LegalOps.com's Running Legal Like a Business conference features an IP Track that LEDES IP subcommittee head Adam Jaffe is helping to organize. Look for the LEDES Oversight Committee booth on the vendor floor.| utbms.com
LEDES is thrilled to report that the IP Patent Prosecution UTBMS Codes are gaining traction across the industry.| utbms.com
We are pleased to announce that Portuguese translations supporting usage of the UTBMS codes in the Brazilian legal system have been added to UTBMS.com. We are grateful to the team at Barreto Viega Avogados (BV/A) in Sao Paulo Brazil and Miami, Florida for assisting with these translations. Our main contact at the firm for […] The post Portuguese UTBMS Translations Added appeared first on .|
The LEDES Board is please to announce the ratification of new UTBMS codes specific to Patent Prosecution. The new code set is the result of a Subcommittee formed in 2022, tasked with investigating the existing model for initiating, tracking, and invoicing IP matters and to recommend potential improvements in data definition and communication that would […] The post Patent Prosecution Codes Released appeared first on .|
The LEDES Oversight Committee IP Subcommittee has proposed new UTBMS codes for Patent Prosecution matters, which have been posted for public comment. The public comment period will close on July 25, 2022. Discussion Flaws in the existing set of codes–that this set intends to correct—include: Assessment phase codes lifted from the UTBMS litigation set and […] The post Proposed Standard: New UTBMS Codes for Patent Prosecution Matters appeared first on .|
Recognizing the global nature of legal ebilling, the LEDES Oversight Committee will shortly have available a version of the UTBMS code sets in simplified Chinese. The project includes a natural explanation of the different legal processes included within the code definitions so that they are more easily understood in jurisdictions outside of the United States. […] The post UTBMS Translation Project appeared first on .|
In 2020 the LEDES Oversight Committee is focusing on usability. In this regard, we are working toward releasing versions of the UTBMS code sets better suited for use in non-US legal proceedings, meaning that we want to create versions containing descriptive language as opposed to using US-oriented legal procedural terms. Once this is complete, we […] The post 2020 LEDES UTBMS Project appeared first on .|
A new book on using the Mergers and Acquisitions Codes is now available. Authored by Aileen Leventon and Jenny Ann Horst-Martz, who led the effort to create the M&A codes, this modestly priced resource illustrates how the codes can be used to help price or evaluate fees and value of a matter, identify where you […] The post Book/eBook Available on Using M&A Codes appeared first on .|
It is our understanding that as the judiciaries of England and Wales move ahead with the electronic form bill of costs, it is no longer required that attorneys use the J-Code task and activity codes when recording their time or in the new model form bill-of-costs itself (the nBOC). HOWEVER attorneys are required to use […] The post Update on J-Codes and Model Form Bill of Costs for England and Wales appeared first on .|
LEDES Oversight Committee Standards Board Member David Nelson reports: For all law firms that conduct civil litigation in England and Wales, Lord Justice Jackson delivered a keynote speech at the Law Society’s Civil Litigation conference yesterday (Thu 21st April 2016) regarding the new Bill of Costs and the J-Codes. The text of Lord Justice Jackson’s […] The post Update on Model Form Bill of Costs in England and Wales appeared first on .|