Form PTO/461 CSP Stakeholder Survey

CSP Stakeholder Survey

The USPTO appreciates your participation in the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot
Program (CSP). We hope you have found the program easy to use and that it has
been a useful tool with your international filing strategy.
As we continue to promote the benefits of work sharing with our stakeholders and
international partners, we are actively seeking feedback to enhance our efforts. As a
pilot participant, we would like to hear from you about your experience using CSP.
Your input is critical to help us further improve and potentially expand work-sharing
programs such as this with other IP offices. This survey is estimated to take less than
ten minutes to complete. We look forward to hearing from you.
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, unless the information collection has a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number
for this information collection is 0651-0079. Public burden for this survey is estimated to average 5 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 or
email [email protected].
PTO/461
Approved for use through ##/##/####. OMB 0651-0079
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. Department of Commerce

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Please note that (*) denotes required fields.

1. How did you first hear about CSP?
Word of mouth

USPTO blog or newsletter

USPTO presentation

Internal company/firm blog or newsletter

USPTO Patent Alert

JPO marketing

USPTO.gov

KIPO marketing

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Based on your experience using CSP, please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following
statements.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

I will consider using CSP
for future applications.
Using CSP provided
me/my client financial
savings.
Using CSP reduced
overall prosecution time.
Using CSP reduced time
to first action.
Using the CSP petition
form was easy.
I feel more confident
about associated IP
rights.
I feel more confident that
I received a complete
search.
I had difficulty making
the U.S. claims match
the corresponding
foreign office's claims.
It was difficult to
communicate with the
corresponding foreign
representative.
It would be helpful to
submit only one petition
form in the future to
cover all participating
offices.

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* 3. How likely are you to choose CSP when cross-filing applications?
Not at all Likely

Extremely Likely

* 4. How likely are you to recommend CSP to a colleague or to other clients?
Not at all Likely

Extremely Likely

5. Would you like to see CSP expanded to additional IP offices?
Yes
No

6. Are you interested in the USPTO providing virtual and/or in-person CSP instruction to your clients/firm?
Yes
No

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Additional Feedback

7. Please provide any additional feedback you may have regarding CSP.

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