International Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
For businesses holding patents, trademarks or industrial design rights in multiple jurisdictions, managing deadlines, costs and local associates separately can create a significant administrative burden and a risk of unintended loss of rights.
Through its established network of foreign associates, Optimum Patent can coordinate filings, renewals, annuities, watching services and post-registration matters in different jurisdictions through a single point of contact.
Matters We Can Coordinate
Patents and Utility Models
National filings, PCT national phase entries, patent annuities, official deadlines and recordal matters.
Trademark Portfolios
Multi-jurisdictional trademark filings, renewals, watching services, oppositions and changes in owner details.
Industrial Designs
National and international design filings, renewals, assignments and other post-registration matters.
Our Main Services
- Central coordination of filings and local associates in different jurisdictions;
- Tracking patent annuities and trademark or design renewal deadlines;
- Multi-jurisdictional trademark watching and reporting potential conflicts;
- Monitoring official communications, examination deadlines and case developments;
- Coordinating assignments, mergers and changes of owner name or address;
- Providing cost and status reports by jurisdiction, right type or case;
- Coordinating documents, signatures and payment processes in accordance with client instructions.
How We Work
Portfolio Review
We identify the jurisdictions, right types, case status and critical deadlines.
Scope of Service
We agree on the matters to be coordinated centrally and the reporting format.
Local Associate Action
Procedures are handled by appropriately qualified local associates in the relevant jurisdiction.
Monitoring and Reporting
We coordinate deadlines, documents and costs and report material developments.
For Businesses and Intellectual Property Firms
We can provide these services directly to businesses or act as a coordination point for law firms and intellectual property practices handling international matters. For cases referred by fellow professionals, we respect the relationship between the referring firm and the ultimate client and follow the agreed communication and reporting arrangements.
Would you like to manage your international IP portfolio through a single point of contact?
Send us your portfolio list, target jurisdictions and upcoming deadlines. We will assess the coordination services that may be suitable for your portfolio.