Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs

OMB 0651-0082

In February 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Action calling on the USPTO to expand the existing patent pro bono programs to all 50 states in the country. In support of this Executive Action, the USPTO—in collaboration with various non-profit organizations—has established a series of autonomous regional hubs that act as matchmakers to help connect low-income inventors with volunteer patent attorneys across the United States. The Regional Program Administrator Survey collects information about the services being provided by each region. This information will help the USPTO determine which regional hubs are operating efficiently and which programs need additional support.

The latest form for Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs expires 2023-06-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form USPTO/553 PTAB Applicant Intake Form Form
Form USPTO/552 PTAB Pro Bono Survey Form
Form USPTO/551 Patent Applicant Intake Form Form
Form USPTO/550 Patent Pro Bono Survey Form
Pro Bono Survey Supporting Statement B 2023 Final.docx Supporting Statement B
0651-0082 Supporting Statement 2023 Final.docx Supporting Statement A
Executive Actions Answering the President_s Call to Strengthen Our Patent System and Foster Innovation.htm Supplementary Document
PLAW-115publ273.pdf Supplementary Document
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.pdf Supplementary Document
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.pdf Supplementary Document
PTAB Applicant Intake Form Form
PTAB Pro Bono Survey Form
Patent Applicant Intake Form Form
Patent Pro Bono Survey Form

All Historical Document Collections

202210-0651-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2023-01-30
202108-0651-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-10-14
202001-0651-011 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-04-30
201610-0651-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2016-10-21

OMB Details

Pro Bono Survey

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Economic Development - Intellectual Property Protection

Form PTO 450

Pro Bono Survey

cla.formstack.com/forms/patent_probono_q_reports_rev_11_29_16_copy

Form

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.