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EFS-Web Announcements UPDATED: 12 September 2008

PAIR Announcements UPDATED 11 Septembert 2008

EFS-Web Unregistered or Registered (available since 17 March 2006) - See EFS-Web ANNOUNCEMENTS for all announcements

EFS-Web is an on-line patent submission utility that allows customers to submit patent application documents in PDF (Portable Document Format) via a portal on our Web site.

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Public PAIR Access to Image File Wrapper (IFW)

USPTO provides access to Image File Wrapper contents for U.S. patents and patent application publications via Public PAIR. Users can view and download the electronic file wrapper in PDF format at no cost.

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USPTO provides secure access to Image File Wrapper contents for U.S. patent applications via Private PAIR. Users can view and download the electronic file wrapper in PDF format at no cost. Registraton is required.

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