---
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: "2026-03-12"
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** > **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)