With TIP Tool’s version 2.0, also comes the intelligence that the tool provides. The tool provides information such as time to allowance, and predicted allowance rate that helps business owners take critical decisions and strategize accordingly. Once a summary is entered into an idea form, the form starts showing details…
Currently, the TIP Tool offers automatic status updates of US applications. Applications can be added in the Portfolio Manager by the following ways: Transitioned from Idea Manager Any filing moved to the ‘Filed’ column of the Idea Manager is automatically moved to the Portfolio Manager. If the tool was successfully…
The Portfolio Manager tab on the TIP Tool provides a centralized location for all your applications that have been filed at the PTO. Once the idea moves into the ‘Filed’ column in the Idea Manager and the application number is updated, it starts getting reflected in the ‘Filed Applications’ of…
The TIP tool provides an overview of your patent pipeline and team activity. Every role in the TIP Tool has information (represented in a graphical manner) specifically tailored to each role. Hence, a user would see dashboards corresponding to inventor, prosecutor, manager or admin role. Simply click on the Dashboard…
The patent applications that have been filed at the USPTO and not yet published can be accessed through Private PAIR. A licensed patent practitioner or sponsored support staff would have Private PAIR credentials provided by the USPTO that they can use to access the Private PAIR portal. In this section,…
The TIP Tool provides email notifications at various stages of the idea management process. Email notifications are sent to stakeholders when: An idea is published An idea is approved An idea is moved between different workflow stages A draft is uploaded in an idea in the Patent Drafting Stage Value…
The latest version of the TIP Tool provides real time collaboration capabilities. What this means is that two or more users can edit an idea at the same time. The changes would start reflecting to the other user in a real time basis together with the name of the user…
Workflow Stages: The 4 workflow stages that you in the Idea Manager tab of the TIP tool is as follows: Idea Capture: First stage is the Idea Capture phase. This is the initial idea capturing stage, where all your ideas are created, saved and published. After publishing, other collaborators can…
If you have been registered into the tool by an email invitation, there are high chances you have not set your password To set your password, log into the TIP tool. Click on your name/email address that is displayed on the top right corner of your interface Your profile page…
If you have an Admin or a Manager role in a TIP portfolio, then you will have access to the Control Panel. This gives the ability to add or remove users from the account and assign or change their roles. To add a new user, start by clicking on Control…