Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosecution history

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
pros-e-cu-tion his-to-ry
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

prosecution histories (plural)

Phrases

prosecution history estoppel file wrapper

Frequently Paired Words

file wrapper

Questions

What does prosecution history mean?
The record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner.

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