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","rendered_text_plain":"The electronic file record in which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office maintains the application papers is referred to as an image file wrapper. The electronic file record is the official record of the application.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94035","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_s5yfgdal"},{"id":"pb_6tmi5twk","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_6tmi5twk","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"See MPEP § 202 for appropriate notations to be\n made in the file history with regard to claims for priority to, or the benefit of, earlier\n filed applications under 35 U.S.C. 119, 120, 121,\n 365, and 386.\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"Unless specifically requested by applicant, the residence(s) associated with the inventor(s) will not be changed. For example, if a new oath gives a different residence from the original, the file will not be changed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94256","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_5gaxjdzt"},{"id":"pb_czpiwpx7","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_czpiwpx7","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"For a patent application publication to be published with residence\n information that differs from that originally filed, the revised information must be\n entered into the Office electronic records at least nine weeks before the publication\n date of the application. For patent applications filed on or after September 16, 2012,\n in order for a patent to issue with the new residence, applicants must file a corrected\n Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76(c)) showing the new\n residence information with underlining for insertions and strike-through or brackets for\n text removed. See MPEP § 601.05(a). For applications\n filed prior to September 16, 2012, applicants are strongly encouraged to file a\n Supplemental Application Data Sheet showing the new residence information preferably\n with underlining for insertions and strike-through or brackets for text removed. See\n MPEP §\n 601.05(b).\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"When a new application is received in a Technology Center, the classification of the application and the initials or name of the examiner who will examine it or other assigned docket designation are noted in the application file. See also MPEP § 909.01(b).","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94271","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_hbszdcej"},{"id":"pb_6nsxqsgy","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_6nsxqsgy","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The\n \"Index of Claims\"\n\n\n found in\n the image file wrapper of an application is frequently referenced. It should be updated\n with each Office action to maintain a reliable index of all claims in the\n application.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The \"Index of Claims\" found in the image file wrapper of an application is frequently referenced. It should be updated with each Office action to maintain a reliable index of all claims in the application.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94285","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_ritjyfve"},{"id":"pb_g7bdco2t","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_g7bdco2t","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The claim numbers appearing on the Index of Claims refer to the claim\n numbers during prosecution while the adjacent columns refer to the status of each of the\n claims and the final column refers to the final numbering of the allowed claims (if\n applicable).\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The claim numbers appearing on the Index of Claims refer to the claim numbers during prosecution while the adjacent columns refer to the status of each of the claims and the final column refers to the final numbering of the allowed claims (if applicable).","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94292","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_ritjyfve"},{"id":"pb_exkb6cny","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_exkb6cny","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A space is provided above each adjacent column for completion by the\n examiner to indicate the date of each Office action together with the resulting status\n of each claim. At the time of allowance, the examiner places the final patent claim\n numbers in the column marked\n \"Final.\"\n\n\n\n
","rendered_text_plain":"A space is provided above each adjacent column for completion by the examiner to indicate the date of each Office action together with the resulting status of each claim. At the time of allowance, the examiner places the final patent claim numbers in the column marked \"Final.\"","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94313","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_ritjyfve"},{"id":"pb_chypefts","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_chypefts","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"In the first action on the merits of an application, the examiner must\n record in the appropriate sections of the Official Correspondence “Search Notes” form\n the areas in which the search for prior art was made. The examiner must also indicate\n the date(s) on which the search was conducted and provide their initials. In subsequent\n actions, where the search is brought up to date and/or where a further search is made,\n the examiner must indicate that the search has been updated and/or identify the\n additional field of search and include the date and the examiner’s initials in the\n appropriate sections of the “Search Notes” form. Any search updates should include the\n appropriate databases and the search queries and classifications employed in the\n original search. See MPEP\n § 904. Great care should be taken so as to clearly indicate\n the places searched and the date(s) on which the search was conducted and/or\n updated.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"In the first action on the merits of an application, the examiner must record in the appropriate sections of the Official Correspondence “Search Notes” form the areas in which the search for prior art was made. The examiner must also indicate the date(s) on which the search was conducted and provide their initials. In subsequent actions, where the search is brought up to date and/or where a further search is made, the examiner must indicate that the search has been updated and/or identify the additional field of search and include the date and the examiner’s initials in the appropriate sections of the “Search Notes” form. Any search updates should include the appropriate databases and the search queries and classifications employed in the original search. See MPEP § 904. Great care should be taken so as to clearly indicate the places searched and the date(s) on which the search was conducted and/or updated.