Why IPDAS?
More than you ever imagined – all in one tool!
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Prepare PTO/PCT/EPO forms, client letters, and emails, both individually and in bulk
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Upload documents to Patent Center for all filing types, including large IDSs
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Manage prior art for cross-citing in large families and groups
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Tree Views describe each case’s priority and subject matter relationships
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IPDAS profiles and saves documents directly into your existing Document Management System (DMS)
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Designed to improve overall speed and data integrity
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Integration with your docketing system ensures that data is current, consistent, and accurate
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Easy-to-use tools populate data into your database from filing authority systems
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Auto-saving improves consistency and accuracy of document profiles
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Avoid common errors caused by staff reusing old documents
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Automated notifications for IPDAS-detected events
Integrations
Data and documents – available at your fingertips.
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IPDAS includes many seamless, under-the-hood integrations:
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We build a custom integration with your commercial docketing system to import data into the IPDAS program, ensuring your data is accurate and consistent.
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Integrations with USPTO, EPO, and WIPO systems allow you to import data, documents, and citations from these valuable resources.
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IPDAS integrates with your commercial Document Management System (DM), auto-profiling and saving documents from a variety of sources: documents and emails generated by users, e-Office Action documents, Patent Center downloads, etc.
Data Accuracy
IPDAS helps ensure that data is complete, valid, consistent, and accurate.
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IPDAS dramatically reduces errors in prosecution documents by minimizing the need to retype data and by providing data validation features.
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Automated imports from docketing and USPTO and EPO websites
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Names and addresses are entered into IPDAS just once – never to be typed again
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IPDAS maintains one record per person or entity, promoting uniformity of shared information
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Pick-lists facilitate easy data selection
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IPDAS duplicate checker reduces accidental double entries
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IPDAS checks for missing and incorrect data
Productivity
IPDAS provides multiple automation tools to get more work done – faster!
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Patent Center uploads: IPDAS handles PTO naming conventions, PDF requirements, etc. No need for manual uploading!
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Generates PTO forms either individually or in bulk, and then auto-profiles them into your DM – either individually or in bulk
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Bulk imports from Patent Center and Espacenet eliminate the need to manually enter data
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Bulk downloads of documents from the USPTO's e-Office Action program, Patent Center, Espacenet, etc.
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Bulk saves of all types of documents from Windows drives, DM system, Outlook emails, etc.