Pipeline™ Paralegal
Handles All Your Routine Paralegal Tasks
- Fits seamlessly into your existing docketing process – U.S. docketing requires NO modification of any of your existing processes
- Automated services include response shell generation and post allowance file verification tasks
- Start your digital transformation and move your organization toward the future at a pace that is comfortable for you
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Custom Tasks
If you have your own ideas for process automation, we can probably put it together for you and deploy it in your prosecution workflow. We can cross-check information in your IP management system and your Patent Center data.
File Checks
We can automatically perform routine file/docket reviews at milestones like receipt of notice of allowance, such as checks for document consistency or missing requirements. These checks include cross-checking inventors named on application with declarations and assignment documentation.
Response Shells
Assisted with our automation tools we can generate response shells for all non-final and final rejections received by a customer from their USPTO correspondence portal. Shells are generated systematically for all rejections at low-cost to customers, freeing up paralegal and/or attorney time to focus on higher value activities.
Include Separate Clean Pending Claim Set
BHAI generates response shells for all non-final and final rejections received by a customer from their USPTO correspondence portal. These shells are placed in a customer’s Pipeline® portal within five working days – expedited processing may be requested.
A “Response Shell” is a draft response that includes:
- Matter information, attorney information (name, address, deposit account, phone) and customer-specified boilerplate.
- A copy of the claims marked up with previous amendments in a form ready for a customer to edit.
- Verbatim examiner comments taken from the rejection in a form ready to use by customer.
Service is billed monthly based on number of rejections processed which typically run about 5-8 per month per 100 files pending. This service is not available ala carte but can be ordered for only certain PTO Customer Numbers.
Setting up Pipeline™ Paralegal is easy!
All we need is:
- Access to the customer’s private Patent Center account.
- Any desired customizations to boilerplate response shells.
In Operation BHAI will monitor this account for non-final and final rejections. The file history of the matter is referenced to generate shell responses. Shells are assembled and placed in the customer’s portal.
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