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94323","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_j3eqd4pw","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_j3eqd4pw","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"In order to provide a complete, accurate, and uniform record of what has\n been searched and considered by the examiner for each application, the U.S. Patent and\n Trademark Office has established procedures for recording search data in the application\n file. Such a record is of importance to anyone evaluating the strength and validity of a\n patent, particularly if the patent is involved in litigation.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"In order to provide a complete, accurate, and uniform record of what has been searched and considered by the examiner for each application, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has established procedures for recording search data in the application file. Such a record is of importance to anyone evaluating the strength and validity of a patent, particularly if the patent is involved in litigation.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94329","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_5tyqdyee","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_5tyqdyee","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Searches are listed in the “SEARCHED” boxes and/or\n\n \"SEARCH NOTES\"\n\n\n box of the\n\n \"Search Notes\"\n\n\n form.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Searches are listed in the “SEARCHED” boxes and/or \"SEARCH NOTES\" box of the \"Search Notes\" form.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94332","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_clfcgatb","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_clfcgatb","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"For example, in the sample “Search Notes” form reproduced\n below, the “SEARCH NOTES” box indicates how the Search was limited for documents\n classified under CPC symbols D03D 1/0005 and B02C 19/0081. The absence of entries in the\n “SEARCH NOTES” box for the other classification symbols searched indicates that all\n documents having those symbols were reviewed or there is a search history printout in\n the file indicating how the search of those symbols was limited. As provided in\n subsection II.B below, a complete search history in the form of a printout must be\n included in the application file any time a limited electronic search was performed.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"For example, in the sample “Search Notes” form reproduced below, the “SEARCH NOTES” box indicates how the Search was limited for documents classified under CPC symbols D03D 1/0005 and B02C 19/0081. The absence of entries in the “SEARCH NOTES” box for the other classification symbols searched indicates that all documents having those symbols were reviewed or there is a search history printout in the file indicating how the search of those symbols was limited. As provided in subsection II.B below, a complete search history in the form of a printout must be included in the application file any time a limited electronic search was performed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"ch700_p_29a72_160d4_3e5","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"fg_7k33aiqw","node_type":"figure","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/fg_7k33aiqw","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"ch700_fig_24bef_16f5f_1b3","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"graphic_uri":"graphics/719_05_FWF-SearchNotes.png","alt_text":"Official Correspondence \"Search Notes\" page","width":714,"height":906,"host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_en52vbjb","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_en52vbjb","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"I. ENTRIES IN “SEARCHED” BOXES ","rendered_text_plain":"I. ENTRIES IN “SEARCHED” BOXES","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94319/b.0","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"I. ENTRIES IN “SEARCHED” BOXES"},{"id":"pb_flehmjz2","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_flehmjz2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The Search Notes form includes three “SEARCHED” boxes for recording\n searches in Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), CPC Combination Sets and U.S.\n Patent Classification (USPC). When documenting a classification search, as described\n below, the examiner should ensure the proper box(es) is/are used.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The Search Notes form includes three “SEARCHED” boxes for recording searches in Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), CPC Combination Sets and U.S. Patent Classification (USPC). When documenting a classification search, as described below, the examiner should ensure the proper box(es) is/are used.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94339","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_zr6ju2lv","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_zr6ju2lv","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A classification search is defined as a search of the documents in a\n particular classification location, whether classified by CPC or USPC, and may be\n limited by a text query, filters or other means. When a classification search is\n performed, the classification symbol must be recorded in the appropriate “SEARCHED”\n box section of the “Search Notes” form along with the date that the search was\n performed (or updated) and the examiner’s initials. When a classification search is\n limited, the examiner must ensure that how the search was limited is made of record.\n In most situations, how the search was limited would be apparent in a search history\n printout and in these situations, the examiner should include the printout with the\n “Search Notes” form when making the \"Search Notes\" of record. When the search is\n limited by an approach not apparent in the search history printout, the manner in\n which the classification search was limited should be made of record by annotating\n the “SEARCH NOTES” box. Unless a search of all of the documents for a particular\n classification location was performed, it would be inaccurate to merely record the\n classification symbol in the “SEARCHED” box without including the search history\n printout or indicating how the search was limited in the “SEARCH NOTES” box.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"A classification search is defined as a search of the documents in a particular classification location, whether classified by CPC or USPC, and may be limited by a text query, filters or other means. When a classification search is performed, the classification symbol must be recorded in the appropriate “SEARCHED” box section of the “Search Notes” form along with the date that the search was performed (or updated) and the examiner’s initials. When a classification search is limited, the examiner must ensure that how the search was limited is made of record. In most situations, how the search was limited would be apparent in a search history printout and in these situations, the examiner should include the printout with the “Search Notes” form when making the \"Search Notes\" of record. When the search is limited by an approach not apparent in the search history printout, the manner in which the classification search was limited should be made of record by annotating the “SEARCH NOTES” box. Unless a search of all of the documents for a particular classification location was performed, it would be inaccurate to merely record the classification symbol in the “SEARCHED” box without including the search history printout or indicating how the search was limited in the “SEARCH NOTES” box.