Cross-Document Linking — Patent Claims, Prior Art & Office Action References

Patent prosecution documents in your analysis are interconnected with clickable links that let you jump between patent claims, prior art references, specification passages, and office action rejections without losing your place.

Document Links

Throughout the analysis, you'll find blue clickable links that reference other patent prosecution documents:

• Patent Claim References — Click a claim reference (e.g., "Claim 7") to jump directly to that patent claim in the Claims document
• Prior Art References — Click a citation (e.g., "Smith, Fig. 3") to open the cited prior art reference at the relevant section
• Specification Sections — Click paragraph references (e.g., "[0023]") to view the relevant part of the patent application specification
• Office Action Sections — Click to see the patent examiner's original rejection language

Figure Element References

When the analysis discusses specific patent claim elements:

• Hover over element numbers (e.g., "element 120") to see a preview tooltip with the corresponding figure from the patent specification
• Click element references to highlight all occurrences of that element in the current document
• View figure context to understand how the element relates to the overall invention described in the patent claims

Example: Hovering over "element 120" shows the corresponding patent drawing with element 120 highlighted, helping you quickly visualize which part of the invention the examiner is mapping to prior art.

Link Behavior in Split View

When using Split View Mode, links are context-aware:

• Clicking a link from the left pane opens the target in the right pane (if it's a source/reference document like the office action or prior art), keeping your current analysis visible
• Clicking a link from the right pane opens the target in the left pane (if it's an analysis document)
• If the target document type matches the current pane's type, it replaces the current document in that pane

This means you can follow cross-references between the patent office action, prior art, and your response strategy without losing sight of where you were.

Link Types at a Glance