Certification And Request For COVID-19 Provisional Patent Application Program {PTO-SB-452}

PTO/SB/452, CERTIFICATION AND REQUEST FOR COVID-19 PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION PROGRAM, APPLICANT HEREBY MAKES THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS AND REQUESTS THAT THE USPTO INCLUDE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION IN A PUBLIC DATABASE. 1. The description of the accompanying provisional patent application concerns a product or process relating to COVID-19 and such product or process is subject to an applicable FDA approval for COVID-19 use. 2. The accompanying application is in the English language. 3. The accompanying application is being filed in DOCX format via the USPTO’s Patent Center filing system, together with this form. 4. The applicant understands that while the required filing fee for the accompanying provisional application may be deferred by acceptance into this program, the appropriate filing fee must be paid in order for a subsequent U.S. nonprovisional application to claim the benefit of the filing date of the accompanying provisional application. Applicant recognizes that the filing fee due in the future may be more than the current fee due and that by deferring payment of the filing fee, there may be an increase in the total fee due. 5. Applicant authorizes and requests that the description, including the specification and any drawings, claims and/or abstract of the accompanying provisional patent application, as well as this form, be included in a searchable online public database. 6. Applicant understands that inclusion in the public database is a publication of the description and this form. www.FormsWorkflow.com