Form PTO-2042 Certificate Action Form

PTO-2042 (05-2010)
Approved for use through 02/29/2012. OMB 0651-0045
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Certificate Action
Form

USPTO Use Only

Address to:
Mail Stop EBC
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Block 1 Requestor Status
(select one)
Registered Practitioner
Limited Recognition Practitioner
Pro Se Inventor

Practitioner Registration Number
or Limited Recognition Number:

Practitioners ONLY
Check box to indicate that additional customer numbers
are listed on an attached sheet

Customer Numbers – Enter in space(s) provided below

A customer number is an application electronic tracking number assigned by the USPTO that associates your certificate
with one or more patent applications. Please see the instructions if you don't already have a customer number
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/digitalcert.htm.
Customer Number

Customer Number

Customer Number

Customer Number

Customer Number

Customer Number

Block 2 - Requestor Information (All Information Required)
If this is a name change (for registered individuals or persons granted limited
recognition, the name provided must correspond to Office of Enrollment and Discipline
records), please enter the name under which the certificate was previously created
below and enter new name in space provided:

Name as it should appear on your PKI Certificate
or as it appears on previous certificates in cases
of recovery.

Previous Name
First (Given) Name

Middle Name

Last (Family) Name

Street Address (line 1)
Street Address (line 2)
City

State

Zip

home
work
cell

Telephone Number

(select phone location)

Country

Email
Address

Block 3 - Type of Action Requested (you must select at least 1)
Request a new PKI Certificate (I have never been issued a PKI Certificate by USPTO) and associate the new PKI certificate with the
customer numbers listed in Block 1.
Recover previously issued PKI Certificate (select 1 reason)
-- Forgotten or Lost Password
O -- Corrupted or Lost Profile
-- Other reason (Please explain):
Associate current PKI Certificate with the customer numbers detailed in Block 1
Revoke current PKI Certificate
Name Change (see Block 2 above)
Other – Describe in Detail:

Block 4 – Signature (required)
I have read and understand the Subscriber Agreement (as listed on www.uspto.gov/ebc) and my signature on this document, by hand, is my agreement
to abide by the Agreement and the rules and policies of the USPTO regarding the Agreement.
I certify that the information, statements and representations provided by me on this form are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I
understand that a willfully false certification is a criminal offense and is punishable by law (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Signature Required (requestor from Block 2) Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Block 5 – Identification (required)
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me by _________
day of ____

____ (month), 20_

_____________ (requestor from Block 2) this _

___, in the county of ____

_______ in the State of ______

_

(Notarial Seal)

_______.

Notary Public _____________________ (signature)
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: ________________________________
This collection of information is required under 35 U.S.C. § 2 and § 122. This information is provided by the public as part of the request for or revocation of a U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) public key certificate or to request recovery of your private encryption key. The USPTO will use this information in the process of issuing or revoking a public key certificate
or recovering an encryption key. The information on this form will be treated confidentially to the extent allowed under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA), and the Privacy Act. In order to access information that is released through encrypted communication, you must supply the requested information in order for the USPTO to issue
the necessary digital identity and encryption services.
This form is estimated to take 30 minutes to read the instructions, gather the necessary information, complete the form, read and sign the subscriber’s agreement, and submit the
form to the USPTO. Any comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S.
Patent and Trademark, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop
EBC, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

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conjunction with the provisions of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act. This information will only be used by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) staff to issue and revoke digital certificates and to recover keys. It is
requested that you supply this information so that the USPTO can authorize the creation of a digital certificate. This digital
certificate enables the USPTO to issue the cryptographic “keys” necessary to provide you with a digital identity and to
support encrypted communication between you and the USPTO. This information will be used to construct a unique name
(distinguished name) and to communicate with you about the certificate grant and software distribution process.
Furnishing the information on this form is voluntary, but failure to do so may result in disapproval of this request.
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