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File Wrapper
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file wrapper n
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: a written record in a patent office of the application and negotiations for a patent preceding the issuance of the patent see also file wrapper estoppel at estoppel
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.