Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and/or Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) publicly available records from 07/02/1997 – 2015.
The backfile contains Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) publicly available records from July 2, 1997 - February 20, 2015 to include: Decisions (1997-2015), Judgments (2014-2015), Motions (2007-2012), Orders (2008-2015), Reconsiderations (2006-2015), and Subsequent Decisions (2004 -2015) in Adobe PDF format, includes XML metadata, and a contents.txt file. Also includes Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) publicly available records Decisions (2013-2015), Motions (2013-2014), Orders (2013-2014), Reconsiderations (2013-2014), Rehearings (2013-2015), Subsequent Decisions (2013-2014) in Adobe PDF format, includes XML metadata, and a contents.txt file. Approximately 7 GB compressed. Created annually (February).
The front files contain Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and/or Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) publicly available records from February 21, 2015 - December 25, 2015 in Adobe PDF format, includes XML metadata, and a contents.txt file. NOTE: The PRPS records are optional and may not occur each week. Approximately 55 MB compressed. Created weekly (Fridays at 12:00 U.S. Eastern Time).
You can search for publicly available PTAB final decisions: http://e-foia.uspto.gov/Foia/PTABReadingRoom.jsp . Additionally, you can search the PRPS system: https://ptabtrials.uspto.gov (Requires case number, patent number, or application number).
