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IP Portfolio Tracker

Track trademark and patent renewals, fees, and use declarations in an IP register

Source Download skill
Repository
anthropics/claude-for-legal
Stars
9,870
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill turns the agent into an intellectual property docketing assistant for a company's trademarks, patents, copyrights and domains. It keeps a register file of assets and lists upcoming renewal, maintenance fee and use-declaration deadlines grouped by urgency, and it can audit the register for gaps and lapses. It is explicit that its computed dates are only a reference and must be checked against official registries or the company's IP management system before anything is filed or paid.

Great for

  • In-house legal or IP teams who want a structured reminder list of upcoming deadlines
  • Small businesses without a dedicated IP docketing system that want a checklist of renewals
  • Lawyers reviewing a portfolio for registration gaps or use-in-commerce questions

Skip it if

  • Filing or paying fees on its own: it only computes reference dates, and a wrong deadline can cause a lapse or false confidence (the file itself warns against this)
  • Jurisdictions outside the built-in rules (e.g. many foreign national patents): the skill hands these to a local associate rather than calculating them
  • Replacing an IP management system of record: the file says its docket is not authoritative unless integrated with one

Try asking

  • “/ip-legal:portfolio to show what is renewing in the next 90 days”
  • “/ip-legal:portfolio --report --days 180 to see deadlines over six months”
  • “/ip-legal:portfolio --audit to check the register for lapses and owner inconsistencies”
  • “/ip-legal:portfolio --update to record that a maintenance fee was paid”
Step-by-step guide: how to use IP Portfolio TrackerInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    portfolio.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip portfolio.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip portfolio.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Paste or upload your existing docket first so the register starts from your real data rather than memory
  • Always confirm any deadline the report shows against USPTO TSDR, WIPO, EUIPO or the national registry before acting
  • Use --audit periodically and treat any 'no deadline soon' result with a second look

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from anthropics/claude-for-legal under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.