Patent Law FAQ
This FAQ answers all your questions about patent law, patent procedure, and the patent examination process.
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USPTO personnel should use Patent Data Portal to determine the current location or status of an application. For Image File Wrapper (IFW) applications, no location is associated with the file.
As stated in MPEP 102: When it is desired to determine the current location or status of an application, Office personnel should use Patent Data Portal. If the application is an Image File Wrapper (IFW) application, no location is associated with the file.