Patent Application Alert System

Message from the USPTO:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) through its partnership with Reed Technology and Information Services are pleased to announce the release of the Patent Application Alert Service. The Patent Application Alert Service, https://www.uspatentappalerts.com/index.php, is a system that will provide customized email alerts when patent applications of interest are published. This service will provide, to the public, free direct access to the published applications that meet their search criteria.

These customized email alerts may help the public identify prior art for “pre-issuance” submission into these applications. The pre-issuance submission process was established under the American Invents Act (AIA), and to date, the Office has received more than 2,600 submissions across all technologies. More information on the pre-issuance submission program and how members of the public can participate can be found at http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/third-party-preissuance-submissions.html.

The Patent Application Alert Service is the result of collaboration between the USPTO and its various stakeholders during a public roundtable on crowdsourcing and pre-issuance submissions to identify relevant prior art held in April 2014. The Office is excited that this new service is a direct result of its continued stakeholder engagement and that it may be used to enhance the quality of examination and issued patents.