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94344","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_onfjkxpg","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_onfjkxpg","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"II. ENTRIES IN “SEARCH NOTES” BOX","rendered_text_plain":"II. ENTRIES IN “SEARCH NOTES” BOX","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94319/b.2","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"II. ENTRIES IN “SEARCH NOTES” BOX"},{"id":"pb_rp4s7ub5","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_rp4s7ub5","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Entries made in the “SEARCH NOTES” box are of equal importance to\n those placed in the “SEARCHED” box. They are intended to complete the application\n file record of areas and/or documents considered by the examiner in their search.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Entries made in the “SEARCH NOTES” box are of equal importance to those placed in the “SEARCHED” box. They are intended to complete the application file record of areas and/or documents considered by the examiner in their search.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94409","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_pnrkh2iu","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_pnrkh2iu","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A. Format of Entries in the \"SEARCH NOTES\" Section","rendered_text_plain":"A. Format of Entries in the \"SEARCH NOTES\" Section","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94319/b.4","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"A. Format of Entries in the \"SEARCH NOTES\" Section"},{"id":"pb_oj4c6fvi","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_oj4c6fvi","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The examiner will record the following types of\n information in the \"SEARCH NOTES\" box and in the manner indicated, with each entry\n dated and initialed.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The examiner will record the following types of information in the \"SEARCH NOTES\" box and in the manner indicated, with each entry dated and initialed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"ch700_d24cbf_1fe96_207","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"li_pkobudcc","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_pkobudcc","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If a text search was performed in a particular\n database and no classification search was performed, the following entry or\n its equivalent must be recorded in the “SEARCH NOTES” box of the “Search\n Notes” form: “See search history printout(s)” along with the date or dates\n that the search was performed (or updated) and the examiner’s initials. A\n search history printout must also be included in the file. See subsection\n II.B below.\n
\nF16B fasteners (consulted)
\nF16B fasteners (consulted J. Doe A.U. 3501)
\nF16B 2/00 (consulted)
\nEntrez: Sequences, National Center for\n Biotechnology Information, Version 7.19.91b (CD-ROM, TC 1600)\n Searched HIV and vaccine; neighbored Galloway article dated 6/5/91\n on April 1, 1990.\n
\nComputer Select, (November, 1991), Ziff Davis\n Communications Co., (CD-ROM, STIC), Searched Unix and emulation on\n December 1, 1991.\n
\nChem. Abs, Palladium hydride Jan.-June 1975 \n
\nEng. Index, Data Conversion Analog to Digital\n 1975\n
\nPopular Mechanics, June-Dec. 1974\n
\nLubrication Engineering, vols. 20-24\n
\nIntroduction to Hydraulic Fluids, Roger E.\n Hatton, 1962 \n
\nSears Roebuck catalog, Spring-Summer,\n 1973. \n
\nS. N. XX/495,123 refs. checked
\nS. N. XX/490,000 refs. checked
\nS. N. XX/480,111 refs. checked except for Greek\n patent to Kam\n
\nS. N. XX/410,113 refs. not checked since the file\n was not available \n
\nPat. 3,900,000 refs. checked
\nPat. 3,911,111 refs. ck’ed
\nIPR2012-99999 Reviewed Inter\n Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,999,999 on\n 12/31/2019\n
\nPGR2015-99999 Reviewed Post Grant\n Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,999,999 on 12/31/2019\n
\nCBM2016-99999 Reviewed Covered\n Business Method Patent Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,999,999 on\n 12/31/2019\n
\nIPR2012-99999 Reviewed Petition for\n Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No.\n 9,999,999 on 12/31/2019\n
\nPGR2015-99999 Reviewed Petition for\n Post Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,999,999 on 12/31/2019\n
\nCBM2016-99999 Reviewed Decision\n Instituting Covered Business Method Patent Review of U.S. Patent\n No. 9,999,999 on 12/31/2019\n
\nAny time that a limited electronic search was performed (e.g.,\n limited classified search or text search), a complete search history in the form\n of a printout must be included in the application file. The search history must\n include the following minimum information:\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Any time that a limited electronic search was performed (e.g., limited classified search or text search), a complete search history in the form of a printout must be included in the application file. The search history must include the following minimum information:","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94611","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"li_aspfha7l","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_aspfha7l","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"It would be improper to merely list the tool/database, e.g.,\n “PE2E-SEARCH” or identify the search queries in the “SEARCH NOTES” box of the\n “Search Notes” form. A search history printout should be devoid of result\n printouts to limit the “bulk search printouts.”\n
