Question: If a published patent application is pending and it is not maintained in the IFW system, will the paper application file itself be available to the public for inspection? Answer: Published applications maintained in the IFW system are available on the USPTO Web site in the public Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. If […]

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