Quick Start Guide — Analyze a Patent Office Action in Minutes

patentreply.ai helps patent attorneys and agents respond to USPTO office actions faster. Enter your patent application number, select the office action, and receive a complete patent claim analysis with strategic response recommendations — all in minutes.

Step 1: Enter Your Patent Application Number

From your dashboard, enter the USPTO patent application number in the input field and click "Generate Analysis". The system automatically fetches the patent application details from USPTO, including the title, filing date, and current prosecution status.

Tip: You can enter the application number with or without slashes (e.g., "17914814" or "17/154,343"). Both formats are accepted.

Step 2: Select the Patent Office Action

The system displays all office actions from the application's prosecution history. Select the patent office action you want to analyze — whether it's a non-final rejection, final rejection, or other action. The most recent office action is typically shown first.

You'll see each office action listed with its mailing date and document code so you can easily identify the right one.

Step 3: Start Your Patent Analysis

Click "Start Analysis". The system will:

• Fetch and parse the patent office action, application, and cited prior art from USPTO
• Analyze all patent examiner rejections (§102 anticipation, §103 obviousness, §101 eligibility, §112 disclosure)
• Evaluate the patentability of each claim
• Generate strategic recommendations for your office action response

Analysis typically completes in 3–5 minutes. You'll receive a notification when it's ready, or you can monitor progress in real-time on your dashboard. The analysis card will show a progress indicator as each stage completes.

Exploring Without a Full Analysis

If you want to browse an application's prosecution history, import specific documents, or chat with them without running the full AI analysis, you can create a blank workspace:

1. Enter a USPTO patent application number and click "Generate Analysis"
2. When the system displays available office actions, choose "Create Workspace" instead of "Analyze Office Action"
3. A workspace opens immediately with access to the Application History — no credits are used
4. From the Application History, you can view prosecution documents, import them into the workspace, and use Chat with Documents to ask questions

This is useful when you need to explore an application before deciding which office action to analyze, or when you only need document access without full rejection analysis.

Workspaces appear on your dashboard with a Workspace badge. Use the Workspaces filter to see them alongside your analyses.

What Happens Next

Once your patent office action analysis is complete, click the analysis card on your dashboard to open the Strategy Analysis View. There you'll find:

• An Executive Summary with a high-level assessment of the patent examiner's rejections
• A detailed Strategy Document with office action response recommendations
• In-depth rejection analyses for each §102, §103, §101, and §112 rejection
• Prior art comparisons showing how cited references map to your patent claims
• Patent claims shown in clean and redline (tracked changes) formats with suggested claim amendments

From there, you can use the Chat with Documents feature to ask questions about the rejection, or open the Claim Amendment Workspace to draft patent claim amendments.

Next Steps

• Your First Analysis — Understand the analysis pipeline and what happens behind the scenes
• Understanding Results — Learn how to read each analysis document and build your response
• Strategy Analysis View — Explore the full document workspace for reviewing your analysis
• Split View Mode — Compare the office action, prior art, and claims side by side