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Data Management and Formalities Service
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Optimus is pleased to offer a comprehensive, tailored Intellectual Property Data Management and/or Formalities Service(s).
The specialist Database and Formalities Service is designed to be flexible enough to complement and enhance your existing procedures. The services that Optimus provides include:
Data Management Service:
- Collating, managing and accurately tracking all data associated with your worldwide intellectual property portfolio, from pre-filing to grant.
- Recording all due dates and setting up reminders for your worldwide intellectual property portfolio.
- Regular reporting throughout the lifecycle of your Intellectual Property applications.
- Provide ad-hoc reports as requested.
- Flexible reporting designed to meet individual needs/specific company requests.
- Retain history of prosecution, formalities and management IP that was filed under past laws, which is particularly useful in the case of portfolio acquisitions or mergers.
- Payment of back taxes.
- Review, analyse and offer strategic advice on your current practices and future needs.
Formalities Service:
- All Intellectual Property formalities, from filing through to grant.
- On-line filing of UK, EPC and PCT Patent filing forms.
- Completion of UK and Registered Community Design filing forms.
- Completion of UK and European Community Trademark filing forms.
- Post acceptance formalities and national formalities.
- Validation of European granted patents in all EP jurisdictions.
- Prepare all formalities to complete Foreign/Secondary Filing of your priority filing(s).
- PCT National Phase entry (in the UK) or Regional Phase entry (into the European Patent Office).
Advantages to you:
- No training of staff.
- Possibility to reduce internal head-count or re-assign existing head-count(s).
- No need to purchase a patent database.
- No database maintenance charges.
- Not necessary to track country rule changes.
- Competitive pricing.
- Consistency.
- Bespoke reports as you require.
- Links through Attorney firm to Patent Formality experts in all jurisdictions.
- Using a leading database: Pro Delta; Progressor® is recognised as a leading total IP management solution.
- We offer qualified European Attorneys and Chartered UK Patent Agents as back-up to support the Data Management and Formalities business.
- Developed relationships with foreign agents to enable us to provide a comprehensive and high level of service.
- Ability to support your internal processes, e.g. if your current resources are over-burdened.
- Bespoke solutions for large or small in-house departments and for small private practices or sole practitioners who require such expertise and systems.
- High quality, fully integrated support team.
Experience of Louise Collins (Team Leader):
- Excess of 13 years docketing and formalities experience in both industry and private practice.
- Previous manager of a global data management team within a major international company.
- Expert knowledge of European, UK and PCT formalities.
- Impressive levels of service to individuals and corporations.
- Knowledge of European Community Design and International Designs.
- Considerable experience of USA patent processes.
- Analytical and immaculate attention to detail.
- Synonymous with delivering high quality solutions.
Costs:
Clients are able to select any of the above services to meet their requirements. Hence, costs are based on the level of service required. Advantageously, our services can be provided either in-house or remotely. We pride ourselves on providing an exemplary service whilst being both competitive on price and cost transparent.
Initial Start up cost - to be discussed, as this would depend upon whether we can perform a data transfer of your existing records or whether we would need to manually add records on a case by case basis. Our charging cost after the 'initial set up' for data management is based on the number of correspondence items being received and processed.
Contact:
Contact Louise for an initial, obligation-free, consultation to discuss your requirements. Louise can be contacted via email mail@optimus-patents.com or telephone +44 1256 782597.