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Transitioning to the Sponsorship Tool in Patent Center

United States Patent and Trademark Office sent this bulletin at 09/09/2021 01:44 PM EDT

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Patent Alert

Transitioning to the Sponsorship Tool in Patent Center

As of September 15, the standalone Sponsorship Tool will no longer be available.

Please use the Sponsorship feature in Patent Center to view and manage support staff sponsorships for EFS-Web, Private PAIR, and Patent Center. You may use your same USPTO.gov account information to sign in to all filing systems. After signing in, you can access the sponsorship tool under the Manage > Sponsor Users menu option.

See the Patent Center Sponsorship Guide for more information.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 during their operating hours of 6 a.m. to midnight ET, Monday through Friday, or email ebc@uspto.gov.

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