Resource Hub - Patent Services

From risk reduction to cost savings, experts from Questel and Reckitt discussed the benefits of outsourcing IP recordals in our recent webinar, and shared practical advice on simplifying the trademark...

While accuracy and reliability remain central to patent renewal outsourcing, payment transparency, process automation, and information security are equally crucial to success. 

Streamline patent translations, EP validation, foreign filings, renewals, cost management, and more with Questel’s centralized solution.

The launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system on June 1, 2023, provided patent owners and applicants with access to a completely new European patent right and Europe-wide court system, but what ...

While tech-driven search providers generate the most thorough and precise patent searches, not all search technology is created equal. We recommend considering these three key questions when selecting...

An effective search strategy requires searchers to master a specific set of patent search techniques. Bin Wu, Senior IP Solution Consultant at Questel, shares five high-level steps in search strategy ...

Patent invalidation searches probe into the foundations of a granted patent's validity, offering invaluable insights into its enforceability. Bin Wu, Senior IP Solution Consultant at Questel, discusse...

From the computers we use to how medicines are produced, software-based innovation has infiltrated nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Houssem Arbaoui, IP Consultant at Questel, discusses how to p...

Re(watch) our webinar to know about opt-outs, the dawn of the Unified Patent Court and today’s European Patenting landscape.

Did you know these 10 facts about the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, one of the first international treaties to cover patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademar...

The right patent translator can mean the difference between accurate, on-time, and on-budget delivery—and a time-consuming error-prone process that drains your budget and exposes your company to undue...

To search prior art for SEPs effectively, patent searchers need to think beyond traditional patent search tools and techniques. In this article, we examine how to do a prior art search for standard es...

The unitary patent system and Unified Patent Court (UPC) went live on 1 June 2023. Here’s what you need to know about this new European patent with unitary effect and European patent court system (UPC...

Watch this on-demand webinar to learn everything you need to know about SEP, BioSequence, and SOTA/Collection/Landscape Searches, and understand how they can be useful for your strategy.

Following the launch of the Sunrise period on March 1, 2023, patent holders have been able to file opt-out declarations at the UPC, but what has been the uptake? Questel’s Denis Bayada examines the da...

If you want to profit off something new and amazing that you created – or at the very least, get credit for your invention – obtaining a patent can lock down the rights to your intellectual property. ...

What does the Unified Patent Court Agreement mean for your European patent rights? Questel’s experts offer practical advice on the pros and cons of the forthcoming Unitary Patent system, whether you s...

Even though life without computers is today nearly impossible to imagine, patent-based protection of the necessary software supporting such devices is still somewhat abstract. This is quite surprising...

Discover advantages and disadvantages of opting out rights from the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court in our latest eBook on the Unitary Patent system.

While the deployment of 5G is still in its early stages, research on the next-generation communication system, namely 6G, has already started. R&D activities are being held in different regions with d...