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What Is a File History? A File History is an up-to-date account of the prosecution history for a published or granted patent case. The file history (otherwise known as a file wrapper) contains documentation such as the table of contents of the file, original application as filed with claims, declarations and drawings, office actions, amendments, notice of allowability and other correspondence between the examiner at the patent office and the applicant or their representative. [back to top] What Does a File History Look Like? File Histories are copies of the Patent Office files and are delivered in several formats. Click here (2.2 MB) to view sample pages from a file history.
You may also choose to order copies of references cited in the file histories you have selected. Available options include:
[back to top] Ordering File Histories File Histories may be ordered from any of three locations within Delphion. These are: Ordering from the Result Set Order from the Tabbed Interface File Histories can be ordered from the "Order selected items as" pull down at the bottom of any of the Tabs within the Tabbed Interface.  Using the "Order selected items as" pull down on any of the Tabs within the Tabbed Interface (File Histories is selected by default):
 Order from the Tabbed Interface File Histories can also be conveniently ordered using the File Histories tab:
 Confirm File History Order Screen The Confirm File History Order screen displays. File History for patent(s) displays the patent numbers of the file histories you have selected, along with the document title. The number of pages and estimated price is shown for file histories that are part of our in-house inventory. The actual price will be based on number of pages delivered and will include any applicable shipping charges, media charges and taxes. In most cases, these documents are delivered to you within 24 hours. To remove any file history from your order, check the associated checkbox in the Remove column, then click the Remove button. File History Format Next, select the file history format you prefer from the File History Format drop down menu. Format Types are described in What does a File History Look Like? You may also choose to order copies of references cited in the file histories you have selected. Order cited references by checking the appropriate checkbox in the Include Cited References box. Choose Billing Method Bill your purchase either to your Delphion account, an existing MicroPatent account, or an existing FaxPat/Optipat account. Use the Bill To radio buttons at the top of the screen to select one. If you select your MicroPatent account, enter your MicroPatent user ID and password in the text boxes provided. If you selected your FaxPat/Optipat account, enter your account number in the text box provided. Also verify Company name in the editable text box at the bottom of this section. Note: Regardless of the billing method selected, discounts for File History Premium accounts will be applied provided you enter your MicroPatent or Faxpat/Optipat account information. You may enter a docket or reference number in the Docket or Reference number text box. If you are using Tracking and have an active trail, the client reference number for the trail is automatically populated into this area. Please note that you can edit this text box, if desired. Submit Order When you are satisfied that the information on this screen is correct, press the Submit Order button. File History Order Completed Screen Upon submittal of the order, you will be taken to the File History Order Completed screen, shown below.  The File History Order Completed screen verifies that your transaction is complete. You may wish to print the Order Accepted screen for your records. First press the View Printable Receipt button, then click on FILE | PRINT in your browser to print a copy. To view all of your accepted orders, press the Order Status button. The Order Status Screen The Order Status screen is shown below.  The Order Status screen displays all of the orders you have placed with Delphion. Data displayed includes:
An order status of "Completed" indicates that processing of your order is completed, and it has been shipped to you by the method you selected. Press the Details button to view the details of any order. Ordering from the Integrated View from the Current Search Results screen, click on the hyperlinked patent number Publication column. This will display the Integrated View. File Histories can be ordered from the Integrated View. Part of the Integrated View is shown below.  To order File Histories from the Integrated View, click on File History in the Buy Now menu bar. This will display the Confirm File History Order screen. Ordering from the Order Page File Histories can be ordered from the Order Form. Part of the Order Form is shown below.  To order File Histories from the Order Form:
 The Shopping Cart displays all the documents you have selected to order. Deselect any documents you do not wish to order by checking the associated checkbox in the Remove from Cart column. When you are satisfied with your order, you may choose either to Continue Shopping or to Checkout by clicking the associated button, shown above. Upon Checkout you will be sent to Confirm File History Order screen if you only have File Histories in the Shopping Cart or the Display Pending Order screen if you have other product types in your Shopping Cart upon checkout. In the case of the mixed order, click Process Order to be sent to the Confirm File History Screen. [back to top] |
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