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LexisNexis® PatentOptimizer™

Thank you for your interest in the PatentOptimizer™ service from LexisNexis. If you are a USPTO examiner or previously qualified patent law academic*, you are invited to register for free limited access to the PatentOptimizer service.

With the PatentOptimizer service you can …

Check, Compare & Match Claims

  • Check claim language for prior adjudications and prior art references and link to related cases and patents.
  • Spot ambiguous or missing antecedents and lack of support in drawings or description.
  • Generate a navigable claim hierarchy on the fly.
  • Search, retrieve, and capture comparable claim language in the prior art.
  • Detect term and phrase differentials in your claims and descriptions.
  • Automatically research specific claim elements in prior art and assimilate prior art reference data into an auto-generated claim hierarchy.
  • Quickly compare claim elements, terms, and phrases across multiple documents to detect new and deleted matter.
  • Match claim sets of multiple documents and easily identify claims that have been removed, modified or added.

Check References

  • Instantly retrieve patent citation references in your grant or application and review related bibliographic information.
  • View a comprehensive post-issuance activity report for cited patents.
  • Investigate, verify, and export information related to the citations appearing in your patent document. 

Check Parts

  • Check the accuracy and consistency of your reference figures and related part numbers and labels.
  • Auto-insert part numbers into the abstract or claims for foreign filing or analysis.
  • Use shorthand notations for reciting parts while drafting.
  • Identify repeated parts for correction as necessary. 

Check Measurements

  • Detect and instantly convert common English measurements into metric.
  • Identify inaccurate user-entered conversions.

And More…

  • Insert fully formatted patent citations with a click of the button.
  • Automatically update amended claim numbering and dependencies.
  • Research terminology and locate viable synonyms and term definitions.
  • Pre-populate Information Disclosure Statements using the USPTO’s EFS-Web PDF form or the HotDocs® Document Assembly program**.
  • Supports documents opened in Microsoft® Word, Internet Explorer, Adobe® Acrobat®  and Adobe® Reader. It further supports patents published on LexisNexis® TotalPatent™, lexis.com®, and USPTO.gov.

Do we have your interest? Great! Here’s how the program works:

If you are a USPTO Examiner or pre-qualified patent law academic*, you are invited to register for the program which includes a free download of the PatentOptimizer™ software and free ID / Password providing access for six months. Once your registration information is confirmed, you will receive an ID and password via e-mail with a link to the software download. After six months, you may choose to re-apply for free access.

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Here are several program resources available to help you use the PatentOptimizer service to its fullest potential:

And within the product itself, you’ll find:

  • Product manual (PDF)
  • Context-sensitive online help system
  • Feedback button to send the PatentOptimizer development team your suggestions

* As determined solely by LexisNexis.

** The free download for the HotDocs 2008 Player is located at http://www.hotdocs.com/downloads/hd2008/player/

Offer limited to the individuals selected for this promotion and use of the PatentOptimizer™ service is subject to terms and conditions located at https://www.lexisnexis.com/epact/tandc.do. Promotional ID is valid for 6 months of use beginning with the first use of the Promotional ID. Unused portions of this offer will not be credited or extended for future access. Promotional materials must be accessed by using the ID number received from LexisNexis. Credits will not be issued for use of promotional material accessed on user’s regular ID. LexisNexis reserves the right to cancel this promotion at any time without notice. Other restrictions may apply.