Workflow Automation

Set the rule once.
Let the work route itself.

A rule is a filter plus an action. Save a research as a rule and every new matching document is tagged, scored, assigned or routed into the right workspace automatically, so no one has to remember to do it.

Automation · RulesNew rule
RuleTypeACtion
Siemens · Microphone (H04R)add_usersAssign 3 users
Competitor filiing: CATLadd_to_score+10 ContentScore
Solid-State · new family memberadd_tagsTag „Review“
Runs daily across 130+ jurisdictions
Anatomy of a rule

Filter and actions. Endless combinations.

Every rule pairs a set of conditions with a single action. Build the filter with the full power of PATOffice search, then decide what happens.

the filter
Which documents?

Defined through search, so every criterion is on the table. Save the research and its conditions become the rule.

Applicant = Siemens
Title = Mikrofon
IPC = H04R
New family member
the action
What should happen?

Pick one action per rule. Documents that clear the filter get handled the moment they appear, every day, automatically.

Assign users
Add tags
+10 ContentScore
Send email
The action catalog

One filter - 11 ways to act on it.

Manage tags

Auto-apply tags or categories to every matching document.

Manage users

Assign the right colleagues so nothing lands unowned.

Manage scores

Add to, set or clear the ContentScore relevance rating.

Manage tracking

Add documents to trackers and monitoring profiles.

Multiple export

Batch-export matching results in your preferred format.

Archive / unarchive

Keep the workspace clean by moving documents in or out.

Propagate tags in family

Push tags across every member of a patent family.

Move / copy documents

Route documents between workspaces automatically.

Open-assignment reminder

Email users about assignments still awaiting review.

Send email

Notify a person or team the instant a rule fires.

Rate documents

Trigger structured rating requests for new results.

More on the way

The action library keeps growing. Tell us what you'd automate next.

Sequences

Chain rules into a
repeatable workflow.

Sequences are sets of rules designed to run in a preferred order. Score for relevance, tag by topic, then route the winners into a shared workspace, the whole review pipeline runs itself, the same way, every day.

  • Ordered by designRules fire in the exact sequence you set, so scoring happens before routing.
  • Bound to workspacesEach sequence feeds one or various workspace, so results arrive where the team already works.
  • Runs continuouslyNew filiings are processed as they land across 130+ jurisdictions.
Sequenz · Modular ContentScore
3 RULES
1
Modular ContentScore: constr* (Title)
+10
2
Modular ContentScore: car;vehicle
+5
3
Route → „Modulare Construction“
Move
Workspace · Modulare Construction
+2
How it works

From a search to a standing workflow.

/ 01
Define in search

Set your filter in PATOffice search: applicant, title, IPC, family events, any combination.

/ 02
Save as rule

Happy with the results? Save the research as a rule and give it a name.

/ 03
Choose the action

Tag, assign, score, route or notify. Pick what happens to every matching document.

/ 04
Sequence and run

Combine rules into ordered sequences bound to workspaces, then let them run daily.

Workflow Automation

Ready to let the work do itself?

Watch a short demo to see how rules and sequences automate your patent review. From the initial filter to the shared workspace.