Product Updates: Office Action Explorer, Flowchart Generation, and More

In our December 2022 product update, we unveiled new features and shared best practices for getting the most from your investment in Patent Bots. 

Too busy to watch the whole video? Use the timestamps below to skip ahead to some of our favorite new features and product enhancements. 

 

🤖 USPTO Patent Number Search [3:00] 🤖

Our new USPTO Patent Number Search is a quick, simple alternative to searching by number in the USPTO’s Public Patent Search tool.

You'll want to bookmark this link! Search by number now -> https://www.patentbots.com/uspto-patent-number-search

🤖 Office Action Explorer [4:00] 🤖

Juggling documents while reviewing office actions is a total pain! Learn how to simplify office action response with our Office Action Explorer. It’s available at no additional charge (yes, FREE!) with your existing Patent Bots Prep & Pros Pro subscription!

🤖 PPT/Visio Flowchart Generation [20:00] 🤖

Our latest drafting automation tool enables you to generate Powerpoint and Visio flowcharts from method claims in just a few clicks.

2022 Patent Bots Quality Rankings: The Top Companies

Patent Bots is pleased to announce its third annual Patent Quality Rankings of top companies. (We previously announced our Top 50 patent law firms and our Top 10 firms by Tech Center.)

We reviewed every patent issued by the USPTO in the past year – over 300,000! – using our advanced machine learning software. 

We then ranked nearly 750 companies with 50+ patents issued based on the average number of numbering, antecedent basis, and word support errors detected in their patents. Our rankings are based only on these errors and do not address many other important aspects of patent quality. 

(If your company is not on the Top 10 lists below, review our full list inside our PatentVerse. If your company is ranked outside the Top 50, you'll need to log in as we don't want to publicly identify companies with lower scores.)

2022 Patent Quality Rankings: Top 10 Large Companies.

Cisco Technology ranked first among companies with 250+ patents issued in the last year. Cisco, which patented 903 inventions in the last year, began using the Patent Bots automated proofreading solution in 2018.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Kyocera Document Solutions ranked second and third, respectively, among large companies. They were followed by Yazaki Corporation, Seiko Epson Corporation, AT&T Intellectual Property, Semiconductor Energy Lab, Toyota Motor Corporation, Western Digital Tech, and Qualcomm Inc.

Congratulations to Cisco and the rest of these large companies for doing amazing work over the last year! 

2022 Patent Quality Rankings: Top 10 Mid-Sized Companies. 

Large companies don't have a monopoly on patent accuracy. Among mid-sized companies with between 100 and 249 patents issued, the top three patent quality scores were held by Zoox Inc., IGT, and Haier US Appliance Solutions, respectively.

They were followed by Nanya Technology Corporation, JTEKT Corporation, InnoLux Corporation, Commvault Systems, Zeon Corporation, SanDisk Technologies, and Snowflake Inc.

Patent Accuracy: By the Numbers.

The Patent Quality Rankings are based only on average number of numbering errors, antecedent basis errors, and word support errors in issued patents and don't address other important aspects of patent quality. Here's a quick look at the state of patent accuracy.

• 322,000 patents processed by the Patent Bots AI
• 16,434 patents achieved a perfect Patent Bots Quality Score
• 11.2 average errors per patent
• 7 median errors per patent

More than 305,000 patents issued contained at least one numbering, antecedent basis, or word support error. There is clearly room for improved accuracy in the industry. 

That is why Patent Bots created the world's fastest and most accurate patent drafting and proofreading solution. Try Patent Bots FREE for 14 days.

Meet Katie Lee: Our New Customer Success Manager

We’re pleased to introduce Katlyn (Katie) Lee as our new Customer Success Manager!

After 10+ years working inside law firms, Katie knows how important technology is to the operations of a modern law practice. She’s even personally implemented software inside firms to increase productivity and customer satisfaction.

Katie joins Patent Bots after five years as Facilities Operations Manager at intellectual property law firm Edell, Shapio & Finnan. She previously served as a paralegal with Houlon, Berman, Finci & Levenstein and as a legal assistant with non-profit organization House of Ruth Maryland.

Katie looks forward to connecting with all of our current and future customers.

Welcome to the team, Katie! We're glad to have you onboard. 

Art Unit Prediction: Get the Right Examiner for Your Patent

USPTO Art Unit assignment can make or break your patent. Patent Bots founder Jeff O'Neill recently sat down with four top patent attorneys to discuss how they steer patents toward the right art units for their applications.

In this recorded one-hour discussion, our panelists share their experiences with art unit prediction software. 

