Beginning tomorrow, August 1, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Center system—available to the public since 2017—will fully replace the legacy Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) tool for the electronic filing and management of patent applications. The Public PAIR tool, first launched in the early 2000s, is officially retired today. The Patent Center incorporates new functions to improve system performance and make it a more intuitive experience. #IdeaoftheDay