UTBMS I/P Billing Code Update

The American Bar Association's Uniform Task-Based Management System website at http://www.abanet.org/litigation/utbms/ includes background and information on the current Litigation Code Set, Counseling Code Set, Project Code Set, Bankruptcy Code Set, along with the current Activity Codes and Expense Codes. This information is also available in a single document at http://www.abanet.org/litigation/utbms/utbms.pdf.


The UTBMS Update Initiative website at http://www.utbms.com/home.htm includes an Intellectual Property WorkGroup page at http://www.utbms.com/IP.htm#Patent where "An Introduction to Intellectual Property Task-Based Billing" can be downloaded here. The proposed Patent Code Set may be downloaded here, the proposed Trademark Code Set can be downloaded here, and the proposed revisions to the revised Project Code set can be downloaded here.

The Update Initiative is collecting comments on these proposed extensions to the UTBMS through November 15, 2006:

The public comments on the Patent Code Set are viewable at http://utbms-patent.blogspot.com/. Comments sent to utbms.patent@blogger.com will be automatically posted at that site.

The public comments on the Trademark Code Set are viewable at http://utbms-trademark.blogspot.com/. Comments sent to utbms.trademark@blogger.com will be automatically posted at that site.

The public comments on the Project Code Set are viewable at http://utbms-project.blogspot.com/. Comments sent to utbms.project@blogger.com will be automatically posted at that site.

General comments on the UTBMS are viewable at http://utbms-general.blogspot.com/. Comments sent to utbms.general@blogger.com will be automatically posted at that site.

A final version of the code sets should be available in early 2007.