• Tips for getting the most from art unit prediction tools.
• How to blend art unit prediction technology and strategy.
• Client relations and expectation management.
• And much much more.

Watch the recording below! 

Art Unit Predictor Webinar from Patent Bots on Vimeo.

Big thanks to our panelists for contributing to a lively and thoughtful discussion!

- Jordan Lewis, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

- Neil Kardos, Harrity & Harrity, LLP

- Thara Russell, Capital One

- Raymond W. Zenkert, III, GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates

Ready to get started with art unit prediction? Try Patent Bots Art Unit Predictor free now!

New Feature! Simplify Review of Prior Art with Office Action Explorer

One of the most tedious aspects of Office Action response is juggling documents while reviewing prior art of 102/103 rejections. 

Our new Office Action Explorer simplifies this workflow by displaying an application’s most recent office action, pending claims, and cited prior art side-by-side-by-side in a three-column interface. 

Office Action Explorer is available today at no additional charge with your existing Patent Bots Prep & Pros Pro subscription. 

Office Action Explorer: How It Works.

Simply enter your patent application number and Patent Bots will show the most recent office action and pending claims automatically in the first two columns.

Your patent application must be public. We expect to expand the feature to non-public applications soon. 

Now for the best part… Patent prior art references are hyperlinked in the Office Action column. When you click on a prior art reference, Patent Bots will show the prior art in the Prior Art column. Even better, citations to paragraphs and column/line numbers are also hyperlinked. When you click on a citation, we'll automatically scroll the third column to that specific citation. 

This enables you to easily understand the basis for the rejection and prepare your office action response. 

See the NEW Office Action Explorer in action in the short video below. Then, use Office Action Explorer for your next office action response! 

2022 Patent Bots Quality Rankings: Top 10 Firms in Each USPTO Tech Center

Patent Bots recently announced its third annual Patent Quality Rankings of top patent law firms. Last month, we unveiled the Top 50 Patent Firms. 

Today, we'll announce the Top 10 firms in each USPTO Tech Center. 

We used our advanced machine learning software to review every patent issued – over 300,000! – by the USPTO in the past year. 

We then ranked patent firms in each Tech Center based on the average number of numbering, antecedent basis, and word support errors detected in their patents. Our rankings are based only on the above errors and do not address many other important aspects of patent quality.

Nearly 95% of patents contained at least one detectable error. That's why Patent Bots created the world's fastest and most accurate patent drafting and proofreading solution. Try Patent Bots FREE for 14 days.

Now, on to the rankings! 

2022 Patent Quality Rankings: Top 10 Firms by USPTO Tech Center.

Keep scrolling to view the Top 10 Firms in every USPTO Tech Center. Or, select a Tech Center of interest from the list to jump to that section. 

• Top 10 in Tech Center 1600
• Top 10 in Tech Center 1700
• Top 10 in Tech Center 2100
• Top 10 in Tech Center 2400
• Top 10 in Tech Center 2600
• Top 10 in Tech Center 2800
• Top 10 in Tech Center 3600
• Top 10 in Tech Center 3700

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 1600.

Technology Center 1600 covers patent applications in the fields of Biotechnology and Organic fields. Congratulations to Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 1600 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP	50	99.9
2	K&L Gates LLP	124	97.7
3	W&C IP	102	96.7
4	Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.	198	95.2
5	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	138	92.6
6	Riverside Law LLP	78	91.9
7	Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP	109	87.2
8	Stinson LLP	62	85.8
9	Dentons US LLP	467	85.2
10	Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.	129	84.4

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 1700.

Technology Center 1700 covers patent applications in the fields of Chemical and Materials Engineering fields. Congratulations to Amin, Turocy & Watson for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 1700 for 2022! 

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP	81	97.6
2	ScienBiziP, P.C.	76	96.9
3	Lee IP Law, P.C.	72	96.5
4	Burr & Brown, PLLC	125	96.1
5	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	195	95.4
6	McGarry Bair PC	77	94.4
7	Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.	304	91.5
8	Thorpe North & Western	146	91.2
9	Baker Botts L.L.P.	97	90.8
10	Servilla Whitney LLC	54	90.7

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 2100.

Technology Center 2100 covers patent applications in the fields of Computer Architecture Software and Information Security. Congratulations to Holland & Hart for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Rankings in Tech Center 2100 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Holland & Hart LLP	132	99.6
2	Keller Jolley Preece	62	98.5
3	Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.	79	98.3
4	Patent Law Works LLP	56	95.5
5	Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC	108	95.5
6	Renaissance IP Law Group LLP	62	93.8
7	Artegis Law Group, LLP	64	93.7
8	Withrow & Terranova, PLLC	65	93.6
9	Compass IP Law PC	93	93.6
10	Zilka-Kotab, P.C.	137	93.1

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 2400.

