| Can I use the same USPTO.gov account to access multiple USPTO tools and systems? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-21 |
| What is a USPTO.gov account? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-21 |
| Are PubEAST and PubWEST still available? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Are screen reader shortcuts compatible in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I add comments or notes to a document? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I add comments or notes to a tag group? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I auto-flip images? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I display highlights in the image view? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I extend my workspace onto two monitors? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I move and sort my column headers? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I print a subset of the tagged documents? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I reorder, resize, and sort my columns? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I rerun my search queries? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I restore my queries from the trash? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I save my customized workspace layout? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Can I set the number of search results per page? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Does Patent Public Search use semantic searching? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Does the workspace time out? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How are documents in Advanced Search sorted by relevance? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I control the size of the document in Image view? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I customize the information displayed from a document in the text view of the Document Viewer? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I customize the information displayed in Tagged Documents? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I enter a long search query? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I enter a query in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I find the equivalent search fields used in PatFT/AppFT in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I go to Advanced Search from Basic Search and vice versa? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I perform a citation search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I search patent documents using Basic Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How can I search patents by classification? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I change the appearance of the Document Viewer? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I change the color of a highlight for a hit term? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I change the color of a highlight for two or more hit terms? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I create a search query? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I open a document to view its content? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I print documents in Search Results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I print my Search History results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I remove documents I have tagged? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I resize, collapse, and expand panels? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I save a workspace? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I search on just the documents I have tagged? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I see more of my search query? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I show and hide my columns? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I start a new workspace? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I tag documents? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I turn off highlights? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I turn off showing errors in search queries? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How do I view Tagged Documents? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| How does Patent Public Search work? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| I can view the panes in my workspace when I zoom in, but when a dialog pop-up opens, the buttons are cut off or missing. | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| I need to search a field, but it is not listed in the Basic Search drop-down list. How can I search those fields? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| I want to turn off highlights for a search query, but want to avoid updating my user preferences for each search. How do I do that? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| In Advanced Search, what are the differences between the Quick Search and Enhanced Search formats? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| In Basic Search, can I print the full text of a patent document? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| In Basic Search, what does the Preview provide to the user? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| In Tagged Documents, how can I sort the tagged documents that are displayed? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Is it possible to export my search results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Is it possible to import a list of patent documents to search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Is it possible to print or download a list of search results in Basic Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Is there a minimum screen size needed to utilize Patent Public Search Advanced Search interface? (Specifically, can it run in Chrome on a mobile device with a smaller screen size such as a tablet or smart phone) | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Is there a system limitation on search query length? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What accessibility options are available in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are color themes? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are multi-colored highlights? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are panels? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are the differences between Basic Search and Advanced Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are the keyboard shortcuts being used in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What are the options for making changes in highlighted terms? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What browser should I use for Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What can I see in Search Results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What display options are available for images in the Document Viewer? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What do the +1, +2 buttons represent in the Search Results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does accessibility mean in Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does the Find Within text box do? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does the L number represent? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does the option for British Equivalents do? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does the option for Plurals do? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does the Search History contain? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What does toggle visibility mean? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is a workspace? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the coverage of patent documents that can be accessed with Patent Public Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the Enhanced Search layout in Advanced Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the Find Within field in Search Results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the function of the highlight display in the Document Viewer preferences window? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the function of the KWIC button in the toolbar of the Document Viewer while in text view? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What is the Quick Search layout in Advanced Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What options can be set within which panes? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What order are the search results in Basic Search? Can I re-sort them? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| What was the timeline for Patent Public Search adoption? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| When I search same terms in both Basic Search layout and Advanced Search layout, I get two different number of hits. Why is that? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| When I transition from Basic Search to Advanced Search, can I go back to the Basic Search screen to review my search results or does transitioning to Advanced Search close out the Basic Search session? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| When I zoom in, I cannot see all the panes in my workspace. What can I do? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| When is the KWIC button disabled? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where can I change the text font and size? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where can I find additional resources for searching patents? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where can I get information on search syntax? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where do I get more information on training materials? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where do I go to modify and view all Hit Term results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where do I see the number of documents in search results? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Where do I set my search options? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Which panes can be duplicated? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| While viewing text in the Document Viewer, how can I change the highlights in the Document Viewer? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Why does my layout look different in various browsers? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Why was Patent Public Search created? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Will I get verbal announcements for menus, icons, links, and buttons? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Will my search query in Basic Search carry over when I switch to Advanced Search? | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |
| Patent Public Search Basic | Search patents | patent | PatFT and AppFT | 2026-10-06 |