Review the Legal Invention Disclosure request

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read request-for-clarification.md

Review a Legal Invention Disclosure request and either approve it to be sent for a patent approval or request clarification from the requester.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_lg_ops.legal_fulfiller, sn_lg_ip.patent_fulfiller

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Legal Counsel Center.
Select the List icon ([Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"] Alt text: List icon) from the primary navigation and in the Legal Requests section of the Lists menu, select All.
Select the request to open.
Select Assign to me.
Select Start Work.
Review the request.
- If you are satisfied with the information provided, create the related matter. For more information, see Create a matter or add a Legal Invention Disclosure request to an existing matter.
- If you are not satisfied with the information, select Clarification Required, fill in the details about the information needed in the Clarification Required dialog box, and select Submit.

Result

An email notification is sent to the requester to update the request.
The State is updated to Assigned.
The Application status in Legal Counsel Center is updated to Clarification Required.

Parent Topic:Using the Legal Invention Disclosure

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title: Review the Legal Invention Disclosure request
description: Review a Legal Invention Disclosure request and either approve it to be sent for a patent approval or request clarification from the requester.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/request-for-clarification.html
release: australia
product: Legal Invention Disclosure
classification: legal-invention-disclosure
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use, Legal Invention Disclosure, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Review the Legal Invention Disclosure request

Review a Legal Invention Disclosure request and either approve it to be sent for a patent approval or request clarification from the requester.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_fulfiller, sn\_lg\_ip.patent\_fulfiller

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Legal Counsel Center**.

2. Select the List icon \(\[Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon\) from the primary navigation and in the Legal Requests section of the **Lists** menu, select **All**.

3. Select the request to open.

4. Select **Assign to me**.

5. Select **Start Work**.

6. Review the request.

- If you are satisfied with the information provided, create the related matter. For more information, see [Create a matter or add a Legal Invention Disclosure request to an existing matter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/create-matter.md).
- If you are not satisfied with the information, select **Clarification Required**, fill in the details about the information needed in the Clarification Required dialog box, and select **Submit**.

## Result

- An email notification is sent to the requester to update the request.
- The State is updated to Assigned.
- The Application status in Legal Counsel Center is updated to Clarification Required.

**Parent Topic:**[Using the Legal Invention Disclosure](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/use-legal-invention-disclosure.md)