Add References that have Already Been Cited to the PTO

Last published at: December 8th, 2023

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References that have already been cited to the PTO can be added into AppColl in a couple of different ways.


 

Importing references from EspaceNet Please see this article.


 

Import data from USPTO SBO8A EFS forms.

If you have the original SB08A forms you submitted to the PTO (not the scanned copies in the image file wrapper in Patent Center), you can do the following to both import the references and create an IDS in AppColl:  

  1. Open the SB08A form in Acrobat Standard or higher.
  2. From Acrobat, execute the Forms -> Manage Form Data -> Export Data… command and save the file to your local hard disk.
  3. Login to AppColl.
  4. From any page, click on the blue Import arrow at the top of the page.
  5. Browse to the file you saved in step 2.
  6. Click the Import button.

Importing references from a spreadsheet. Please see this article.

If you wish to use these references in another matter, follow the instructions in Cross Citing Prior Art References