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Notification Clearance Instructions for Agencies

Number

Notification Description

How to Clear Notification

5101

An Invention Title Election Extension Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

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 a disclosure document).

5125

An Invention Disclosure has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review uploaded disclosure document and accept or reject.

5170

Based on the "Date of First Publication, Sale, or Public Use" in this invention record, invention rights were barred.

 

5201

An Invention Initial Patent Application Extension Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5210

Title to this invention has been elected, but the Initial Patent Application is past due.

Requires contractor action (they need to enter 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 GSC 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 CL for this patent report).

5243

A Government Support Clause for a patent filing has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review uploaded GSC document and accept or reject.

5244

A Confirmatory License for a patent filing has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review uploaded CL and accept or reject.

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 due.

Requires contractor action (they need to file and report a non-provisional patent application).  

5270

A Non-Provisional Patent Extension has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response.

5280

The PCT Filing is due to expire.

Requires contractor action (they need to report US non-provisional applies 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

Based on the 12-month cycle defined by the grantee/contractor organization, the 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).

5505

The Title Election Status of this invention has been changed to "Does Not Retain Title".

Review invention report and select Invention Disposition.

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.

 

5545

The status of this patent record was changed to "Abandoned/Intent to Abandon".

Review patent report and select Patent Final Rights Determination.

 

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 record 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.

 

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 acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5620

An Invention Transfer Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5640

An Invention Assignment Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5660

An Invention Domestic Manufacture Waiver Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5700

A Patent Void Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5720

A Patent Transfer Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

5740

A Patent Assignment Request has been submitted and is awaiting Agency acceptance.

Review request and enter agency response. 

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.” 

10000

A new communication comment has been posted to invention discussion.

This notification can be cleared in two ways:

 

  1. Respond to the communication

OR 

  1. Close the communication

 

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.   

 

Created April 26, 2022, Updated August 8, 2022