtained by calling
(703) 308-9726 or 1 (800) 972-6382 (outside the Washington, DC Metro
area), or via E-mail: dsd@uspto.gov.
Assignment Services
The Assignment Division is currently mailing recordation notices
for documents received in the Office of Public Records on December 26,
2000. The cycle time to process, record, and mail notices is 69
calendar days.
March 6, 2001 PATRICK ROWE, Director
Office of Public Records