Paralegal & Administrative Support
At Reconnaissance, our highly trained paralegal & support teams assist clients with docketing and administrative IP tasks in an efficient manner. We are geared to undertake all sizes of operations and work with clients on a regular basis. Our team can also step in during a seasonal influx due to higher volumes or transitional situations.
Our team is an expert at filing PCT national phase applications in India in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Our team puts together all the documents that you require for filing a patent application in India and checks the accuracy thereof to ensure everything is in order. This includes the formal documentation such as proof of right, Form 3 (Statement & Undertaking u/s 8(1)) and Declaration of Inventor ship in Form 5. We also ensure that the incoming national phase application conforms with Indian patent laws and suggest claim amendments and /or abstract/ specification amendment.
We provide continued support through prosecution, proactively advising on the best practices in order to take the patent application to grant.
We provide full support to the client for complying with Indian patent laws such as updating section 8 details, filing form 27 ( Statement for Working ).
Why File PCT National Phase Applications With Us
Our team conducts searches for prior art documents relevant to the subject matter of the patent application. This enables us to prepare the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) at the time of filing the patent application in the US.
Furthermore, our team continues to represent our clients with respect to fulfilling their Continued Duty of Disclosure. This is carried out by updating the IDS at the time of issuance of foreign office actions for corresponding family members. It can also be carried out when further research is conducted by the inventor(s) if there are non-disclosed documents found.
Reasons to Count On Our IDS Management
What We Do
According to Section 8 (1 & 2) of the Indian Patent Act, at any time after filing the application in India and up to the date of grant/refusal of the patent, the applicant is required to furnish prosecution details of the same or substantially the same applications filed outside India. If this is not done, it could be a ground for the refusal or revocation of the patent.
The Reconnaissance team files thousands of documents under Section 8 regularly at the Indian Patent Office. In fact, we charge a one-time fee and obtain standing orders from the client for filing the required information. We retrieve the relevant prosecution details ourselves from the national patent offices when it is available directly online. We send out regular reminders to attorneys and clients to obtain this information and always file it within the allocated time limits.
Why File Documents Under Section 8 With Us
What We Do
It is mandatory to submit Form 27 by the 30th of September of every year, for both Indian and foreign patent holders (and any licensees thereof). This provides information about the commercial working of all their granted patents in India. Refusal or failure to supply such information is punishable with a fine. Also, if an applicant knowingly furnishes false information, he/she is liable for imprisonment and/or fine.
Reconnaissance understands the importance of this serious provision and has a solid team that assists clients in filling out the information accurately. We help clients in filing thousands of working statements each year in a cost-effective and timely manner. We obtain standing instructions from clients to do this task so that it is one less thing that they have to worry about. Our team gives clients peace of mind.
What Makes Us the Best at Filing Working Statements
The Reconnaissance team monitors the patent journal released every week by the Indian Patent Office. It contains patent applications that have been published and are now available in the public domain. We scout the journal for relevant documents having either ownership by the client’s competitor(s) or that are related to the technology area of their interest. We share this information with clients each week.
Journal watching internationally: If there is a certain patent portfolio, product/process, or a particular applicant that you want to keep a watch on internationally, we can do this for you. We can also keep a watch on the current legal status or prosecution history of a patent application/portfolio. This way, we can keep alerting you of the developments therein in a predetermined interval (monthly/quarterly/yearly).
What Makes Our International Patent Publication Monitoring Special
What We Do
The file wrapper is a basic tool where the prosecution history of a patent application or granted patent is documented. This is where significant documents such as office actions, appeals, and responses are recorded along with any amendments or revisions to claims. Reviewing file wrappers is useful when it comes to FTO searches, potential analysis or granted claims for infringement and invalidation, IP monetization, etc.
Reasons to Rely On Our File Wrapper Review
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Reconnaissance has a solid docketing team that is very familiar with the prosecution processes of patents across different jurisdictions. We are also aware of the required documentation and all the extendible as well as non-extendible timelines for each patent application. These include deadlines to file a request for examination, responding to office actions, filing formal statements, attending hearings, filing oppositions, renewals and so on.
The team has experience with varied docketing platforms and can enter, update and maintain your patent records. This includes all documentation, correspondence, and invoices which can be accessed through our docketing system or through remote access to your electronic docketing system. It is easy to create tasks or retrieve information with our docketing support. The team regularly sends out reminders to clients to ensure that no deadlines are missed and all instructions (if required) are followed.
Why Trust Our Electronic Remote Docketing Services
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The Reconnaissance team has the expertise to assist clients with the time-intensive, demanding, and difficult task of migrating to a different docketing system. If required, we provide clients with inputs on suitable options. Our data team is always at hand to audit the data during and after the migration process. Also, our docketing team continues to provide support post-migration.
Why Trust Our Docketing System Migration
What We Do
The Reconnaissance Docketing team provides the following value-added services:
- Digitization of documents and creation of a searchable database – This includes scanning and translating hard copy documents into electronic versions with an easy to use search function for the data
- Invoice Management – This includes ensuring the generation of timely invoices, the indexing of invoices according to type of work done, or any other customizable parameter. It also includes following up with clients for invoice payment and due dates, resending invoices when asked by clients without the unnecessary hassle of locating and individually sending out invoices, tracking vendor invoice payment, etc.
Major Benefits of Our Auxiliary Docketing Services
What We Do
The Reconnaissance Data team uses excellent standards of protocol to assist in data auditing and data validation during various processes. These processes include docketing, migration to a new docketing system, digitization of documents, and so on. Furthermore, when IP transactions such as assignments or licensing take place, our data team ensures that the change in information is reflected in the records of both the patent office and the client’s docketing system. Our data teams are diligent and ensure follow-up with the patent office or local counsel until the records are updated.
Why Audit/Validate Data With Reconnaissance
We have thorough knowledge and extensive experience in facilitating the filing of national phase applications 140+ countries worldwide in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Our team has worked with reliable and technically sound local attorneys through our painstakingly developed trusted attorney network. We are well aware of the documentation, forms, procedures, and rules pertaining to national phase filings in various countries.
Our team puts together all the documents that you require for filing a patent application in India and checks the accuracy thereof to ensure everything is in order. We prepare ready-to-file patent applications with the USPTO and also other jurisdictions including the European Patent Office. The compliances include Application Data sheet, Power of Attorney, Oath and Declaration, File Assignments, Information Disclosure Statement (IDS), and so on.
We do not leave you to suddenly start liaising directly with all of the attorneys handling your patent matters in multiple countries. We realize this takes a lot of time, money, and manpower and may not be suitable or convenient to do in-house. Hence, we provide you with all the necessary support pertaining to national phase filing for PCT applications.
Once we have facilitated the national phase filing, we continue to be your point of contact throughout prosecution right until the grant of a patent with all local attorneys. We also take care of the post-grant maintenance of the patents including renewals, recordal of assignments, and license agreements.
Why Count On Our Patent Application Filing Services
