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file wrapper. Patents & trademarks. The complete record of proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office from the initial application to the issued patent or registered trademark; specif., a patent or trademark application together with all documentation, correspondence, and any other record of proceedings before the PTO concerning that application. — Also termed file history; prosecution history. Cf. CERTIFIED FILE HISTORY. [Cases: Patents 168(1), 168(2). C.J.S. Patents §§ 283, 294–295, 299.]

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双语律师Wayne，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与遗产及遗嘱争议相关的法律文件。