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Use ProSearch to search through selected documents in design patent prosecution histories and case decisions from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Detailed instructions here.
The Home Search Screen is simple and intuitive:
See additional user interface screenshots below.
USPTO Prosecution Histories
Prosecution history documents are updated weekly. Currently, there are selected documents from 49,096 prosecution histories of design patents issuing from January 2021 through December 2024 and up through January 21, 2025. New prosecution histories will be added weekly throughout 2025.
PTAB Decisions
The following PTAB decisions are available: PTAB Appeal Decisions Unpublished (2021 – Present); PTAB Appeal Decisions Published (2015 – Present); AIA Trial IPR Decisions (All); AIA Trial PGR Decisions (All). Note that unpublished PTAB Appeal Decisions are NOT available on the PTAB website
Selected prosecution files typically contain at least a non-final rejection and enough related documents to determine whether the prosecution history is relevant to the matter you are researching. Selected documents from the prosecution history are merged into one pdf document. If the prosecution history is considered relevant to your research, you may download the pdf document. If additional documents from the prosecution history are needed, then the complete prosecution history file is available at the United States Patent and Trademark Office patent center website.
On the Home Search Screen, click the information icon to reveal search query tips (it floats so you can view the tips while entering your search terms):
Select a date range:
Select the desired content:
Press Search to obtain results:
Click on an application number to obtain the pdf document:
Copy and paste desired text:
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