Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

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 the published patent application is pending and it is not maintained in the IFW system, the paper application file itself will not be available to the public for inspection. Only copies of the application file may be obtained. If the published patent application is abandoned,… The post MPEP Q & A 246: Will the paper application file itself be available to the public for inspection? appeared first on Patent Education Series.