US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS (all are in the 703 area code unless otherwise noted) GENERAL 557-INFO PTO's Automated INFOrmation Lines 557-4636 308-4357 PTO's Help Lines / Public Service Branch (Patent Fees, Patent Forms, Complaints) [fax: 305-7786] 308-4455 PTO Employee Locator 305-7785 Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) Help Line DEPARTMENTS 308-1123 Amino Acid Sequence Information Submission Rules 603-3361 Appeals - Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 305-9035 Appeals - Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 308-2768 Assignment Search Information for Patents 308-9617 Attorneys/Agents Registered to Practice before the PTO 308-9618 Attorneys, Conduct of 603-3361 Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 305-9310 Congressional Liaison 308-0649 Cashier's Window - Patent Search Room 308-0902 Deposit Accounts General Information & Remittances 308-0904 Coupon Orders 305-8309 Certificates of Correction 308-9726 Copies - Application as Filed 308-9726 Copies - Certified Patent Documents 308-9726 Copies - File Wrapper and Contents 308-1076 Copies - Foreign Patents 305-8716 Copies - U.S. Patents 308-4357 Complaints 305-9035 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 308-0995 Disclosure Document Program 305-8404 Drawing Corrections 305-9282 Duty of Disclosure Matters 305-8231 Employment - Office of Human Resources 308-0661 Examining Group 1100 [fax: 305-3599] 308-1235 Examining Group 1200 [fax: 308-4556] 308-0651 Examining Group 1300 [fax: 305-3601] 308-2351 Examining Group 1500 [fax: 305-3596] 308-0196 Examining Group 1800 [fax: 305-3014] 308-1782 Examining Group 2100 [fax: 305-3431] 308-0511 Examining Group 2200 [fax: 305-3603] 305-9600 Examining Group 2300 [fax: 305-9564] 308-0771 Examining Group 2400 [fax: 305-3588] 308-0956 Examining Group 2500 [fax: 305-3594] 305-4700 Examining Group 2600 [fax: 305-9508] 305-3291 Examining Group 2900 [fax: 305-3603] 308-1113 Examining Group 3100 [fax: 305-7687] 308-1148 Examining Group 3200 [fax: 305-3579] 308-0858 Examining Group 3300 [fax: 305-3590] 308-0861 Examining Group 3400 [fax: 305-3463] 308-2168 Examining Group 3500 [fax: 305-3597] 308-9726 File Histories - PTO provided copies 308-2733 File Histories - Self-service copies 308-1202 File Wrapper Continuation Applications 308-3610 Filing Receipt Corrections 308-1076 Foreign Patents Copies 308-0881 Foreign Patent Translations 308-2733 Inspection of Patent Files 603-3361 Interferences 305-8495 Issue Fee - Notices and Corrections and Balances 308-1722 License for Filing Patent Applications Abroad 308-1721 (handled by Group 2200) 308-5068 Maintenance Fees [fax: 308-5077] 308-5069 305-6101 Manual of Classification 305-8813 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure 308-1123 Nucleic Acid Sequence Information Submission Rules 305-9282 Office of Petitions (Patent Assignments, Certificates of Correction, Disclaimers, Express Abandonment, Issuance Deferment, Maintenance Fees, Revive an Abandoned Application, Withdraw from Issue) 305-9282 Office of Special Program Examination 202-512-2303 Official Gazette Subscription Information - GPO 308-3924 Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program 305-3257 Patent and Cooperation Treaty - General Information [fax: 305-3230] 305-8404 Patent Drawing Corrections 305-8203 Patent Grant, Non-Receipt 305-9282 Patent Term Extension 305-8014 Procurement Office [TDD: 305-8018] 305-9282 Protest Against Pending Patent Applications 305-8341 Public Affairs [Office of Public Affairs, Crystal Park 1 Suite 208B, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC, 20231] 308-0595 Public Search Room for Patents [Crystal Plaza 3, Room 1A03] 308-1202 Reexaminations - General Questions 305-9282 Reexaminations - Petitions (to Office of Special Examination) 308-0810 Scientific and Technical Information Center 308-0595 Search Room - Crystal City Patent Searching Facility 308-1720 Secrecy Orders 305-9035 Solicitor 308-1844 Status of Patent Applications (or check with Examining Group) 308-0766 Statutory Invention Registrations - Questions & Examiners (handled by Group 2200) 308-0322 Technology Assessment and Forecast Program 305-8408 Terminal Disclaimers