Any recommendations for patent prosecution practice management software for a small firm? Currently not using anything and want to be able to better manage and monitor associates.

Experience: 9 years
Profile: Java + Springboot Microservices development

Having offers from below companies

1. TCS , 26 lpa
2. Iris ,27 LPA Fixed
3.Nisum ,28 Fixed + 4 Lcas Joining Bonus
4. Cognizant, 29 LPA + 1 Lac Joining Bonus

Below companies HR round pending for this week
1. Netcracker
2. LTI
3. CapeGemini

Below companies 2 Round pending for this week
1. Broadrige
2. EY GDS
3. HCL
4. CapeGemini
5. CGI
6. Altimetrik
7. ValueLabs

Location: Hyderabad
LWD is 18-July-2022

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Prosecution associates - what are your hours looking like this year?

Do you work somewhere where quality is valued over efficiency? Where can I find this? In-house? Small boutique?

Any tips on starting a solo patent law firm from working in Biglaw? Worth it?

Does anyone’s practice also include patent lit? I’m thinking of switching from prosecution to litigation (my firm has separate lit and pros practice groups). If you practice patent lit, is there anything that you dislike about it/anything you wish you would have known earlier?

Can someone give me an example of how they typically cite and/or incorporate by reference, a specific article in a scientific journal?

What do y’all use to draw informal figures? I currently use powerpoint but am curious if there are more efficient ways. What have you found most efficient/convenient?

Where the best way to process POA for a large number of patent applications?

Is it to get a form 82 signed and attach it to different transmittals for each application and file separately in each case? Is there an easier way?

What do folks find most frustrating about patent prosecution? Drafting, OAs, client relations, other?

For me, I dislike drafting the spec to explicitly recite the basic things it does, eg, server talks to client to do <basic action>.

How long does it take you to draft a patent application on average?

If a client asks law firm A to transfer a couple of patent prosecution cases to law firm B, does law firm A need to deliver all relevant documents to law firm B? Can law firm B just submit POA and access all the files via Private Pair? Thank you

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If you work 1900 hours on a pure prosecution docket (apps/diligence whatnot included) what do you think that equates to on a pure litigation docket? I keep hearing people say it’s easier to work more hours in lit

First year associate thinking about making the just from medium sized reputable IP firm to In House. Started at said firm summer of 1L year as a law clerk/patent agent in May 2019, have worked through school and full time as associate since Sept 2021. Feeling very “stuck” in day to day work. Love the patent/IP space but drafting and pros w/minimal human interaction is getting very difficult. Thinking In House would be better, but not sure how much experience needed. Thoughts?

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Second year associate here with, I would say, less than average experience due to the business slug in 2020. I'm really struggling with efficiency in drafting. I spend hours on drawings and figure numbers and revisions even when I try my hardest at the onset to make things easy and clear. I also hate that I essentially have to be an "artist" at times for drawings even when I work with a drafter that costs minimum $1k. Any tips?

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