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              Overview

              Questel Is the World’s #1 in Global Management of Patent Foreign Filing.

              Our team of IP admin experts, our technology and processes help you streamline your international patent filings. With Questel as your partner, you free up internal resources and can focus on value-added tasks while improving quality and efficiency. Whatever the foreign filing route you take in however many countries, you benefit from our centralized model with one contact, one instruction and one invoice[1]. You can be confident of top-quality, filing-ready translations in all languages at all times, reliability, competitive pricing, transparency and accountability. You also have access to our suite of IP support solutions to make all aspects of international patenting that much easier.

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              Benefits

              Why Choose Questel for International Patent Filing?

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              A world leader just for you

              We are proud to be the world’s #1 organization for patent foreign filing with 10% of US origin filings managed by Questel. 

              Questel manages 50,000 foreign filings per year.

              15 of the top 25 PCT filers as well as SMEs, law firms, universities, research organizations and start-ups trust Questel for foreign filing.

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              Our team in a few key figures

              • 100 IP admin experts 
              • 80 in-house linguists 
              • 1,200 specialized translators
              • 200 foreign agents in 130 countries. 


              All at your service. 
               

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              Control your costs

              Audit, control, monitor and optimize your outsourced IP spend with Questel’s unique cost and invoice management solution. Find out how you can benefit from this service free of charge when you partner with us.

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              Translations are included

              We are the world’s #1 IP specialized translation company. We ensure quality, consistency and competitive pricing thanks to our expert translators, tech-driven solutions and ISO certified processes.

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              An end-to-end flexible solution

              Work with our team for international patent filing and our network of agents present in 130 countries for prosecution, or benefit from the seamless transfer of your case to your own preferred agents. You choose.

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              Dedicated foreign filing portal

              Available 24/7, free of charge, estimate, instruct, check the status of your cases in a single place. A secure repository for all your instructions and documents.

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              The IP Services Portal enables management of all your services in a single place

              • Estimate, Order, Monitor and Manage 
              • Work in your own time as it is available 24/7 
              • Benefit from the highest level of industry-demanded security
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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.

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