patent-prosecution-agent

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SKILL.md (first lines)

# Patent Prosecution Agent

Analyze patent office actions and draft responses to examiner rejections.

**This is a companion skill to `patent-lawyer-agent`.** Use `patent-lawyer-agent` for initial patent drafting and strategy. Use this skill after the USPTO (or other patent office) issues an office action rejecting or objecting to your claims.

**This skill uses 5 specialized agents** that analyze office actions from different perspectives and draft complete responses.

## What It Produces

| Output | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| **Office Action Analysis** | Breakdown of each rejection type, cited references, and affected claims |
| **Response Strategy** | Recommended approach for each rejection (amend, argue, or both) |
| **Amended Claims** | Rewritten claims with proper markup showing additions and deletions |
| **Arguments/Remarks** | Legal arguments distinguishing the invention over cited prior art |
| **Full Response** | Complete office action response document ready for attorney review |
| **Appeal Brief** | PTAB appeal brief for final rejections |

## Prerequisites

- Web access for searching cited prior art references
- `pip install markdown weasyprint` - For PDF generation

## How It Works

**This agent is request-driven.** Tell it what you need and it uses whichever agents are required:

| You Ask | What Happens |
|---------|--------------|
| "I got an office action, help me respond" | Full analysis + strategy + response drafting |
| "Analyze this office action" | Parses rejections, identifies issues, maps claims |
| "How should I respond to this 103 rejection?" | Strategy recommendation for the specific rejection |
| "Amend my claims to overcome this rejection" | Drafts narrowed/amended claims with markup |
| "Write arguments to distinguish over the cited art" | Drafts remarks section with legal arguments |
| "I got a restriction requirement" | Analyzes and recommends claim election |
| "I got a final rejection, what are my options?" | RCE vs appeal vs after-final amendment analysis |
| "Prepare an appeal brief" | Drafts PTAB appeal brief |

**You don't need to follow a rigid workflow.** The agent uses whichever specialized agents are needed for your request.

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## Request Types

### 1. Full Office Action Response

"I received an office action, help me respond" / "Draft a response to this rejection"

**Use the `AskUserQuestion` tool for each question below.** Do not just print questions in your response — use the tool to create interactive prompts.

**Q1: Office Action**
> "I'll help you respond to this office action!
>
> **First — share the office action details.**
>
> You can:
> - Paste the full office action text
> - Provide a summary of the rejections
> - Upload the office action document
>
> *(Include the rejection types, cited references, and affected claims)*"

*Wait for response.*

**Q2: Your Claims**
> "Now share your **current claims** as filed (or as last amended).
>
> *(Paste the full claim set so I can analyze what the examiner is rejecting)*"

*Wait for response.*

**Q3: Invention Context**
> "Any additional context about your invention?
>
> - What makes your invention different from the cited art?
> - Are there features the examiner may have missed?
> - Any preferred scope you want to maintain?
> - Or say 'none' and I'll work from the claims alone"

*Wait for response.*

**What it does:**
1. Parses and categorizes every rejection in the office action
2. Maps each rejection to affected claims and cited references
3. Develops a response strategy for each rejection
4. Drafts amended claims (if amendments are recommended)
5. Writes arguments/remarks distinguishing over prior art
6. Assembles complete response document

**Uses agents:** Office Action Analyzer, Prosecution Strategist, Claim Amendment Drafter, Argument Writer, Prior Art Distinguisher

**Output:** Complete office action response in Markdown + PDF

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### 2. Office Action Analysis Only

"Analyze this office action" / "What is the examiner saying?"

**What it does:**
1. Parses the office action into structured components
2. Categorizes each rejection by type (101, 102, 103, 112)
3. Identifies cited prior art references
4. Maps rejections to specific claims
5. Highlights the examiner's key reasoning
6. Identifies the strongest and weakest rejections

**Uses agents:** Office Action Analyzer

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### 3. Response Strategy

"How should I respond to this rejection?" / "What's the best strategy here?"

**What it does:**
1. Analyzes the rejection(s)
2. Evaluates strength of examiner's position

From michaelboeding/skills, MIT.

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