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Patent Recordals - Patent Services

Patent Recordals

Assignment and recordals of all IP rights

Overview

Keep Your IP Rights Correctly Registered

Questel and its independent IP attorney partner firms have developed very particular expertise in the management of complex transactions and reorganizations that require recordals to official records to secure IP rights in the name of the correctly registered owner. 

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Core services

Fully Delegated Recordals Service

To remove every possible burden, we and independent IP attorney partner firms support clients in the preparation, execution, notarization, and legalization of documentation, including powers of attorney. We will manage the entire process on your behalf at your request [1].

Our network of IP attorney partner firms specializes in navigating the procedural intricacies involved in perfecting title changes to registered IP rights. 

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KEY BENEFITS

Why Choose Questel for IP Recordals?

Our specialist team has been managing IP recordals some of the world’s biggest companies for more than 30 years. Our IP professionals are experts at managing complex recordals projects from start to finish, fulfilling our projects in line with our robust service level agreements, and never outsourcing our work. We provide a streamlined and accurate service thanks to advanced use of technology and automation and adapt our processes and reporting to meet our clients’ needs. As well as ensuring our work is completed on time, this also greatly decreases costs and increases efficiency for your team.

Intelligent Cost Saving

We have developed an array of tactical measures that serve to reduce the cost of translation and agent fees.

In keeping with our commitment to transparency, clients have access to our dedicated online platform through which they can monitor progress, access information, and generate reports on demand.

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Timely Project Completion

The cost-saving measures we deploy for individual countries also save time. We are able to complete recordals projects quickly and efficiently. In addition, we constantly monitor projects to ensure that no cases are left unresolved.

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Complete Oversight and Control

We centralize the entire process for our clients, providing regular reports on the process of IP recordals projects.

Clients can choose to instruct and track activity via our IP Services Portal, which provides secure access to the status of updates to IP rights, as well as the ability to review and download related documents.

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The Best Starting Point Is to Do an Audit

How are you managing renewals and recordals changes?
  • Assess current assets and identify weak spots and inconsistencies;
  • Consider new projects and how these will affect the overall portfolio;
  • Look at the different territories in which you have IP rights; and
  • If there have been any changes or restructurings, or if you have acquired or divested rights, look at whether these are up to date, consistent and robust.
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[1] Questel does not provide any legal services. Legal services are provided by independent IP attorneys on the basis of a separate engagement agreement between you and, if you wish to, a partner IP attorneys firm.

Trusted by Leading IP Owners

There are many good reasons to entrust your IP recordals to a third-party specialist, such as Questel. 

Discover how we manage recordals projects for the world's leading IP rights owners and hear the corporate perspective of Reckitt by watching our on-demand webinar.

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    When do IP rights need to be updated?

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    From mergers and acquisitions to corporate restructurings or simple changes of address, a wide range of major and minor business events can trigger the need for the records relating to your IP rights to be updated. To update rights, IP recordals will need to be filed at relevant patent and trademark offices according to the formalities, deadlines, and fees applied by each jurisdiction. 

    Why do IP rights need to be updated?

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    The records maintained by patent and trademark offices are vital to your ability to enforce (or transfer, license, or sell) your IP rights. If your IP rights are not updated to reflect the correct ownership details, you could have problems in the future proving you own them. 

    When should you update IP rights?

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    IP rights should be updated in a timely manner following any relevant organizational change, as the more time that passes, the more complex it will become to fix errors in the chain of title.  

    How should you update IP rights?

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    The process of filing recordals to update IP rights can be complex, time-consuming, and expensive, especially for organizations with large portfolios, since it requires knowledge of the differing administrative formalities and deadlines applied by each patent and trademark office, as well as the time and local agent support needed to complete and track recordals project efficiently and cost-effectively. 

     That’s why we recommend outsourcing the entire process to a recordals specialist with proven processes and systems, such as Questel. [1]