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Type the application number into Global Dossier if it's published, and take a look at the "file wrapper" (term for all the documents listed). You'll get a bette

Type the application number into Global Dossier if it's published, and take a look at the "file wrapper" (term for all the documents listed). You'll get a better idea of what the examiner did. https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/ https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/ In the US at least, they typically put time stamped search logs in the patent file wrapper, so you can get a fairly good idea of what was searched and how long that took. It seems to me, however, that few patent attorneys will look at anything other than the "office actions", and they will look only at parts of those. Other jurisdictions don't seem to put anywhere near as many documents in patent file wrappers as the US does.

rwmj 5y ago
Here's the first patent I filed (and wrote(!)) which was in the UK. Can I search what the examiner did on this? https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1998024208A2 https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1998024208A2 The latest one I coauthored is a US patent which might easier to research: https://uspto.report/patent/app/20210034401 https://uspto.report/patent/app/20210034401
- btrettel 5y ago
  On Google Patents you can get a shortcut to the USPTO Global Dossier if you search for "External Links". Looks like the USPTO Global Dossier is down for WIPO documents right now but the Espacenet Global Dossier is up: https://register.epo.org/ipfwretrieve?apn=GB.9703212.W&lng=en https://register.epo.org/ipfwretrieve?apn=GB.9703212.W&lng=e... You can see the search report for the WIPO document you linked to there. Often the descriptions are inaccurate, so in this case even though it just says "Published International Application" for all 3 documents, it's not necessarily that. The one dated 05.11.1998 is the search report. This one is not very detailed. The EPO version has a lot more: https://register.epo.org/application?tab=doclist&number=EP97913328&lng=en https://register.epo.org/application?tab=doclist&number=EP97... For the second one you mention, the USPTO Global Dossier lists a bunch of documents: https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/#/details/US/16530248/A/78395 https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/#/details/US/16530248/A/7839... You can get there by changing the "Type" drop-down menu to "Pre-grant Publication" and typing in 20210034401. You can look at a lot of search logs for this one. You can also read the "Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)" to see why the examiner issued this patent.

rwmj 5y ago

Here's the first patent I filed (and wrote(!)) which was in the UK. Can I search what the examiner did on this? https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1998024208A2 https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1998024208A2 The latest one I coauthored is a US patent which might easier to research: https://uspto.report/patent/app/20210034401 https://uspto.report/patent/app/20210034401

btrettel 5y ago
On Google Patents you can get a shortcut to the USPTO Global Dossier if you search for "External Links". Looks like the USPTO Global Dossier is down for WIPO documents right now but the Espacenet Global Dossier is up: https://register.epo.org/ipfwretrieve?apn=GB.9703212.W&lng=en https://register.epo.org/ipfwretrieve?apn=GB.9703212.W&lng=e... You can see the search report for the WIPO document you linked to there. Often the descriptions are inaccurate, so in this case even though it just says "Published International Application" for all 3 documents, it's not necessarily that. The one dated 05.11.1998 is the search report. This one is not very detailed. The EPO version has a lot more: https://register.epo.org/application?tab=doclist&number=EP97913328&lng=en https://register.epo.org/application?tab=doclist&number=EP97... For the second one you mention, the USPTO Global Dossier lists a bunch of documents: https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/#/details/US/16530248/A/78395 https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/#/details/US/16530248/A/7839... You can get there by changing the "Type" drop-down menu to "Pre-grant Publication" and typing in 20210034401. You can look at a lot of search logs for this one. You can also read the "Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)" to see why the examiner issued this patent.