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Notification Clearance Instructions for Agencies
| Number | Notification Description | How to Clear Notification |
|---|---|---|
| 5101 | A Title Election Extension Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter Agency decision. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5110 | Title election for this invention is past due. | Requires contractor action (they need to enter their title election decision). |
| 5120 | No Invention Disclosure has been uploaded for this record. | Requires contractor action (they need to upload an Invention Disclosure document). |
| 5125 | An Invention Disclosure has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance. | Review uploaded disclosure document and accept or reject. Instructions on how to review and accept or reject an invention disclosure are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5170 | Based on the "Date of First Publication, Sale, or Public Use" in this Invention Report, patent rights were barred. | |
| 5201 | An Initial Patent Application Extension Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency decision. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5210 | Title to this invention has been elected, but the Initial Patent Application is past due. | Requires contractor action (they need to create a Patent Report for their initial patent application) |
| 5220 | A Government Support Clause is missing for a patent filing in this record. | Requires contractor action (they need to upload the Government Support Clause document for this Patent Report). |
| 5240 | A Confirmatory License is missing for a patent filing in this record. | Requires contractor action (they need to upload the executed Confirmatory License for this Patent Report). |
| 5243 | A Government Support Clause for a patent filing has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance. | Review uploaded Government Support Clause document and accept or reject. Instructions on how to review and accept or reject a Government Support Clause document are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5244 | A Confirmatory License for a patent filing has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review uploaded CL and accept or reject. Instructions on how to review and accept or reject a Confirmatory License are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5260 | The Provisional Filing is due to expire. | Requires contractor action (they need to report PCT or US non-provisional application and link as child to provisional patent report). |
| 5265 | A Non-Provisional Patent Application is past due. | Requires contractor action (they need to create a Patent Report to report a Non-Provisional Patent Application). |
| 5270 | A Non-Provisional Patent Extension has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency decision. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5280 | The PCT Filing is due to expire. | Requires contractor action (they need to report US Non-Provisional Application and link as child to PCT patent report). |
| 5290 | New documents have been uploaded by <USER_ID> for you to review. | Open and review the newly uploaded document in the “Other Documents” section of the referenced Invention or Patent Record. |
| 5310 | A Utilization Report for this invention is past due. | Requires contractor action (they need to enter the utilization report for the fiscal year listed for this notification). |
| 5503 | The Title Election Status of this invention has been changed to "Elect to Retain Title". | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5504 | The Title Election Status of this invention has been changed to "Elect to Retain Title", and one or more inventor(s) is employed by U.S. Government. Contact inventor's employer agency as necessary. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5505 | The Title Election Status of this invention has been changed to "Does Not Retain Title". | Review Invention Report and select Invention Disposition. Instructions on how to set the Invention Disposition are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5506 | The Title Election Status of this invention has been changed to "Does Not Retain Title", and one or more inventor(s) is employed by U.S. Government. Contact inventor's employer agency as necessary. | Notify agency employing co-inventor of contractor’s decision not to retain title; select Invention Disposition. Instructions on how to set the Invention Disposition are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here.
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| 5545 | The status of this patent was changed to "Abandoned/Intent to Abandon". | Review patent report and select Patent Final Rights Determination. Instructions on how to set the Patent Final Rights Determination are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. NOTE: If the USPTO status is also listed as abandoned, this field will auto-populate as “abandoned” and you will receive a notification letting you know that this selection was made based on the USPTO status (see Notification 5800). |
| 5546 | The status of this patent was changed to "Abandoned/Intent to Abandon", and one or more inventor(s) is employed by U.S. Government. Contact inventor's employer agency as necessary. | Notify agency employing co-inventor of contractor’s decision to abandon; select Patent Final Rights Determination. Instructions on how to set the Invention Disposition are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. NOTE: If the USPTO status is also listed as abandoned, this field will auto-populate as “abandoned” and you will receive a notification letting you know that this selection was made based on the USPTO status (see Notification 5800). |
| 5600 | An Invention Void Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5620 | An Invention Transfer Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5640 | An Invention Assignment Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5660 | An Invention Domestic Manufacture Waiver Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5661 | An Invention Domestic Manufacture Waiver Request has been denied by <NAME>. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5700 | A Patent Void Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5720 | A Patent Transfer Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5740 | A Patent Assignment Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency approval. | Review request and enter agency response. Instructions on how to approve or deny this request are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5800 | A Patent Final Determination Rights Status has been automated to reflect USPTO status. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5900 | A new communication comment has been posted to invention discussion "<TITLE>." | This notification can be cleared in two ways:
OR
These actions can be taken in either the “Discussions” section of the Invention Report or in the “Invention Discussion” board accessible from the “Communications” section of the main menu. Instructions on how to respond to communications are available in the associated iEdison Agency User Guide chapter available here. |
| 5901 | You have been given read-only access to this Invention Report and any associated Patent Reports. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5902 | You have been given read-only access to this Patent Report. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5903 | <GRANTEE AGENCY> has been granted read-only access by <INSTITUTION> to this Invention Report and any associated Patent Reports. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |
| 5904 | <GRANTEE AGENCY> has been granted read-only access by <INSTITUTION> to this Patent Report. | From either the full Notification list or the Notification list in the Invention Report, click “Acknowledge.” |