How to access USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR using Chrome Version 42 and later?

Post date: May 07, 2015 6:12:13 AM

If you are a patent lawyer or patent agent and use Chrome Version 42 and later as your browser, you need to enable Java and NPAPI in order to use USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR in Chrome.

To enable NPAPI plugins, you need to enter In your URL bar:

chrome://flags/#enable-npapi

Click the Enable link for the Enable NPAPI configuration option.

Click the Relaunch button that now appears at the bottom of the configuration page.