Technology Center 2400 covers patent applications in the fields of Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security. Congratulations to Harrity & Harrity for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 2400 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Harrity & Harrity, LLP	152	99.7
2	Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC	156	99.6
3	Holland & Hart LLP	312	99.3
4	Compass IP Law PC	57	99.1
5	Zilka-Kotab, P.C.	53	98.7
6	Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP	213	94.4
7	Guntin & Gust, PLC	216	93.8
8	Lee & Hayes, P.C.	298	91.7
9	Behmke Innovation Group LLC	99	91.3
10	Qualcomm Incorporated	234	90.8

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 2600.

Technology Center 2600 covers patent applications in the fields of Communications. Congratulations to Harrity & Harrity for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 2600 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Harrity & Harrity, LLP	62	99.8
2	Guntin & Gust, PLC	92	99.0
3	Pierce Atwood LLP	111	98.6
4	Holland & Hart LLP	107	98.3
5	Keller Jolley Preece	70	97.7
6	Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP	112	97.6
7	Cha & Reiter, LLC	142	96.1
8	Keating & Bennett, LLP	58	93.7
9	Kile Park Reed & Houtteman PLLC	67	93.7
10	Chip Law Group	338	93.5

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 2800.

Technology Center 2800 covers patent applications in the fields of Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components. Congratulations to GTC Law Group for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 2800 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates	72	99.9
2	Patent Capital Group	113	99.3
3	Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office	88	98.2
4	The Marbury Law Group PLLC	177	97.2
5	Vierra Magen Marcus LLP	107	97.1
6	Holland & Hart LLP	234	96.9
7	Thompson Hine LLP	81	96.3
8	Chip Law Group	222	96.1
9	Green, Howard & Mughal LLP	102	95.2
10	Arch & Lake LLP	89	93.5

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 3600.

Technology Center 3600 covers patent applications in the fields of Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review. Congratulations to Harrity & Harrity for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 3600 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Harrity & Harrity, LLP	116	99.6
2	Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP	88	99.0
3	Chip Law Group	55	98.9
4	The Small Patent Law Group LLC	99	98.3
5	Darrow Mustafa PC	81	97.9
6	Posz Law Group, PLC	70	95.4
7	Botos Churchill IP Law LLP	78	94.9
8	Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC	160	94.7
9	Keating & Bennett, LLP	68	94.7
10	Oliff PLC	470	94.3

Top 10 Patent Firms in Tech Center 3700.

Technology Center 3700 covers patent applications in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Products. Congratulations to Posz Law Group for earning the top Patent Bots Quality Ranking in Tech Center 3700 for 2022!

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Posz Law Group, PLC	149	99.5
2	McCoy Russell LLP	306	99.3
3	JCIPRNET	165	99.3
4	Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP	53	97.0
5	Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.	104	96.4
6	Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP	112	96.4
7	Mayer & Williams PC	87	96.3
8	Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP	178	96.2
9	KED & Associates LLP	114	95.4
10	McGarry Bair PC	118	95.0

Patent Quality Rankings Methodology. 

The Patent Quality Rankings are based only on average errors in issued patents and don't address other important aspects of patent quality. 

For purpose of computing quality scores, we used only numbering errors, antecedent basis errors, and word support errors (words that don't appear in the detailed description).

Although we may over- or under-count errors in an individual patent, the average number of errors across all of a firm's patents is a good indicator of the overall quality of the firm's work. 

Learn more about our methodology.

2022 Patent Bots Quality Rankings: The Top 50 Patent Law Firms

Patent Bots is pleased to announce its third annual Patent Quality Rankings of top patent law firms. 

We used our advanced machine learning software to review every patent issued – over 300,000! – by the USPTO in the past year. We then ranked the 736 most active patent law firms based on the average number of numbering, antecedent basis, and word support errors detected in their patents.

Our rankings are based only on the above errors and do not address many other important aspects of patent quality. 

Patent Accuracy: By the Numbers.

Before we unveil the top 50 patent law firms, let's take a look at the state of patent accuracy.

• 322,000 patents processed by the Patent Bots AI
• 16,434 patents achieved a perfect Patent Bots Quality Score
• 11.2 average errors per patent
• 7 median errors per patent

More than 305,000 patents issued in 2021 contained at least one numbering, antecedent basis, or word support error. There is clearly room for improved accuracy in the industry. 

