Abstract: A method and system are provided for managing the cost and quality of international patent applications over the life cycle of such applications. The method and system have various process circuitries that generate instructions for administrative and technical tasks and generate communications between a controlling agent and both an administrative patent agent and a technical agent.

Abstract: Systems and methods analyze electronic invoice data. The system accesses invoice data stored in memory. The invoice data includes a matter identifier with service charges and service dates. The system also identifies a target date associated with the matter identifier and a service associated with the target date. The system also accesses service time period data stored in the memory for the identified service. The system also calculates a service start date and a service end date based on the service time period data and the target date. The system also identifies from the invoice data the service charges between the service start date and the service end date. The system also stores a record in the memory to correlate the service with each of the identified service charges between the service start date and the service end date. Resulting data can be summed together, averaged over multiple services, and benchmarked for different service providers.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for managing the cost and quality of international patent applications over the life cycle of such applications. The method and system have various process circuitries that generate instructions for administrative and technical tasks and generate communications between a controlling agent and both an administrative patent agent and a technical agent.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for managing the cost and quality of international patent applications over the life cycle of such applications. The method and system have various process circuitries that generate instructions for administrative and technical tasks and generate communications between a controlling agent and both an administrative patent agent and a technical agent.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for managing the cost and quality of international patent applications over the life cycle of such applications. The method and system have various process circuitries that generate instructions for administrative and technical tasks and generate communications between a controlling agent and both an administrative patent agent and a technical agent.

Abstract: A system is provided that has a filing manager for managing the filing of legal documents in a plurality of offices. The filing manager communicates with a client, and service providers including a drafting law firm, a translation partner, filing agents and designated prosecution agents. The filing manager includes a database for storing data relevant to the filing of a legal document. The filing manager also includes process circuitry configured to compute and execute a routine to manage the filing of legal documents.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to a computer system and method for objectively analyzing the quality and cost of work performed by legal service providers. Price and quality of legal service providers can be compared to various benchmarks for by industry, region, complexity, corporate targets and the like. A user of the system can analyze the cost and quality of a corporation's legal counsel and offer suggestions and solutions that resolve issues identified by the system.