LEDES Oversight Committee is pleased to release a draft of the API version 2 for review by the public, opening the public comment period which will end on October 31, 2023.. The API is intended to enhance and automate system-to-system communication while maintaining historic detail and functionality standards. It is based on data exchange and […]
Portuguese translations supporting usage of the UTBMS codes in the Brazilian legal system have been added to UTBMS.com.
In March 2023, the LEDES Board ratified updates to the Ebilling XML formats, creating new versions 2.0.4, 2.1.4 and 2.2.1. In late May of 2023, a call with a developer implementing the new formats led to the realization that certain fields, all of which were math calculations, we not only difficult to understand, it was
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
This is an important update, please read this post completely to the end. The LEDES Oversight Committee Board of Directors is pleased to announce the ratification of updates to the XML Ebilling formats, with new versions released for XML Ebilling 2.0.4, XML Ebilling 2.1.4 and XML Ebilling 2.2.1. The newly ratified versions deliver a number
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The Board has scheduled our annual members meeting for 11:00 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. The meeting will be held via webinar with no central meeting point. Registration is required. The meeting agenda includes reports from the Board and subcommittee heads and should run between 60 and 90 minutes. Several current projects are
XML Ebilling Format Updates: Webinars Scheduled; Public Comment Period Open As reported earlier this month, the Ebilling Format Revision Subcommittee has proposed significant updates to the XML ebilling formats. The proposed changes represent a fundamental change in the way client systems will validate rates to support multi-currency invoices. Literally every client system will need to
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Earlier this year, the LEDES Oversight Committee proposed revisions to the LEDES XML 2.0x, 2.1x and 2.2 ebilling standards. The public comment period for these changes closed on July 25, 2022 and there were no objections to the proposed changes. While preparing the final paperwork to ratify these changes, additional discussion occurred on deficiencies that
As all are aware, the LEDES Oversight Committee is a voluntary organization with no permanent offices. The LOC uses a PO Box in Northford, Connecticut as our official mailing address. We are please to announce that LEDES Oversight Committee has been named Best Not-For-Profit in the Best of Northford Awards!
The LEDES Oversight Committee is hosting our mid-year members' meeting at the ILTA Summer Educational Conference at the Washington Harbor Gaylord National Resort on Tuesday August 23rd at 11:30. For members and interested parties not attending the conference, the meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. Use this link to register to participate via webinar.