Policy

Technical Requirements

Below are the technical requirements necessary to support IPDAS in your organization.

SUPPORTED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS

  • Windows 2025
  • Windows 2022
  • Windows 2019
  • Windows 2016 (EOL Jan. 12th 2027)

SQL SERVER REQUIREMENTS

  • Supported SQL Server versions (Enterprise\Standard):
    • SQL Server 2025
    • SQL Server 2022
    • SQL Server 2019
    • SQL Server 2017
    • SQL Server 2016 (EOL Jul. 14th 2026)
  • For larger firms (approximately 100 attorneys), we recommend a SQL Server with 24GB of RAM and 8 vCPUs.
  • The IPDAS database will typically occupy 1-5 GB of disk space (excluding back-ups) for a large firm.

USER WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Supported client operating systems:
  • Windows 11 (Through 25H2)
  • Supported Microsoft Word versions:
  • MS Word 365 Semi-Annual Channel (currently 2508)
  • MS Word 2024 (under testing)
  • MS Word 2021

Note: MS Word 365 will be supported while its current Semi-Annual version is supported. As of May 2026, that version is 2508. We plan to support future Semi-Annual versions of Office shortly after their release, but not necessarily on the same schedule that Office 365 offers them.

  • Supported browsers:
    • Edge, Firefox, and Google Chrome
  • Supported Adobe Acrobat & Reader versions:
    • All Acrobat versions supported by EFS-Web.
  • GhostScript Requirement:
    • All versions are supported
  • We recommend that user workstations running Windows 11 or later have at least 16 GB of RAM, although IPDAS can function with far less.

SUPPORTED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

  • iManage
  • NetDocuments
  • Open Text Docs Open
  • Open Text eDOCS DM
  • Worldox

SUPPORTED DOCKETING SYSTEMS

  • CPI
  • IP Manager
  • FoundationIP
  • Inprotech

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