Visualizing Cloud Computing

Cloud For Business

Components Evolution

Key stages of patent application lifecycle is shown.

Major systems are grouped by business units.

Systems are clustered at each corresponding stage.

The symbols of system type indicate their state.

USPTO cloud movement started in summer 2020.

Notice the add, disappear, and change of systems.

This is an example of seamless inflight modernization.

USPTO Cloud Journey

Major Milestones 2020 to 2023:

• 01/2020: USPTO chose cloud first, cloud smart, cloud effective
• 02/2020: Began with 5 legacy cloud apps, single cloud (AWS)
• 04/2020: Formed USPTO cloud center of excellence
• 07/2020: Fee processing system started ^Re-platform
• 09/2020: EventHub system started ^Rewrite
• 02/2021: Onboard to NOAA N-WAVE network services
• 07/2021: USPTO closed 2nd data center at Boyers, PA
• 08/2021: USPTO website migrated in 4 weeks ^{Lift & Shift}
• 10/2021: Established Azure platform (Azure)
• 12/2021: TGW, NGFW, DNS, major infrastructure modernization
• 02/2022: AI powered patent similarity search^{Cloud Native}
• 05/2022: Legacy AWS host retired
• 08/2022: Zero trust pilot on cloud telemetry with CISA ^CLAW
• 09/2022: Established Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• 10/2022: Cloud work quadrupled (24+ live systems, 120+ accounts)
• 02/2023: Cloud Smart Services rolled out

2022 Review

A year of transformation

2022 is a productive year where adoptions and usages continued with a 50% growth over 2021. "Infrastructure first" is our core engineering belief, where quality becomes the solid foundation of quantity and speed. As a result, we see significant platform improvements.

Enterprise cloud modernization program started in Oct 2021. With this strong partnership, USPTO cloud maturity reached a new pinnacle as we excel in all fronts of cloud operation: security, cost reduction, development team support, uptime, and automation.

Cloud in Action

Infrastructure Setup

This illustration shows how cloud engineers prepare an account for a development team in a hybrid cloud computing environment, including connections and all default services we turn on as a provision routine.

Infrastructure and its automation are the foundation of cloud computing. Please send your feedback and suggestions to us any time.