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The Patent tab in the Matters Edit Mode allows you to track information related to patent registration. This tab is only available if the matter type is Patents and Trademarks.
Fields
Status – The classification for the patent.
First Filing Date – The date the patent application was first filed.
Sub Status – The sub-classification for the patent.
Sub Status Date – The date the sub status item occurred.
Application Number – The identifier for the patent application.
Application Date – The date the patent application was presented.
Patent Number – The identifier for the patent.
Grant Date – The date the patent application was approved.
Publication Number – The identifier for the publication of the patent.
Publication Date – The date the publication of the patent occurred.
Assigned – The owner of the patent. Typically, since ownership may change over the life of the patent, create a player with a role of Assignee so that the ownership title can be tracked historically.
Reel Frame Number – The reel frame number for the patent.
Priority Country – The name of the country that granted the patent.
Priority Application Number – The identifier for the priority application.
Priority Filing Date – The date the priority application was filed.
Total Claim – The total number of independent claims on a patent. The cost of filing the patent application is directly related to the total number of independent claims.
Individual Claims/Designs – Independent claims are the substance of the patent.
Tax Base Date – The date the patent tax was paid.
Parent Number – The identifier for an earlier application of the inventor disclosing a given invention.
Parent Filing Date – The date the parent patent was filed.
Parent Grant Date – The date the parent patent was granted.
Next Tax Date – To date the patent tax will be paid in the future.
Convention Type – The name of the organization through which the patent is filed.
Expiration Date – The date the patent expires.
Comments – A freeform comment concerning the patent.
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