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Import Prior Art References from Espacenet (Pending, Issued, U.S. and Foreign Applications)

AppColl integrates with  EspaceNet  to add or update prior art references for published and issued patents for both U.S. and foreign countries. To do this, go to the Matter Prior Art page for a matter and click the “Load Available Refs” button on the left side of the screen. Please Note : Patent Center does not provide an easy-to-access list of refe...

Last updated: December 8th, 2023 by Mason Davis

Generate an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

To generate an SB08 (IDS) form: Navigate to the Prior art module Find and double click the title of the Matter with the reference you need to cite Check the box next to the reference you wish to cite Click the Create IDS button.     ...

Last updated: July 14th, 2023 by Mason Davis

Mark Prior Art References as Not Needing to be Cited in an IDS

Prior art references associated with a matter, that have not been cited in an IDS or by an Examiner, will always show as needing to be cited in an IDS. There may be circumstances where art does not need to be cited, but the association between a matter and a reference is still required. If a reference has not been cited, it's added to the Cite Count...

Last updated: November 7th, 2024 by Mason Davis

Use a Citation Matrix to Verify Which Prior Art References Have Been Cited in Matter Familes

Matter Families can be complex entities having dozens of matters and perhaps 1000s of prior art references. AppColl provides a feature in the Prior Art module for downloading a Citation Matrix for a matter family and reviewing which references have been cited in which matters. Like the screenshot below, select one or more matters you wish to generat...

Last updated: October 18th, 2024 by Mason Davis

Import Prior Art References from a Spreadsheet

  As of March 2018, AppColl now integrates with EspaceNet allowing you to retrieve already filed prior art references for issued matters.  Click here  for more details. The below process is still available and is necessary for pending matters.   If you maintain prior art references in spreadsheets or other means outside of AppColl, you are able to i...

Last updated: November 9th, 2024 by Mason Davis

Information Disclosure Statement Submitted Date

When working with Information Disclosure Statements in AppColl, you have two date fields available: IDS Date : Enter the date that the IDS was created in AppColl. Submitted Date : Enter the date the IDS was actually uploaded to the USPTO. Leave blank if IDS hasn't been submitted....

Last updated: January 11th, 2022 by Mason Davis

Cross-citing Prior Art References

Overview   Cross-citing prior art references is the process of copying references in one or more (likely related) matters to another matter. You would typically do this when a new matter is added to a matter family, such as a continuation or divisional application. Normally you would want all references associated with the matter family to be copied...

Last updated: June 15th, 2023 by Mason Davis

Change the Citation Status of Prior Art

  AppColl has a "Set Citation Status" button in Prior Art pages. This button can be used to manually change the status of one or more references. A popup window appears when one or more references are checked and the button is clicked.     The popup window two sets of option groups: one to set the status of the reference relative to being cited in a...

Last updated: November 7th, 2024 by Mason Davis

De-duping Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Prior Art References

If you have multiple copies of an NPL reference, you can remove the duplicates and make sure that all matters, using this reference, point to the remaining version. This can be done automatically or manually.    To access these features, click on the All References link in the Navigate section of the Prior Art module. There are two buttons called "R...

Last updated: May 3rd, 2023 by Mason Davis

Add References that have Already Been Cited to the PTO

References that have already been cited to the PTO can be added into AppColl in a couple of different ways. Importing references from EspaceNet   Please see this article. Importing references from a spreadsheet.   Please see this article . If you wish to use these references in another matter, follow the instructions in  Cross Citing Prior Art Refer...

Last updated: September 26th, 2024 by Mason Davis

Add or Update Links Between Multiple References and a Matter

The following steps outline the process for adding or updating links between multiple prior art references and a patent matter:   In the Prior Art module, click on the All References link in the Navigate Section of the left column. Select all of the references you wish to link or update to the matter. (Using a filter on the “UsedBy” field may help f...

Last updated: October 21st, 2024 by Mason Davis

Copy Prior Art References from One Matter to Another

If you have a group of references cited in one matter and you wish to copy these references to another matter, follow these steps: Click on the Prior Art module button. Click on the row for the Matter you wish to move references from. Select (by clicking on the left check box) all of the references you wish to copy to another matter. Click on the Li...

Last updated: May 28th, 2024 by Mason Davis

Prior Art Module Overview

The Prior Art Module is used to manage prior art references associated with your matter and generate Information Disclosure Statements. This video provides a basic overview of the module....

Last updated: July 14th, 2023 by Mason Davis

Introduction to Prior Art and IDS Generation Webinar

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Last updated: June 30th, 2023 by Mason Davis

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