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How can Customer Number data be corrected? Customer Number data may either be corrected electronically in Private PAIR or Patent Center or by submitting the USPTO 124A Customer Number Data Change form located at http://.uspto.gov/web/forms/sb0124-fill.pdf. You may mail the form or fax it to 571-273-0177.

Also known as a PTO-892 form. A list of relevant references cited by a patent examiner in an Office action.

A customer number will be generated by the USPTO when you mail the both forms. A customer number is a unique number created by the USPTO and is used in lieu of a physical address. The customer number allows you to easily associate all your filings to a single mailing address.

Most applications should receive classification within three months from filing. If you have questions about applications that have not yet received classification after three months, please contact the Patents Ombudsman at 571-272-5555 or 855-559-8589.

ing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it takes about 22 months to get patent approval after going through the steps to file a patent. If you're eligible for a prioritized examination for plant and utility patents, known as Track One, you might get approval in six to 12 months.

The EBC will process your customer number request within three business days. After the customer number is received, the next step is to fill out, notarize, and mail in the Certificate Action Form. The Certificate Action form can be found athttp://.uspto.gov/ebc/documents/certificateactionform.pdf.

Utility and reissue patents are issued within about four weeks after the issue fee and any required publication fee are received in the Office. A patent number and issue date will be assigned to an application and an Issue Notification will be mailed after the issue fee has been paid and processed by the USPTO.