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USPTO updates its process for filing patent applications in DOCX format through Patent Center
To increase efficiency and lower costs, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is updating its process for filing patent applications and documents in DOCX format through Patent Center. When a patent application is being filed in DOCX format through Patent Center, the system will no longer convert the DOCX files into Portable Document Format (PDF) files during the pre-submission process. Instead, documents being filed in DOCX format will be converted directly to Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) during the pre-submission process and applicants may review the TIFF files prior to filing. Applicants will still have the option to download a copy of the documents in PDF after submission.
The new process eliminates the need to perform a redundant intermediate conversion to PDF, removing software dependencies and allowing staff time currently allotted to support this step to be redeployed to other priorities.
The full text of the notice is available on the USPTO’s Patent Related Notices webpage.
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