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How to read USPTO prosecution history on a live record
The prosecution history table on https://getcopymark.com/trademark/{serialNumber} lists every indexed USPTO event with date, code, description, and plain-English explanation. Event codes link to CopyMark's prosecution history catalog.
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What prosecution history shows
Prosecution history is the timeline of USPTO actions on an application—filings, Office Actions, responses, publication, allowance, registration, maintenance, and abandonment events. It helps you understand where a mark is in the examination process.
Event code catalog
CopyMark maintains a plain-English catalog of common prosecution history event codes. Start at /guidance/uspto-record or browse individual events linked from each serial page.
Step-by-step
- Open the serial record. Go to https://getcopymark.com/trademark/{serialNumber} for the application or registration.
- Scroll to prosecution history. Find the prosecution history table listing chronological USPTO events.
- Read each event row. Each row shows the event date, USPTO event code, official event description, and CopyMark's plain-English summary.
- Click event codes for detail. Event codes link to guides at /guidance/trademark-prosecution-history explaining what each prosecution event means.
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