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 Section 1704 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 1704 Application Records and Reports [R-07.2022]

 The USPTO maintains an automated data management system for the retrieval
 and/or online updating of the computer record of each patent application. The USPTO also
 maintains integrated examination tools which display examiner time, activity, and docket
 records, and technical support staff backlog records.
 

 To retrieve data from the automated data management system transactions
 are entered by keyed entries or by making an appropriate choice in a drop-down menu. Among
 other items, classification, examiner docket, attorney, inventor, status, and prosecution
 history data as well as the location of each paper application can be retrieved and updated
 online.
 

 I. DOCKET REPORTS Examiner dockets are maintained in the automated data management system
 and the integrated examination tools simultaneously with the recording of incoming and
 outgoing communications, transfers of applications to and from dockets, and other types
 of updating of the application record. The status of each examiner’s docket can be
 determined by means of the integrated examination tools. Examiner dockets include the
 individual examiner new and amended docket which lists applications as regular, special,
 or expedited applications in priority order; the individual examiner rejected
 application docket; and the individual examiner new application profile, which lists the
 totals of new applications in each docket. Various summaries of the above reports at the
 art unit, Technology Center (TC), and corps levels are also available.
 

 II. BIWEEKLY TIME AND ACTIVITY REPORTS All reporting of examiner time and activity is performed on a biweekly
 basis. Each examiner’s examining and non-examining time, as entered in the USPTO’s time
 and attendance system, is used by the integrated examination tools in the computation of
 productivity data. Examiners can view biweekly time and activity reports through the
 integrated examination tools, which include a list, by application number, of all
 applications for which actions have been counted during the biweekly period. The type of
 action counted for each application is also indicated on the report. The examiner may
 also review time data, an action summary, and cumulative summaries to date for the
 current quarter and fiscal year. Various summary reports at the Art Unit, TC, and Corps
 levels are also produced.
 

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