Pre-Examination Search Document for Acclerated Application

[abbeyroad]

Hi there,

I am busy going through the process of submitting a patent application to USPTO through EFS WEB --- I have my customer number, access certificate and I'm done creating my patent abstract/claims/figures etc.

The Accelerated Application seems to require a patent search document which I'd love some help with please. USPTO gives an example to follow:

http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/accele ... sample.doc : "Pre-Examination Search Document"

In the example they list a number of resources that need to be consulted in order to complete this search document. Now these all seem to be "paid-subscription" resources - like Dialog. I am familiar with free patent search engines like google patents and http://www.freepatentsonline.com, as well as the USPTO online patent search tool, and the EPO search tool. However these are not explicitly listed in the document.

Now if I do a normal non-provisional application instead of an "accelerated" application, will USPTO allow me to submit without providing a Pre-Examination Search Document.

My other question please is: how rigorous do I need to be in creating my Pre-Examination Search Document? Would it be sufficient to cite the free online search tools or would my application be rejected?

(BTW In terms of an informal patent search - this I have already done.)

Thanks

AbbeyRoad

[Diamond]

That's a very interesting link, thanks for posting it on here.

[abbeyroad]

Thanks But my aim was more to get answers to the questions I am asking, rather than to be "interesting".

Would anyone on this forum know be able to help?

[danbrenreen]

Hi there Abbeyroad
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I do not know anything about the sites competitions they run though
regards
Daniel

[danbrenreen]

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Regards
Daniel

[abbeyroad]

I ditched the "Accelerated" application idea. Just doing a normal application. Apparently the accelerated application isn't viable.