A new function in the extended workflow is the resubmission.
Patents can be put on hold at a defined time. This point in time must be defined in advance in the extended workflow. This means that patents that cannot yet be evaluated because a new development may be imminent can be put on hold and evaluated at a later date. Deferred patents can optionally be collected in a separate task and are therefore always available. The setting is made in the administration in the input definition:
Example of an input that only becomes active after 60 days after the “Delay 60 days” status has been set.
If this input is used in a task, the patent is only displayed 60 days after the status has been set.
