Become a Registered User of the USPTO

If you have filed a Patent Application with the USPTO we highly recommend that you become a Registered User of the USPTO electronic systems. There are many advantages. As a registered user you can file applications and follow-up papers electronically, and you can visit the Private PAIR database and review and download every document you have previously filed in your case, and you can review and download every document the Patent Office and the Examiner have issued in you case. You can live in the light instead of in the dark.

Here’s How:
Copy this URL into your browser and execute.
https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/getting-started-new-users
This will take you to a page that will guide you in becoming a Registered User.

Follow the instructions to:
1) Create a USPTO.gov account
2) Create a Customer Number
3) Submit the Patent Electronic Verification Form to register your USPTO.gov account and link your customer number to access and use the Patent Electronic Systems. Once the submitted form has been processed, you will be notified by an agent from the Patent Electronic Business Center (PEBC) Helpdesk.

Once you are registered you will have Username and a Password, and you can log in with two-factor authentication and visit and use the electronic functionality.

When you log in you will land on a page that has six tabs across the top: “Patents” “Trademarks” “Fees and Payment” “Contact Us” and “MyUSPTO” You will mostly use the drop-down menu under Patents, which has links for a variety of functions, including performing patent searches and filing patents, responses to Notices to actions, and much more.

You should browse and use, and become adept by continued use.