Working with US-based organisations

Companies, Universities & Research Institutes and IP firms

 

Our professionals have extensive experience of working with businesses  throughout North America both working directly with US-based corporate clients and through US attorney firms, often working as a preferred supplier in Europe.

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In addition to handling US-originating filings and other work we will also provide local European support for the European subsidiaries and R & D groups under the guidance and policies of their US-based corporate IP and legal teams.

 

This virtual in-house team approach is can be particularly helpful for companies wishing to build greater IP awareness and associated activity amongst their local European R & D groups or to have well structured local IP support for their commercial and brand management teams .​

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Our highly experienced UK and European IP Attorneys provide the full range of IP attorney services in Europe, including IP review and due diligence activities, securing IP protection in home and overseas markets, IP searching and watching services and overall IP portfolio management.

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We tailor our approach to complement the client's own resources in the US and Europe.

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We tailor our approach to complement the client's own resources in the USA and Europe.

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A. Cost-effective, streamlined filing and formalities services to grant

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B. Added value attorney services

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    1. Prefiling:

        - Filing strategy

        - Adaptation to suit European practice

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     2. Prosecution:

         - Expert input to complement clients own input

         - Techniques to speed up or slow down prosecution

         - EP or UPC approach

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     3. Post grant 

         - Cost-effective validation

         - Opposition expertise

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The key elements of the overall service provision include the following:

 

• Technical expertise – including software, IT, telecoms and electronics, automotive, aerospace and marine engineering; biotechnology and medical technologies; food and drink; chemistry and materials science and environmental technologies.

 

• Industry experience – the attorneys act for clients of all sizes from small businesses to multinationals. A number have worked in the past as in-house corporate IP counsel on a permanent or secondment basis at large companies such as Nissan, Shell, Oxford Nanopore, IBM, Smith & Nephew, Renault, Chivas Brothers, Proctor & Gamble and British Nuclear Fuels.

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• Predictability and transparency of costs - where possible accurate cost information is provided in advance of any work and if this is not possible good estimates or ranges of anticipated costs are provided.

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• Emphasis on the quality of intellectual property records, including objectives and records, that can be used for customisable reports we can make available to clients to help them make sound commercial decisions on their IP at all stages of the business lifecycle

 

• Utilization of industry standard IP management software, EQUINOX IPMS.  Five Zero IP have licensed and customised EQUINOX, with their support, to provide a tailored process that facilitates the effective collaboration of experienced IP professionals and supports them in providing high quality IP-related services to clients in a cost-effective manner.

 

• Pragmatic and efficient internal processes, with experienced IP paralegal and administrators, resulting in very low service charges for routine IP support activities.

 

• Charges are tailored to suit the client, but based are on competitive hourly rates, combined with low service charges for non-substantive and administrative work.

 

• Discounts are made available in a variety of circumstances, including:

 

• UK & EU combination filings - it is common now for clients to file at the same time in both the UK and the EU and package discounts are provided for this.

 

• Client-specific discounts are avilable based on volume and tailored working procedures