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inovia Launches Next-Generation Platform for Foreign Patent Filing
11.11.11 Marks the Availability of the New inovia.com Platform, Giving Users a 1-Click Quote for Any Patent Attorney in the World
New York, NY · November 14, 2011 · inovia, the leading foreign filing platform provider, announced the release of a new version of its foreign filing platform, inovia.com. The new inovia.com portal extends and enhances the company's existing technology to offer patent applicants and attorneys a powerful global instruction tool and one-stop solution for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) national stage entry and European validation. Companies, universities and patent attorneys benefit from the efficiency and cost savings delivered by leveraging web-based technologies to ease the administrative burden, communication and management of the foreign filing process.
With pressure on intellectual property budgets leading to increased demand for fixed and/or lower foreign filing fees, many attorneys and law firms are looking to outsource portions of the foreign patent filing process and are turning to specialist providers like inovia. The new features and functionality available in the latest release of inovia.com address these cost concerns, enabling attorneys to do more with less. inovia customers report time and cost savings of up to 50 percent.
inovia originally launched its popular "1-click quote" feature in September 2010, which enabled patent applicants and their attorneys to get an instant quote from inovia's global network of agents to enter the PCT national stage or validate a European patent. Now, inovia.com lets users receive a quote for any agent in the world. Clients now have the flexibility to instruct an inovia agent or their own preferred associate – or a combination of both – all in one place, on one invoice and in just one minute.
"inovia has always offered the best value, convenience and functionality for coordinating foreign filing and we've taken this a step further by giving clients ultimate control over which foreign associates they choose to use," said Justin Simpson, founder of inovia. "The flexibility found in the latest release of inovia.com, combined with its unparalleled efficiency, streamlined communications and inovia's world-class service is changing the foreign filing landscape. I am confident our new platform will bring significant value, both in time and cost savings, to law firms, attorneys and patent applicants."
inovia has quickly risen to become one the world's top PCT filing firms. In Managing Intellectual Property magazine's annual ranking, inovia placed third in the world and first in the United States. Moving up a spot from its 2010 fourth place position, inovia will handle the national stage entry of 744 PCTs in 2011 compared to 638 in 2010. The near 20 percent increase in PCT filings by inovia compared to the 4.8 percent increase in total PCT applications worldwide for the same time period underscores the value inovia's technology brings to the marketplace.
About inovia
inovia is the global leader in foreign patent filing, having served over 1,000 clients. Its global instruction platform, inovia.com, simplifies the PCT national stage entry and European validation processes. With headquarters in New York, offices in London, Munich and Sydney, and agents covering over 80 countries, inovia provides support in all major time zones and IP jurisdictions. inovia's patented technology pioneered online foreign filing and is recognized amongst WIPO's most notable inventions. For more information visit inovia at www.inovia.com and follow the company on Twitter @inoviaIP.
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Cara DiSisto
Senior Marketing Manager
cara.disisto@inovia.com
+1 646 237 3870
