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Email Notifications - Disclosure Status Change

AppColl provides the option to create email notifications any time invention disclosure status' changes. Often times such emails are sent to inventors to alert them to such changes. However, these email can be sent to any individuals associated a disclosure. Important: Making changes to task rule notifications is relatively harmless. However, changi...

Last updated: March 17th, 2022

Set Up Users and Roles

Once your disclosure flow has been agreed upon by you and AppColl, you will be provided, via email, with a number of demo logins to test the flow on your own. These are the same ones used by AppColl to demo your flow. Demo Logins We highly recommend leaving the demo logins intact. We use these accounts to implement changes to your flow and/or troubl...

Last updated: August 22nd, 2022

Setting up an Inventor Award Program

AppColl provides for creating complex invention award programs whereby inventors can be automatically granted awards for disclosure submissions, disclosure acceptances, patent filing and issuance to name a few. Award amounts can divided in numerous way such as inventors sharing a total pool of money, min and max amount per inventor and many other pa...

Last updated: March 17th, 2022

Email Notifications - Notify Prosecuting Attorney

By default, AppColl sends an email to the attorney/agent selected to prosecute the now created unfiled patent application. Important: Making changes to task rule notifications is relatively harmless. However, changing the task rule itself (i.e., title, triggering events, etc.) can have drastic effects on the disclosure flow. Please contact AppColl s...

Last updated: March 17th, 2022

Invention Manager Setup Overview

The Inventions Module has a number of setup screens, visible in the Navigate section, for customizing your disclosure flow. Below is a list of each setup screen and how they function. Only patent committee members have access to these setup screens. AwardsThe Invention Manager provides an inventor awards program whereby monetary awards can be set up...

Last updated: March 17th, 2022

Editing the Scoring Matrix

A scoring matrix may be created whereby persons associated with a disclosure can provide a numeric score followed by answers to specific questions. The scoring matrix set up screen is accessible from the Inventions Module by clicking the "Setup Scoring" link. AppColl creates a default matrix which can be fully edited. SummaryWithin the scoring matri...

Last updated: June 22nd, 2023

Fill Out Invention Disclosure Forms

The Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) is filled out by one or more inventors and submitted to the assigned attorney once complete. The IDF has four components: 1) Title; 2) Inventors; 3) Documents;  and 4) Questions. Title - Inventors must provide a title before the record can be saved. Inventors The inventor creating a disclosure is automatically add...

Last updated: May 9th, 2023

Disclosure Notifications

By default, AppColl creates three types of email notifications that may be sent to various parties of a disclosure flow. The syntax of the notifications may be changed at will by following the specific article links below. Disclosure Status Change - emails can be sent to one or more inventors (i.e., all inventors, lead inventor, or first inventor) a...

Last updated: December 16th, 2021

Email Notifications - Disclosure Action Items

AppColl allows for creating custom email notifications after any event in an invention disclosure. Emails can be sent to person(s) having the "next action" in a flow or even when the disclosure status changes (https://support.appcoll.com/customer/portal/articles/2089366-email-notifications---disclosure-status-change). Please Note: Making changes to ...

Last updated: March 17th, 2022

Editing the Invention Disclosure Form

The invention disclosure form setup screen is accessible from the Inventions Tab under the "Setup Disclosure Form" link. Only patent committee members can access and change the form. Below is a screen shot of the disclosure form screen. AppColl provides a default set of questions, which can be edited as desired. Custom SettingsThere are a number of ...

Last updated: December 16th, 2021

Changing the Status of a Disclosure

Normally a disclosure flow follows a linear path where different buttons within a disclosure form are pressed in order to move a disclosure through it's steps. Account admins are able to manually change the status of one or more disclosures and bypass the normal procession necessary to bring a disclosure to a specific status. Here are the steps: Fro...

Last updated: June 15th, 2023

Corporate Organization Charts

Please Note: This feature is only available for customers who have purchased our Invention Manager product. Contact us directly if you wish to import organization information. AppColl can import your complex corporate org charts with unlimited numbers of employees and connections. Up-line and down-line charts are graphically displayed with drill dow...

Last updated: December 16th, 2021

Inventions Home Page

Overview AppColl's Invention Manager (IM) product has an Inventions Home page which provides a dashboard for viewing a summary of your inventions information. This page is accessed by clicking on the Inventions module button or selecting Inventions Home from the menu. If you do not see this menu item, the Inventions Home page will need to be enabled...

Last updated: March 29th, 2023

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