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Bates stamping is the process of applying a set of identifying numbers to a document collection of PDFs to label and identify them. You can use DocPreviewer to apply a Bates stamp to documents — even if you don't import them into a case spreadsheet.

Bates numbering is a method of indexing legal documents for easy identification and retrieval. Each page of each document is assigned a unique Bates number that also indicates its relationship to other Bates-numbered documents. Bates numbers appear as headers or footers on the pages of each PDF in the batch.

It gained its name from the Bates Automatic Numbering-Machine, patented in the 1890s by Edwin G. Bates. This sequential-numbering stamp was used to manually mark each page in a record.

For example, if XYZ company produces 25,000 pages to an opponent, it may Bates number the production "XYZ_000001 - XYZ_025000." Some lawyers refer to Bates numbers as Bates stamps because at one time the numbers were physically stamped on each page.

The short answer is no - legal professionals still use bates numbering - but documents and discoverable information have become overwhelmingly electronic. One thing to keep in mind is that native document productions usually can not include a physical bates stamp without first being imaged.

Bates Numbers typically have a prefix or suffix. For example, a paralegal might label the first page of Mr. Smith's case file with 0001/SMI. The first part of the series tracks the page number, while the second element remains constant and represents the client's last name.

The mechanism -- an improvement patented by Edwin G. Bates in 1891 -- automatically changed the number, making quick work for staff. The Bates numbering machine helped organize and manage business paperwork. Office workers used it to stamp consecutive numbers or numbers in a repeated pattern onto pages of documents.

Important Bates stamps applied from other PDF programs or created with other tools may not be recognized by the program. You should visually confirm stamp removal. Select Edit > Insert > Bates Numbering > Remove to permanently remove Bates numbers from currently open files.

Bates stamping is the process of applying a set of identifying numbers to a document collection of PDFs to label and identify them. You can use DocPreviewer to apply a Bates stamp to documents — even if you don't import them into a case spreadsheet.

Bates numbering is a method of indexing legal documents for easy identification and retrieval. Each page of each document is assigned a unique Bates number that also indicates its relationship to other Bates-numbered documents. Bates numbers appear as headers or footers on the pages of each PDF in the batch.

It gained its name from the Bates Automatic Numbering-Machine, patented in the 1890s by Edwin G. Bates. This sequential-numbering stamp was used to manually mark each page in a record.

For example, if XYZ company produces 25,000 pages to an opponent, it may Bates number the production "XYZ_000001 - XYZ_025000." Some lawyers refer to Bates numbers as Bates stamps because at one time the numbers were physically stamped on each page.

The short answer is no - legal professionals still use bates numbering - but documents and discoverable information have become overwhelmingly electronic. One thing to keep in mind is that native document productions usually can not include a physical bates stamp without first being imaged.

Bates Numbers typically have a prefix or suffix. For example, a paralegal might label the first page of Mr. Smith's case file with 0001/SMI. The first part of the series tracks the page number, while the second element remains constant and represents the client's last name.

The mechanism -- an improvement patented by Edwin G. Bates in 1891 -- automatically changed the number, making quick work for staff. The Bates numbering machine helped organize and manage business paperwork. Office workers used it to stamp consecutive numbers or numbers in a repeated pattern onto pages of documents.

Important Bates stamps applied from other PDF programs or created with other tools may not be recognized by the program. You should visually confirm stamp removal. Select Edit > Insert > Bates Numbering > Remove to permanently remove Bates numbers from currently open files.