That is why Patent Bots created the world's fastest and most accurate patent drafting and proofreading solution. Try Patent Bots FREE for 14 days.

Now, on to the rankings!

2022 Patent Quality Rankings: Top 10 Large Firms.

We've segmented America's most active patent firms (those with at least 500 patents issued in 2021) into a Large Firms list to recognize their prolific patent practices. 

For the full Top 50 ranking of patent firms, keep scrolling! 

After placing second among large firms in 2021, Harrity & Harrity jumped to the top of the rankings this year. Congratulations to Harrity & Harrity and the rest of these large firms for doing amazing work over the last year! 

Rank of Large Firms	Overall Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	5	Harrity & Harrity, LLP	536	97.8
2	20	Chip Law Group	877	91.8
3	27	Holland & Hart LLP	882	90.6
4	39	Keating & Bennett, LLP	652	88.1
5		Studebaker & Brackett PC	1246
6		Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey	596
7		McDermott Will & Emery LLP	1458
8		Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP	1225
9		Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC	822
10		Lee & Hayes, P.C.	1045

2022 Patent Quality Rankings: Top 50 Firms Overall. 

Large firms don't have a monopoly on patent accuracy. Smaller firms with between 50 and 500 patents granted are doing excellent work as well. 

(If you don't see your firm on the list below, review our full list inside our PatentVerse. You'll need to log in to see your firm's ranking as we don't want to publicly identify firms with lower scores.)

Rank	Law Firm	No. of Issued Patents	Quality Score
1	Lindauer Law, PLLC	55	99.2
2	Holland & Hart LLP/Qualcomm	57	99.2
3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.	55	98.7
4	Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office	131	98.0
5	Harrity & Harrity, LLP	536	97.8
6	Rowand LLP	83	97.8
7	Keller Jolley Preece	206	97.3
8	Strategic Patents, P.C.	57	97.1
9	Hartman & Citrin LLC	69	96.7
10	Patent Capital Group	254	95.0
11	Dascenzo Gates Intellectual Property Law, P.C.	66	94.6
12	GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates	158	94.6
13	Posz Law Group, PLC	442	94.4
14	McGarry Bair PC	273	93.9
15	Compass IP Law PC	215	93.9
16	Allen & Overy LLP	68	93.4
17	Guntin & Gust, PLC	436	93.3
18	Konrad Raynes Davda & Victor LLP	237	93.3
19	Parker Justiss, P.C.	60	92.5
20	Chip Law Group	877	91.8
21	Qualcomm Incorporated	488	91.8
22	Volentine, Whitt & Francos, PLLC	183	91.6
23	Darrow Mustafa PC	189	91.3
24	Adam R. Stephenson, Ltd.	72	91.1
25	FIG. 1 Patents	255	90.8
26	Behmke Innovation Group LLC	141	90.6
27	Holland & Hart LLP	882	90.6
28	Mori & Ward, LLP	122	90.5
29	Caldwell Intellectual Property Law, LLC	111	90.4
30	Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC	66	90.4
31	Kenja IP Law PC	178	90.0
32	Duft & Bornsen, PC	164	89.9
33	Dierker & Kavanaugh PC	66	89.4
34	The Small Patent Law Group LLC	293	89.0
35	Global IP Counselors, LLP	479	89.0
36	Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP	476	88.6
37	Neustel Law Offices	69	88.4
38	Lawrence Youst PLLC	61	88.3
39	Keating & Bennett, LLP	652	88.1
40	Cha & Reiter, LLC	285	87.8
41	Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC	122	87.5
42	IP Business Solutions, LLC	51	87.4
43	MLO, a professional corp.	81	86.9
44	Green, Howard & Mughal LLP	159	85.9
45	Treyz Law Group, P.C.	235	85.8
46	Pierce Atwood LLP	174	85.4
47	KED & Associates LLP	300	85.3
48	Arch & Lake LLP	211	84.6
49	Carrier Blackman & Associates, P.C.	175	84.5
50	Chamberlain Hrdlicka	62	84.4

Patent Quality Rankings Methodology. 

The Patent Quality Rankings are based only on average errors in issued patents and don't address other important aspects of patent quality. 

For purpose of computing quality scores, we used only numbering errors, antecedent basis errors, and word support errors (words that don't appear in the detailed description).

Although we may over- or under-count errors in an individual patent, the average number of errors across all of a firm's patents is a good indicator of the overall quality of the firm's work. 

Learn more about our methodology.