diff --git a/docling/backend/xml_uspto_backend.py b/docling/backend/xml/uspto_backend.py
similarity index 100%
rename from docling/backend/xml_uspto_backend.py
rename to docling/backend/xml/uspto_backend.py
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/base_models.py b/docling/datamodel/base_models.py
index 257533f1..1a073c63 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/base_models.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/base_models.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class InputFormat(str, Enum):
     ASCIIDOC = "asciidoc", False
     MD = "md", False
     XLSX = "xlsx", False
-    XML_USPTO = "uspto", True
+    XML_USPTO = "xml_uspto", True
 
     @override
     def __new__(cls, value: str, _) -> Self:
diff --git a/docling/document_converter.py b/docling/document_converter.py
index 48e41d6c..44815630 100644
--- a/docling/document_converter.py
+++ b/docling/document_converter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from docling.backend.md_backend import MarkdownDocumentBackend
 from docling.backend.msexcel_backend import MsExcelDocumentBackend
 from docling.backend.mspowerpoint_backend import MsPowerpointDocumentBackend
 from docling.backend.msword_backend import MsWordDocumentBackend
-from docling.backend.xml_uspto_backend import PatentUsptoDocumentBackend
+from docling.backend.xml.uspto_backend import PatentUsptoDocumentBackend
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import (
     ConversionStatus,
     DoclingComponentType,
diff --git a/tests/test_backend_patent_uspto.py b/tests/test_backend_patent_uspto.py
index 8e34d2b4..466568ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_backend_patent_uspto.py
+++ b/tests/test_backend_patent_uspto.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import yaml
 from docling_core.types import DoclingDocument
 from docling_core.types.doc import DocItemLabel, TableData, TextItem
 
-from docling.backend.xml_uspto_backend import PatentUsptoDocumentBackend, XmlTable
+from docling.backend.xml.uspto_backend import PatentUsptoDocumentBackend, XmlTable
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import InputFormat
 from docling.datamodel.document import (
     ConversionResult,