","rendered_text_plain":"It would be improper to merely list the tool/database, e.g., “PE2E-SEARCH” or identify the search queries in the “SEARCH NOTES” box of the “Search Notes” form. A search history printout should be devoid of result printouts to limit the “bulk search printouts.”","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94631","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_ig7oud5p","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ig7oud5p","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Regarding nucleotide and peptide sequence searches, these searches\n must be documented by printout(s). A copy of a printout for each database source\n searched must be included in the application file. Each printout must include all\n the information up to the “ALIGNMENTS” section.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Regarding nucleotide and peptide sequence searches, these searches must be documented by printout(s). A copy of a printout for each database source searched must be included in the application file. Each printout must include all the information up to the “ALIGNMENTS” section.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94634","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_45jkw34l","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_45jkw34l","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Most of the database services accessed in application searches\n provide a command to display or print the search history which includes most, if\n not all, of the minimum required information for documenting database searches.\n Table 1 below lists the history command for each database service and the required\n minimum documentation elements included when the history command is entered. Any\n missing elements may be documented by writing them on the printout of the search\n history or by supplying further portions of the search transcript which do include\n the missing elements.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Most of the database services accessed in application searches provide a command to display or print the search history which includes most, if not all, of the minimum required information for documenting database searches. Table 1 below lists the history command for each database service and the required minimum documentation elements included when the history command is entered. Any missing elements may be documented by writing them on the printout of the search history or by supplying further portions of the search transcript which do include the missing elements.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94637","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_xt3audr4","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_xt3audr4","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If there are several search statements in the history, the\n statement or statements of which the results were reviewed should be\n indicated.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"If there are several search statements in the history, the statement or statements of which the results were reviewed should be indicated.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94640","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"we_v32e45j4","node_type":"worked_example","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/we_v32e45j4","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"*Examiners may acquire user’s manuals for\n PE2E-SEARCH through the Office of Patent Automation website. Assistance for\n other electronic database searches may be acquired from the staff of the\n STIC-Electronic Information Centers (EIC).\n
\nExplanation of Table Terminology
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","rendered_text_plain":"History Command - Generally, a display of what the user has asked the search software to do will display the search logic entered by the user. Some histories are limited to display of the searches done only in the current file while others deliver a complete record of what file or files were accessed and all searches done since sign on.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e95322","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_ocwq3pwy","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ocwq3pwy","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Name of Database Service - This is the name of the database\n service (i.e., PE2E-SEARCH, IEEE Xplore) used to perform the search.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Name of Database Service - This is the name of the database service (i.e., PE2E-SEARCH, IEEE Xplore) used to perform the search.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e95328","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_o4ydnahv","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_o4ydnahv","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Search Logic - Generally, a display of the search commands\n executed by the search software. For a structure or sequence search, this can be a\n printout of the structure or sequence used to query the system.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Search Logic - Generally, a display of the search commands executed by the search software. For a structure or sequence search, this can be a printout of the structure or sequence used to query the system.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e95335","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_aanuffni","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_aanuffni","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Name of File(s) Searched - The name of the collection(s) of data\n accessed.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Name of File(s) Searched - The name of the collection(s) of data accessed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e95338","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_ipzi5np2","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ipzi5np2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Date of Search - Dialog and Questel-Orbit do not display the date\n of search as part of the history command. Dialog and Questel-Orbit supply the date\n of search during log off.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Date of Search - Dialog and Questel-Orbit do not display the date of search as part of the history command. Dialog and Questel-Orbit supply the date of search during log off.","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e95341","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv"},{"id":"pb_oak25tgv","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_oak25tgv","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"III. INTERFERENCE SEARCH HISTORY","rendered_text_plain":"III. INTERFERENCE SEARCH HISTORY","provenance":{"source_file":"s719.html","source_anchor":"d0e94319/b.8","source_sha256":"891e1438882ab91cbc617ad5e4297c97ff5b25bb7a2602d63218e86c9c1cb9a5"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_nsc4popv","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"III. INTERFERENCE SEARCH HISTORY"},{"id":"pb_7bhaadh3","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_7bhaadh3","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"When an application is in condition for allowance, an\n interference search must be made by using the most efficient and effective manner\n based on the claimed subject matter in the broadest claim (e.g., by performing a text\n search, or a classified search, or a combination of text search and classified\n search, of the “US-PGPUB” database in PE2E-SEARCH). Examiners are reminded that some\n applications, such as continuation-in-part applications, may contain claims entitled\n to different effective filing dates (see MPEP §§ 2133.01 and\n 2152.01), and that each effective filing date should be\n considered when performing the interference search. If the application contains a\n claim directed to a nucleotide or peptide sequence, the examiner must submit a\n request to STIC to perform an interference search of the sequence.\n
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