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Outside counsel guidelines, compiled

Source: "Outside Counsel Guidelines for Patent Prosecution and Litigation, January 2026" (PDF) · compiled from the document · 3 clauses needed human confirmation
IP OCG v2026.1 · 16 rules · prosecutionShared with 23 firms and 41 foreign agentsPublish v2026.2
Rules
Change enforcement here to see it in the draft; precision below the 95% bar blocks auto-apply
RuleWhat it checksEnforcementRealized YTD
OCG-2.1
Prosecution events are billed per the fixed-fee schedule (drafting, filing, non-final OA $3,400, final OA $4,100, RCE, allowance); hourly billing only with a pre-approved complexity exception. R-FEE
Auto-apply$3,990K
OCG-4.1
One task per entry; combined tasks are block billed; allowance from comparable single-task entries at the same lifecycle stage. R-BLOCK
Source clause: “Each time entry must describe a single task. Combined entries will be reduced to the time reasonably attributable to the compliant portion.”
Specialist$1,540K
OCG-3.2
Foreign agent fees and translations are passed through at cost with the agent invoice attached; no markup. R-PASSTHRU
Auto-apply$1,610K
OCG-3.4
Docketing, IDS form preparation, file copies and deadline monitoring are covered by the filing fee and are non-billable. R-ADMIN
Auto-apply$880K
OCG-5.1
The schedule covers 20 claims; claim-count surcharges require written approval from the franchise business owner naming the claim count. R-CLAIMS
Specialist$690K
OCG-6.1
Time for an office-action response must be reasonable against comparable responses in the same art unit and rejection type; auto-apply above 2.0× median. R-TIME
Auto-apply$1,455K
OCG-9.3
AI-assisted drafting of claims or responses must be disclosed per entry; time capped at 50% of the comparable median. New in v2026.2
Advise—
7 of 16 rules shown · 3 clauses could not be compiled unambiguously and are marked for confirmation