Just because it is the way you’ve always done it, doesn’t mean that should be the way you do it. Your manual office action response workflow has been in place for years. You know what to expect, and so does your team. But being entrenched in a process doesn’t necessarily mean it is working. Your patent practice might be overdue for a change, you just don’t realize it.

Burnout can lead to an increased risk of error, lower productivity, and increased employee turnover.

Administrative tasks are burying you and your firm. The right legal technology can help dig you out.

Having insight into which examiners issue the most OAs can help you decide whether an application is worth pursuing, therefore providing you and your client with the information needed to persist confidently.

As a patent professional, you may feel at the mercy of the USPTO, especially at the end of  the quarter or fiscal year, also known as their incredibly busy season. As you’re facing an influx of office actions or are still buried in an especially complicated IDS, you may be looking for ways to simplify your day and streamline your processes. 

When responding to office actions or generating IDSs, you know your current process is not working. Is bringing on a new legal tech vendor worth the switching costs?

Juristat is always working to improve access and transparency. Recently, we've made it even easier for patent professionals to visualize key data, stay up to date on filings, and produce error-free work.

Much like the holly and tinsel hitting store shelves before the jack-o-lanterns are even gone, you can set your watch by an influx of office actions coinciding with the end of the USPTO’s fiscal year in September.

If your work as a patent professional primarily falls under the header of mechanical or electrical engineering, you know, maybe more than most, that annotating figure drawings takes up valuable time and mental bandwidth.

When it comes to office actions and your patent prosecution strategy, less is definitely more. Less time, less work, more profit, and more satisfied clients. Based on Juristat’s recent ranking though, some USPTO examiners might be thinking more is more. 

Knowing which examiners issue the most OAs per application on average can help you find the most efficient path to approval for your client.