What transaction codes are available for notifications?
Our Notification Lists and Quality Lists can provide you with notifications when specified transactions appear in your patent. In Patent Center, that transactions are shown in the Transactions tab of the Documents & Transactions section.
Each transaction is associated with a code (though Patent Center doesn't show the code). We have a searchable list of transactions and their codes to help you find the ones that are important to you.
Note that the transactions are similar to the image file wrapper (IFW) documents but there is not a one-to-one correspondence between them. We are not able to do notifications based on IFW documents, but you can instead use a corresponding transaction. For example, the transaction code for a non-final rejection is CTNF.
The table below lists suggested transaction codes for which you may want to receive notifications. You can copy this list to paste into our form:
A.NA A.NE ABN10 ABN11 ABN2 ABN3 ABN4 ABN6 ABN7 ABNF ABNX AP.B APDA APDP APDR CTAV CTEQ CTFR CTNF CTRS EABN ELC. EXABN N/=. N/AP RCEX WPIR
| Transaction Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A.NA | Amendment after Notice of Allowance (Rule 312) |
| A.NE | Response after Final Action |
| ABN10 | Abandonment after Examiner's Answer or PTAB Decision |
| ABN11 | Withdraw from Issue for Express Abandonment |
| ABN2 | Aband. for Failure to Respond to O. A. |
| ABN3 | Express Abandonment (during Examination) |
| ABN4 | Express Abandonment after Allowance |
| ABN6 | Abandonment for Failure to Pay Issue Fee |
| ABN7 | Abandonment for Failure to Correct Drawings/Oath/NonPub Request |
| ABNF | Abandonment -- Inc. Application under Rule 53(b) - Filing Fee Paid |
| ABNX | Abandonment -- During Preexam Processing |
| AP.B | Appeal Brief Filed |
| APDA | PTAB Decision - Examiner Affirmed |
| APDP | PTAB Decision - Examiner Affirmed in Part |
| APDR | PTAB Decision - Examiner Reversed |
| CTAV | Advisory Action (PTOL-303) |
| CTEQ | Quayle action |
| CTFR | Final Rejection |
| CTNF | Non-Final Rejection |
| CTRS | Restriction/Election Requirement |
| EABN | Letter of Express Abandonment Filed |
| ELC. | Response to Election / Restriction Filed |
| EXABN | Applicant has Expressly requested that the case be Abandoned |
| N/=. | Notice of Allowance Data Verification Completed |
| N/AP | Notice of Appeal Filed |
| RCEX | Request for Continued Examination (RCE) |
| WPIR | Issue Notification Mailed |