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Relevant Prior Art (RPA) Services
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The USPTO is seeking to enhance its process for capturing and mapping prior art documents cited in patent applications by implementing an automated system named Relevant Prior Art (RPA). Currently, prior art citations, including U.S. patents, foreign patents, and non-patent literature, are submitted in multiple formats via various forms such as PTO/SB/08 and PTO-892, and are manually processed through an internal system that is inefficient and inadequate for timely and thorough examination. The new RPA tool aims to provide Patent Examiners with an integrated master reference list combining documents cited in the current application and those imported from the applicant’s immediate U.S. parent application, thereby improving examiner efficiency and reducing applicants' burden. This initiative is being solicited as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541990, with the solicitation number ACQ-24-0049 planned for posting by the end of July 2023. The contract is managed by the Department of Commerce’s USPTO office located in Alexandria, Virginia. Key contacts for this opportunity are Mike Spatuzzi and Kelly Gustafson. The project reflects the USPTO’s commitment to leveraging advanced electronic resources to streamline patent examination workflows and enhance access to relevant prior art information.
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$4,188,417.1Place of Performance
Alexandria, VA, 22314, USASet-Aside
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