New ClaimMaster Release (2019.1.0)

This release primarily affects ClaimMaster users who: (1) have 64-bit Office or (2) subscribe to Private PAIR integration features (Pro+ or Lite+).  If you fall under either of the above categories, we recommend  that you update

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A recent study found that a third of the issued patents from the USPTO required a Certificate of Correction to fix the contained mistakes. Therefore, the need for patent proofreading does not stop after the

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As you are probably aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into effect on 25 May 2018 and has a major impact on European privacy law. GDPR is a single regulation that unifies data protection

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ClaimMaster 2019 can now generate patent proofreading reports in HTML format, such as the one shown here.  These reports include many helpful features: 1. Powerful reviewing interface – the new reports make it significantly easier to review all the

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As you probably heard, the USPTO is changing the login procedure to Private PAIR and EFS-Web, replacing it with two-factor authentication (PKI certificates will be disabled on February 19,  2019).  Certain background changes to Public

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How big of a problem is the wrong patent application number? Have you ever put a wrong patent application number in the header of your Office Action response?  Maybe you’ve used another response as a template, but

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Similarly Spelled Words and Spell-Checking Have you ever accidentally mistyped one word for a similarly spelled word when drafting a patent application, but the Word’s spellchecker didn’t catch the error? This will often happen when the word itself is spelled

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New ClaimMaster release 2018.9.0 is here!  It has numerous improvements, including many new features and bug fixes – we’ve improved all aspects of the tool, including user interface, claims/specification proofreading, time-saving tools, and various downloading features,

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Data security in the cloud is a popular topic these days.  Web-based applications offer certain advantages over the traditional desktop applications, such as cross-platform compatibility and ease of access.  But what about using the cloud

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The USPTO recently announced a new way to perform patent application filings in DOCX format. Per the USPTO Text Intake Guidelines, applicants can submit their applications, via EFS-Web, in three separate DOCX documents: Specification, Claims,

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