Using the Legal Invention Disclosure
Legal Invention Disclosure provides a streamlined process for inventors to request an application for a patent and for that request to be reviewed both internally and externally by outside counsels. The application is then submitted to patent authorities. You can choose to reward inventors at selected stages of the application process.
- Create a Legal Invention Disclosure request
Create a Legal Invention Disclosure request to provide detailed information about the invention. - Review the Legal Invention Disclosure request
Review a Legal Invention Disclosure request and either approve it to be sent for a patent approval or request clarification from the requester. - Respond to a request for clarification for a Legal Invention Disclosure request
Provide information requested by the patent reviewer or fulfiller to complete a Legal Invention Disclosure request for review. - Create a matter or add a Legal Invention Disclosure request to an existing matter
Create a matter from a Legal Invention Disclosure request or add the request to an existing matter to track the details of the complete patent application process if the request is approved for applying for a patent. - Associate an existing Outside Counsel to a legal matter
Add existing outside counsels to a legal matter and enable the patent fulfiller to communicate with the outside counsel for reviewing and processing the Legal Invention Disclosure requests. - Proceed with a Legal Invention Disclosure request
Once an application for a Legal Invention Disclosure request is complete and has been approved, approve the application to proceed for review by an outside counsel. - Provide Legal Invention Disclosure request information to an outside counsel
Provide the information related to a Legal Invention Disclosure request to an outside counsel for review to determine whether to apply for a patent. - Facilitate the patent review process
Update the tracking information through the final resolution of the patent review process after you receive the resolution of the patent application review by an outside counsel.
Parent Topic:Legal Invention Disclosure