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Services

 

Benefits

 
Personal service

Personal Service

Instruct a single, expert contact at IPRIS

Bespoke quotation

Bespoke quotation

Receive quote with fee breakdowns for validation countries of interest

Seamless renewals management

Seamless renewals management

Option to use IPRIS renewals portal, to coordinate EP validation and related country renewals, through one place

Benefits

IP Firms

IP Firms

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  • Complete assurance that the renewals are processed by an experienced team underpinned by industry leading levels of professional indemnity insurance
  • Easily view renewals by client or IP family
  • Less administrative work in-house
  • Single point of contact rather than several in less key countries
  • Direct phone and email access to experienced individual points of contact within the team
  • Leverage volume to lower portfolio costs
  • Global coverage of patent, design and trademark renewals and clear division of responsibilities
  • Option to exclude home countries and territories covered by reciprocal arrangements

Wellspring Clients

Wellspring Clients

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  • The integrated solution enables clients to manage all their IP and renewal data through one database.
  • The renewal data in SOPHIA can be used for reporting, creating new workflows and reducing administration time
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IPRIS-SOPHIA Integration Solution

SMEs

SMEs

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  • Complete assurance that the renewals are processed by an experienced team underpinned by industry leading levels of professional indemnity insurance
  • 24/7 access to your view and manage your IP portfolio
  • Ability to build annual renewals budget and forecast future costs
  • Hassle-free and secure automatic renewals option
  • Easy reporting with the export feature to Excel
  • View, instruct or pay renewals in leading currencies
  • Reduce IP renewal costs
  • IPR portfolio reviewed against PTO records as part of IPRIS set up

Universities

Universities

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  • Centralise renewals from multiple attorneys
  • Save valuable time with customised settings and features
  • Flexible invoicing and reminders
  • Direct access for tech transfer/licensing managers to monitor, instruct or comment on renewals
  • Flexible instruction options with clear due dates
  • Breakdown of late fees and associated dates
  • Exportable renewal information
  • 5 year cost forecasting for budgeting and licensing
  • Add and update information directly via the online portal
  • Hands-on customer service and formalities support

 

How it Works

 

Customised service and system to fit and optimise your team's workflows

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  1. Client instructs renewals through online portal
  2. IPRIS processes automatic and manually instructed renewals
  3. IPRIS is notified of status changes by client or their patent attorney
  4. Client informs IPRIS of new filings or acquisitions and status changes
  5. IPRIS uploads status changes and new cases
Online renewals underpinned by an expert service team

Personal customer service representative provides continued support and advice. 

Proactive team supporting over 200 clients globally since 2004.

Unlimited access to the team’s exceptional IPR formalities and renewals knowledge.

The team responds to all queries within 24 hours.

 

IP renewals 101

 

As patents, trademarks and designs are filed and mature during their IPR lifecycle their maintenance or renewals must be paid into country or regional Patent & Trademark Offices (PTOs) depending on the country rule and global coverage that a client selects. IPR renewal payments are required in some countries when they are at application stage (e.g. European EP applications), whilst other IPR only requires renewal payments after grant (e.g. issued US patents) and the fees are sometimes based on the number of granted claims (e.g. Japanese granted patents).

These IPR renewals and their fees change over time due to factors that include official fees, foreign exchange fluctuations, claims granted and the maturity of these IPRs. IPRIS’ expert service team keeps completely up-to-date on all of these factors, country formalities and changes to reflect live prices that are displayed to our clients via our renewals solutions.

Furthermore, all clients can expect unlimited customer service, training and responsive answers to any renewals questions at any time. IPRIS empowers clients, their teams and users to proactively monitor and manage their IP renewals wherever they are in the World.

Let's discuss how you manage your IP portfolio and patent renewals.

Optimize your workflows with IPRIS

Clear, cost-effective and simple EP validation service

Every successful European patent application enters the Validation phase. Already being one of the most expensive phases in the lifetime of a patent, it is often made more costly and complicated without need.

IPRIS make it simple for you. We offer a clear, cost-effective and personal service that works seamlessly with the services of your patent attorney and patent renewals process.

The Process

The European Validation phase starts when the notice of Intention to Grant is received from the European Patent Office. The Validation phase has two distinct stages, that are outlined in the following diagram:

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Stage 1

Stage 1 is the acceptance of the grant which must be carried out within 4 months of receiving the notice of Intention to Grant. It consists of:

  • Paying grant and publishing fees
  • Translating claims into English, French or German (the two languages other than the language the patent has been drafted in)
  • Filing the claim translations at the EPO.

Stage 2

Stage 2 is the validation of the patent in each designated country and comprises:

  • Translating the patent and filing the translation
  • Paying the official validation fees
  • Instructing a local agent to file the translation if required
  • It is the second stage where the significanrt costs can be incurred.

Next Steps

  • Request a quote for designated countries of interest
  • Instruct IPRIS for option A and/or B
  • IPRIS confirm receipt of instructions, provide updates and confirmation on validation proceedings
  • Related European renewals are coordinated with client
 

Nationalisation

 

Lean, tailored and cost-effective nationalisation service

The overall costs of nationalisation can be extremely high however, up to third of costs incurred are unnecessary administration charges and unanticipated patent attorney costs.

IPRIS makes it more manageable. It offers a lean, tailored and cost effective nationalisation service that works seamlessly with the services of your patent attorney.