Official certified copies · Direct from the USPTO

Certified copies with the USPTO seal

True copies of the official record for litigation, licensing, due diligence, and prosecution. PDF or hard copy. Rush available.

Patent certified documents

Application as filed

$125 · ~10 business days

Specification, claims, oath/declaration, and drawings as filed. Provisional filings do not require claims or an oath. International design applications cannot be ordered here — contact customer service. Unpublished applications require proof of entitlement (written consent of applicant, attorney of record, or assignee).

Patent file wrapper

$165

Prosecution history from filing through grant: application papers, office actions, and correspondence. Also available: certified selected paper from a file wrapper.

Pending / non-published applications

$145 · Power to Inspect required

Not available to the public without written consent of the applicant, attorney of record, or assignee.

Certified patent

$125 · 10–15 business days

Utility patent (most common). Also: design patent, application publication, defensive publication, reissue utility, plant patent.

Assignment reel / frame

$145 · 10–15 days

Order by 10-digit reel and frame number. Unpublished-application assignments use the unpublished document process. Does not include the recordation notice.

Abstract of title

$124 · 10–15 days

Chronological account of documents recorded in USPTO assignment records for a patent.

Presentation patent

$95

Certified first page of an issued patent on 24 lb. card stock, with certification statement, ribbon, and seal — suitable for framing.

Trademark certified documents

Trademark application as filed

$115 · 10–15 days

Drawing of the mark, goods/services identification, and specimens as required.

Trademark file wrapper

$115 · 10–15 days

Prosecution history through registration and post-registration papers. Selected papers also available.

Registration with title & status

$115 · 10–15 days

Certified copy of the registered mark showing current status and ownership per USPTO records.

Trademark abstract of title

$115 · 10–15 days

Chronological assignment-record account for a trademark.

Trademark assignment reel / frame

$125 · 10–15 days

Order by 8-digit reel and frame (Assignments on the Web). Does not include recordation notice — contact us for that copy.

Old files in paper format vary in cost — email orders@usptocertifiedcopies.com for a quote. DPS Files rush: add ~$185 (5–10 days); super rush 2–4 days, call us.