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The formalities involved in pursuing patents require expert handling along with diligent follow-up. The volume of work that each application entails combined with consequential monetary implications, calls for specialized and customized handling. Our expert IP Paralegal team enables you to handle your patent portfolio with greater efficiency and economy.
Our specialized knowledge of patents gives us the edge in managing and providing secretarial support for time consuming and tedious filing activities. Our team is well versed in operating Patricia and FoundationIP software for EFS filing.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
Preparation of Information Disclosure Statements (IDS)
An information disclosure statement (often abbreviated as IDS) refers to a submission of relevant background art or information to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by an applicant for a patent during the patent prosecution process.
We assist our clients in preparing an IDS ready to file at the USPTO. The format of the IDS (as revised by the USPTO) is meticulously followed and timelines strictly adhered to elucidating high quality and targeted results.
Our IDS Process includes:
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Receiving the files
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Analyzing the files
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IDS prepared by associate
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IDS checked by QC team
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Final Auditing of the files
Preparation of Application Data Sheets (ADS)
An Application Data Sheet (ADS) is a form used to supply bibliographic information. The application data sheet or ADS should be submitted with your patent applications.
Preparing and filing patent applications is a voluminous and time consuming task. We offer support to US paralegals, in preparing and filing patent applications with the USPTO.
We have on board a team of IP Support Executives (IPSE), well trained on the practices and procedures of USPTO. Our scientific process calls for standardized inputs from clients. With requisite inputs, Our IPSE's can fill application forms at the EFS web at the USPTO and send for attorney review and signatures. Upon attorney review the application can be filed with the USPTO.
Our ADS Process includes:
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Receiving the files
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Analyzing the files
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ADS prepared by associate
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ADS checked by QC team
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Final auditing of the files
Docketing
The process of calendaring important legal deadlines is a critical task while managing huge patent and trademark portfolios. Accurate docketing and efficient paralegal support are pillars of a strong IP prosecution system. We help you save time and hurdles of hiring, training and administrative management of docketing staff by offering remote docketing services. You can now entrust keeping track of your docket to us, as we integrate our services with your docketing software, to afford you effortless access.
We have a competent docketing team which can, with remote access to the clients' electronic docketing system, update, docket and maintain all IP records. The processes at our end are robust and the team extensively trained to work on multiple docketing platforms. Clients can forward all correspondences/documents to us by email, fax, or paper mail. Our docketing team accesses the clients' docketing system remotely, uploads the documents in the relevant files, dockets and maintains all deadlines and sends periodic status reports to the client. Having such an outsourced virtual docketing department reduces the docketing turnaround time as well as brings substantial cost advantage.
Our Docketing Process includes:
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Remote access of client s’ electronic docketing system
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We update docket and maintain all IP records
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We upload the documents in the relevant files
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We maintains all deadlines
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We send periodic status reports to the client
How you Gain
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Accurate & timely docketing
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Quick turnaround
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Significant saving in time & resource
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Cost competitive pricing
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Data security & client confidentiality
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Unbeatable operational excellence due to cross-continent exposure
Patent Proof Reading
A large percentage of issued patents contain errors. A patent is enforceable as it is granted. Therefore errors have a bearing on the enforceability of a patent. This makes proofreading of an issued patent a critical prosecution step.
We offer meticulous and error-free Patent Proofreading services. We have a well trained team of proofreaders, who use a combination of electronic and manual proofreading processes, to deliver high quality results.
Typically our clients only need to send us the issued patent number. Our team can access the copy of issued patent and the file history documents from the USPTO (wherever available). The proofreading process takes into account all office actions, amendments and other changes made to the application post filing.
Our Edge
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Broad domain expertise
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Best cost advantage
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Better resource utilization
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Economy of scale
Patent proofreading Includes:
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Language checks for grammar, spelling, and typographical errors
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Document formatting as per Patent Office Standards(USPTO, EPO, PCT, etc.)
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Dependency verification
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Consistency checks
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Checks for correct antecedent basis
Methodology
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Identifying various discrepancies in the subject patent.
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Performing multiple review of the subject patent by different experts to identify different types of errors.
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Performing an editorial review of the subject patent.
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Preparing an exhaustive report with all the changes made during the proofreading of the subject patent.
The report will help the client in filing the Certificate of Correction (CoC).
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