Patent Bots Releases Second Annual Patent Speed Rankings

Somerville, Mass: Patent Bots, creator of AI-enabled software for patent attorneys, last year added a speed-focused companion to its long-running Patent Quality Rankings. Today, the company unveiled its second edition of the Patent Bots Speed Rankings.

To determine the Patent Speed Rankings, Patent Bots processed every patent issued by the USPTO over the course of a year to assess the number of days from the first office action to issuance. It then ranked the 709 patent law firms with 50+ issued patents based on how long they take to get a patent issued. The rankings are based on the Patent Bots Speed Score, which takes into account prosecution pendencies across different USPTO tech centers.

“Patent attorneys know there’s often a tradeoff between speed and scope, getting a patent issued quickly versus taking the time to secure broader claims,” said Patent Bots founder and CEO Jeff O’Neill. “But for some companies, speed is the priority. A fast-issued patent can stop competitors from copying an innovation, help secure funding from investors, or give a company solid footing in active litigation. Now in its second year, the Speed Rankings give companies real data to inform that conversation with their counsel.”

The following firms ranked highest in the Patent Bots Speed Rankings based upon the Speed Score:

“Law firm fees are often the biggest cost in building a patent portfolio,” said O’Neill. “It’s worth a company’s time to use available data, like our Speed Rankings, to understand how a firm’s practices align with their goals, whether that’s speed, quality and scope or the right balance of all.”

In addition to the Patent Bots Speed Score, Patent Bots ranked firms on other metrics related to obtaining patents quickly, including the number of extensions per patent, the number of office actions per patent, and the number of requests for continued examination per patent. This information is available within the Patent Bots PatentVerse tool; the top ten in each category are publicly available, while further rankings require a Patent Bots subscription.

More information and additional ranking details are available here.

About Patent Bots:

Patent Bots provides a suite of essential and easy-to-use tools to help patent attorneys streamline tedious day-to-day work, submit stronger patent applications, deliver results faster, and improve their organization’s bottom lines.

The Patent Bots platform consists of six primary products that support patent application, prosecution, and management.

• Prep & Pros Pro. Get it right – faster – with AI-enabled drafting and proofreading.
• Art Unit Predictor. Steer patents away from the USPTO’s hardest art units.
• Examiner Statistics. Adapt your strategy with real intel on patent examiners.
• PatentPlex. Supercharge your review and analysis of any US patent.
• PatentLink. Build interactive lists of patents for easier management, analysis, and oversight.
• PatentVerse. Gain insight into patent quality, speed, and client relationships for smarter decisions.

Learn more at www.patentbots.com.