5 things Shape's new EPO connection actually does
Shape, Patently's prosecution platform, now connects directly to the EPO Register. Here's what that actually changes in practice, not just the headline feature.
The relevant communication arrives without you going to fetch it
Shape automatically pulls in the most recent communication on a case, whether that's an R71(3), an A94(3) office action, or an R62 extended search report. One less place to go looking for the document that actually matters right now.
Mid-examination, you get the D-references without hunting for them
If a case is part-way through examination, Shape pulls in the original search opinion alongside the most recent communication. Those two documents together are what actually give you access to the D-references, and normally that means having both open at once rather than one or the other.
A communication stops being one long PDF
An R71(3) is not one document, it's a Druckexemplar, a cover letter, bibliographic data, and an Annex about prior rights, bundled together. Shape separates these out. Same for an A94(3) (objections split from the cover letter) and an R62 (search report split from search opinion and cover letter). Each part becomes something you can actually chat with Onardo about directly, rather than pointing it at a merged file and hoping.
Claims come in from the register without the formatting fight
Select and import claims straight from the register into Last-Filed Claims. The specific annoyance this removes is the one everyone already knows: pasting claim text out of a register PDF and then fixing the formatting by hand before it's usable.
Every previously filed document is one click away
All documents on a case are downloadable directly, including a previous response you filed yourself and now need again.
One more, not EP-specific
Shape now imports the full published PDF spec for your case and for cited prior art, and shows the figures side by side in the UI. This one applies across all cases, not just EP prosecution.
Shape connects directly to the EPO Register, alongside the wider set of prosecution tools already in Patently Create. Book a demo.
The relevant communication arrives without you going to fetch it
Shape automatically pulls in the most recent communication on a case, whether that's an R71(3), an A94(3) office action, or an R62 extended search report. One less place to go looking for the document that actually matters right now.
Mid-examination, you get the D-references without hunting for them
If a case is part-way through examination, Shape pulls in the original search opinion alongside the most recent communication. Those two documents together are what actually give you access to the D-references, and normally that means having both open at once rather than one or the other.
A communication stops being one long PDF
An R71(3) is not one document, it's a Druckexemplar, a cover letter, bibliographic data, and an Annex about prior rights, bundled together. Shape separates these out. Same for an A94(3) (objections split from the cover letter) and an R62 (search report split from search opinion and cover letter). Each part becomes something you can actually chat with Onardo about directly, rather than pointing it at a merged file and hoping.
Claims come in from the register without the formatting fight
Select and import claims straight from the register into Last-Filed Claims. The specific annoyance this removes is the one everyone already knows: pasting claim text out of a register PDF and then fixing the formatting by hand before it's usable.
Every previously filed document is one click away
All documents on a case are downloadable directly, including a previous response you filed yourself and now need again.
One more, not EP-specific
Shape now imports the full published PDF spec for your case and for cited prior art, and shows the figures side by side in the UI. This one applies across all cases, not just EP prosecution.
Shape connects directly to the EPO Register, alongside the wider set of prosecution tools already in Patently Create. Book a demo.