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Create a New Application

How to start your next patent application with a clean slate.

Laura Berwick avatar
Written by Laura Berwick
Updated over 7 months ago

This article covers the following topics:

  • Starting From the Landing Screen

  • Starting From an Open Application Window

  • What You'll See in a New .rp File

  • Now What?
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Starting From the Landing Screen

  1. Open Rowan Patents.
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  2. Click the Start New Patent Application button.
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  3. Select an application template from the options presented and click the New File button for that option.
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  4. A new .rp file will be created containing all of the elements of your selected template.
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Starting From an Open Application Window

  1. Open the File menu and click the New File option
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    OR type Ctrl/Cmd-N while in any Preparation module window.
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  2. ​Select an application template from the options presented and click the New File button for that option.
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  3. A new .rp file will be created containing all of the elements of your selected template.
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Now What?

  1. You can begin typing immediately or copy and paste text from other programs into any of the text entry fields provided to draft your claims or your specification.
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  2. You can navigate to different parts of your application with the left-hand sidebar.
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  3. You can add to, delete, rename, change the page orientation of, add page breaks around, and reorder the sections and modify the headings provided.
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  4. You can open the Drawing Tool and start creating your figures.
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  5. You can open any of the managers in the Tools menu above to create and manage data objects for consistent use across your application:
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    1. Terms Manager: Create, drag and drop existing, import, define, merge, edit, delete, and remove all terms
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    2. Sequences Manager: Create, drag and drop existing, import from spreadsheet or text file, reorder, edit, describe, set coding for, delete, remove all, and export a PTO listing for large molecule sequences
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    3. R-groups Manager: Create, drag and drop existing, edit, describe, reorder descriptions for, merge, delete, and remove all Markush groups
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    4. Compounds Manager: Create, drag and drop existing, import, reorder, edit, describe, set prefix for, delete, and remove all small molecule compounds
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  6. You can begin importing existing content from other programs.
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  7. If you can't find a template among those provided that suits your needs, you can edit our templates or add your own .rp files for quick use going forward.

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