Patent Application Information Retrieval

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[2] Non-patent literature cited in a patent application is not available for viewing or downloading through Public PAIR because of concerns over copyright infringement.

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[5] For an unpublished application, the customer number must match that associated with the requested data.

[3] Public Pair was retired after July 31, 2022, in favor of the USPTO Patent Center.