What is a file wrapper?
The file wrapper in the written record of communication between the applicant, patent office and examiner, and includes a variety of different information about a specific patent. As a result, there can be numerous documents in a file wrapper which can be time consuming to read through.
Key information
Therefore, for US patents only Patsnap will extract information from file wrapper and summarise key information in the form cards at the top of the page. Making important information easily accessible and easy to digest.
What information is summarised?
- Examination Process has started
- Notice of allowance given
- Days since Application
- Expedited procedures
- Days since Examination
- Latest rejection
- Request for nonpublication
- Restriction Requirements
- Non-final rejection given
- Final rejection given
- Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
- Claim amendment count
- Examiner-initiated interviews
- Applicant-initiated interviews
- Conference interviews
- Telephone interviews
- In-person interviews
- IDS submissions
- Patent rights recoverable
- Examiner's name
- Examiner grant rate
- Art unit
- Art Unit Predictor (grant rate)
- Current Assignee
- Grant rate of assignee in IPC classification code
- Patent pendency
- Maintenance period
- Applicant delay(s)
- USPTO delays (PTA/PTE)
- Certificate of Correction
- Ex Participant Reexamination (EPR)
- Inter Partes Review (IPR)
- Post Grant Review (PGR)