Superkind for patent attorneys

In a patent firm the same work comes back every week: checking deadlines, summarizing searches, informing clients, managing fees. You hand this work to Superkinds. You describe it once in Slack, Teams or by email, they do it in your tools, and nothing goes out before you approve it.

Superkind Team

Every example is set at Schneider GmbH, a made-up company

Meet the patent firm Superkinds

Four Superkinds, each with one clear job. They all share the same company knowledge, so the Search Assistant knows the Deadline Manager’s dates

One patent application, from instruction to grant

How the patent application for a new pump by Schneider GmbH runs through the four Superkinds

YouSlack

@Superkind Schneider GmbH has a new pump technology. Prepare the patent application.

  1. Search Assistant

    searches the prior art and documents the results

    Search report
  2. Deadline Manager

    monitors the filing deadline and sets reminders

    Deadline plan With your approval
  3. Fee Administrator

    creates the fee overview and books payments

    Fee list With your approval
  4. Client Liaison

    informs the client about the current status

    Status email
Result

The application is filed and the client is informed.

WordSharePointOutlook

Search Assistant: finds what already exists

Collects the patent search results, creates the report in Word and stores it in SharePoint

Patent
You9:30

@Superkind Summarize the search on Schneider’s pump technology.

Search AssistantSuperkind9:32

The search report is in SharePoint. I flagged three relevant documents.

Search report pump technologyWord · 3 relevant hits flagged

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Teams: "@Superkind, I need a Search Assistant. Document our patent searches."

  2. Connect SharePoint and Outlook. Superkind stores reports and reads sources from the inbox.

  3. Set the rule: "Every report waits for my approval before it goes to the client."

ExcelGoogle CalendarOutlook

Deadline Manager: never misses a deadline

Maintains the deadline list in Excel, sets calendar entries and reminds you by email in time

patent
You8:00

@Superkind Which patent deadlines are due this month?

Deadline ManagerSuperkind8:01

Four deadlines this month:

  • Schneider pump Filing by the 15th Waiting for you
  • Weber valve Annual fee by the 20th Done
  • Kraus seal Opposition deadline by the 28th Waiting for you

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Slack: "@Superkind, I need a Deadline Manager. Check the open patent deadlines every morning."

  2. Connect Excel and the calendar. Superkind reads the list and sets reminders.

  3. Say when it runs: "Every morning at 8 in #patent." From then on the overview comes automatically.

ExcelDATEVOutlook

Fee Administrator: keeps costs in check

Creates fee overviews in Excel, reconciles payments in DATEV and reminds about open items

Patent
You11:00

@Superkind Create the fee overview for the Schneider application.

Fee AdministratorSuperkind11:02

The overview is in Excel. Three items are awaiting payment:

  • DPMA filing fee €390 Waiting for you
  • Search fee €250 Waiting for you
  • Attorney fee by effort

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Teams: "@Superkind, I need a Fee Administrator. Manage office fees and billing."

  2. Connect Excel and DATEV. Superkind creates overviews and reconciles payments.

  3. Confirm the rule: "No payment without my approval."

OutlookWordSharePoint

Client Liaison: informs without you having to type

Creates status reports from case data in SharePoint and sends them as emails to the clients

patent
You15:00

@Superkind Inform Schneider that the patent application has been filed.

Client LiaisonSuperkind15:02

The email is ready and waiting for your approval:

Status patent application SchneiderEmail draft · Application filed

Set up in three steps

  1. Write in Slack: "@Superkind, I need a Client Liaison. Write status emails to our clients."

  2. Connect Outlook and SharePoint. Superkind takes the case data and creates the email.

  3. Set the rule: "No email goes out without my approval."

Frequently asked questions

Does Superkind send emails to clients without me?

Only if you want it to. You decide what may go out on its own and what needs your approval. It shows you status emails and reports first.

Can Superkind run patent searches?

Superkind documents and summarizes what you have searched. The technical assessment stays with you. It saves you the time for formatting and filing.

Do the Superkinds know about each other?

Yes. What one Superkind learns goes into your company knowledge, and every Superkind uses it. So the Client Liaison knows the Deadline Manager’s status.

What does it cost?

You can try Superkind for free, with up to 150 hours of work and no credit card. Business starts at €50 a month for unlimited users. €1 gets about one hour of work done. Every plan is on the pricing page.

Is my data safe?

Superkind keeps storage and AI models in the EU, is GDPR compliant and aligned with the EU AI Act. No model is trained on your data.

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