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Abandoning a Patent

The following steps are required to abandon a patent:

  1. Search for a Patent Report
  2. Open the Patent Report
  3. Change the Patent Status to Abandoned/Intent to Abandon
  4. Save the Patent Report

1. Search for a Patent Report

To search for a Patent Report, navigate to the sidebar under "Search/Manage Report" and click "Patent."

Sidebar screenshot.

You may enter search criteria into any of the following fields:

  • Invention Report Number
  • Invention Docket Number
  • Patent Docket Number
  • Patent Filing Number
Criteria for patent search screenshot.

If you do not have information for any of those four criteria, you may click "Open Advanced Search," which will allow you to enter criteria for any of the following fields:

  • Primary Agency (select from the dropdown menu)
  • Grantee/Contractor Organization (will auto-populate)
  • Title Election Status (check any boxes that apply from the dropdown menu)
  • Invention Title
  • Invention Report Date From (mm/dd/yyyy)
  • Invention Report Date To (mm/dd/yyyy)
  • Patent Filing Date From (mm/dd/yyyy)
  • Patent Filing Date To (mm/dd/yyyy)
  • Type of Patent Application (select from the dropdown menu)
  • Patent Status (select from the dropdown menu)
  • Patent Title
  • Grant/Contract Number

If you leave the fields blank, the search will return all reports.

To clear your search criteria, click the "Reset" button.

When you click the "Search" button, the results will appear below the search form.

2. Open the Patent Report

To open a report, click on the Patent Docket Number.

Patent report search result screenshot.

You may also add a new Patent Report from this page by clicking the "Add Patent Report" button at the top of the window.

3. Change the Patent Status to Abandoned/Intent to Abandon

In the Patent Details panel, click on the "Patent Status" dropdown menu and select "Abandoned/Intent to Abandon."

Select abandon screenshot.

A popup window will ask you to confirm. Click the "Confirm" button.

Abandon patent popup window screenshot.

4. Save the Patent Report

After modifying an Invention Report, click the "Save Patent Report" button at the top right of the page. A popup window will ask you to confirm.

Confirmation screenshot.

When you click "Confirm," the modified record will be saved.

Created August 22, 2022