The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is conducting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to gather input on industry best practices for leveraging the latest technology to improve the ingestion and management of intellectual property (IP) data. The USPTO seeks innovative ideas and methods for patent application ingestion, processing, and final publication, as well as data and image conversion. The RFI includes technical questions related to unstructured image and text data conversion, data discrepancies, and validation of converted data. • The USPTO is looking for solutions to facilitate data ingestion and manipulation through the patent application lifecycle. • The USPTO is seeking capabilities for unstructured image and text data conversion, including conversion of text and embedded objects into other formats. • The USPTO is interested in capabilities for categorization and classification of unstructured image and text data. • The USPTO is looking for experience with XML and its use in complex document processing. • The USPTO requires solutions to be cloud-based, section 508 compliant, and compliant with all relevant security controls outlined in the FIPS, NIST Special Publication 800-Series, and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).