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Intellectual Property
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REEDFAX®
REEDFAX delivers high-quality copies of original US, EP, and WO patent documents; file history/wrappers; U.S. and Canadian trademark images and registrations; instant machine translations of Japanese, Russian, Korean, German, and Chinese patents; prior art searches; and FOIA documents.
 
Features

  • Extensive online patent archives provide 24/7 access to:
    • US Patents from 1966.
    • European Patent Applications from 1978.
    • European Granted Patents from 1990.
    • World Patent Applications from 1986.
    • US Trademarks from 1870.
    • US Pre-Grant Patent Applications.
    • Great Britain Patents from 1991.

  • Electronic or paper files for US Patent File Histories/Wrappers, US Trademark File Histories, and Foreign File Histories. Electronic versions are fully bookmarked with thumbnail images to aid your research and may be ordered as static or text-searchable images. Paper files come with easy-to-use tabs.

  • U.S. and Canadian trademark images and registrations are available as e-mails, downloads, or paper copies.

  • Foreign language translations
    • Japanese, Korean, German, Chinese, and Russian languages.
    • Instant Machine Translations from Paterra® take just minutes and offer a significant cost savings over traditional translation services.
    • Manual Translations are done by translators and editors who are experienced in prior art, patent, and drug applications, and who are accustomed to the urgent timetable of litigation.

  • Prior art searches performed by subject matter experts who can maximize their research time in both proprietary and public data sources to provide exemplary results, including expert commentary on each cited patent so you know whether you need to invest the time to actually pull the patent.

  • Our FOIA professionals have more than 25 years of experience providing cost-effective document production from both state and governmental agencies. Our staff coordinates with agency personnel to monitor information requests, and they also negotiate issues relevant to government fees and document disclosure determinations, so you don’t have to.
 
Here's how to order
How to order the REEDFAX service
For more information on the REEDFAX service contact your LexisNexis® Account Representative or select one of the following choices:
 
Choose from online ordering, personal contact, or something in between. Delivery of your order can be a PDF through a web site download, e-mail, postal mail, overnight courier, fax.
Use our convenient order center to request US and International patent copies, file histories and trademarks.
You can order any REEDFAX product or service via e-mail 24/7. This is an option many customers prefer who need to ask detailed questions or wish to provide specific instructions with their order, but desire to order online. It is also convenient for placing product orders after Customer Service hours. Please keep in mind that our representatives respond to e-mails within minutes of receipt during normal working hours, and orders sent via e-mail are processed during normal working hours.

Normal working hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time (-5 GMT), Monday through Friday.
  • Customer Service 1-800-422-1337 (or 1-215-441-4768)
From 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday our friendly, knowledgeable customer service representatives are available to help answer your questions, take your orders and provide order status.

  • FAX Ordering via 1-800-421-5585 (or 1-215-441-5463)
FAX ordering offers the same convenience as e-mail, and is available to you 24/7. Please keep in mind that our representatives respond to FAX transmissions within minutes of receipt during normal working hours, and orders sent via FAX are processed during normal working hours.