First To File Adds Workflow Module to Electronic File Room Service

SAN MATEO, CA, Nov 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
First To File(R) (FTF), the world's leading patent document management
company, today announced the availability of a fully integrated Workflow
Module for its Electronic File Room(TM) (EFR) patent document management
service. The new module helps patent attorneys create custom multi-step,
multi-participant workflows, ensuring that complex, time-sensitive patent
prosecution processes are handled efficiently and on time. These
processes are typically associated with documents managed by EFR, such as
invention disclosure statements, office actions, or notices of missing
parts. More information about FTF, EFR, and the Workflow Module is
available at www.firsttofile.com.

FTF announced separately today that leading patent prosecution law firm
Young & Thompson (Y&T) has selected and deployed EFR. Y&T is the first FTF
customer to deploy the new Workflow Module.

Using the Workflow Module, tasks can be assigned to individuals, groups,
or pools inside and outside an organization, such as outside counsel.
Tasks can be re-assigned when necessary and can also be rejected and sent
back to the previous owner. Sub-tasks or routines within a major task can
also be created. Each workflow participant has a task inbox as part of a
personalized dashboard, and work-in-process can be monitored and managed
with the Workflow Module's reporting capabilities.

"The new Workflow Module provides in-house and law firm patent teams with
unprecedented visibility into and management of complex, multi-step
workflows at every stage of the patent lifecycle," said James Bergeron,
chief executive officer, First To File. "The new capabilities are
essential to efficiently scaling patent prosecution efforts in any size
organization."

About Electronic File Room

First To File's patent document management service is a SaaS-based
solution that manages intellectual-property-related matter and activities
both inside and outside an organization, including at outside counsel and
patent prosecution agencies, such as The United States Patent and
Trademark Office. EFR features a tri-fold view of correspondence, file
history, and documents that is familiar to patent lawyers. EFR integrates
easily with all existing docketing systems, taking them to the next
logical level of digital document management and automation.

About First To File

First to File's Electronic File Room (EFR) is the world's leading
Web-based patent prosecution support and document management service. The
secure SaaS solution eliminates costly paper storage and management,
providing automated, all-digital filing and prosecution. EFR provides
organizations of all sizes with enhanced collaboration, improved quality,
reduced risk, and total visibility of all patent-related assets, while
restricting access to sensitive material consistent with the preservation
of client confidentiality and attorney/client privilege. First To File is
a privately held company that is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. For
more information, visit the company website at www.firsttofile.com.

Media contact:
Brian Danella
Prequent, Inc. (for First To File)
+1 (408) 275-6455 office
+1 (650) 743-6606 mobile
brian@prequent.com

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