Worldwide Patent Filing
Expand protection for your Invention regardless of your location in the globe.
- OAPI
- EPO
- ARIPO
- EAPO
Worldwide Patent Filing
Expand protection for your Invention regardless of your location in the globe.
- OAPI
- EPO
- ARIPO
- EAPO
Our Services
Patent Filing
Leveraging our global network of law firms, patent attorneys, and agents, we assist individuals, academic institutions, and businesses in seamlessly filing patent applications across multiple desired jurisdictions. We consistently file PCT National Phase Applications or Convention Applications in numerous target countries within tight deadlines, ensuring full transparency in cost and reporting.
Patent Translation
Many countries mandate that patent applications be filed with translations in the local language. Since patent specifications are techno-legal documents, these translations must be carried out with the highest level of professionalism, ensuring the use of the most accurate and technically relevant terms. At the same time, the translation must meet the specific requirements of each country to guarantee that the claims remain precise and align with the original filing.
Portfolio Management
IP/Patent Portfolio Management is a crucial process that depends on continuous development, mapping, and review. Our IP/Patent Portfolio Management service offers comprehensive support, featuring ongoing monitoring of an organization’s intellectual property assets. This is carried out by our team of experts, who possess extensive experience across all areas of IP and at every stage of the process.
Renewal / Validation
Post-patent grant activities are just as vital as those before the grant. Universal Patent Filing (UPF) offers a dependable and transparent patent renewal service to support patentees. We assist with evaluating and assessing patent portfolios, managing budgets, tracking deadlines, and handling the payment of necessary fees.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Patent ?
A Patent is a statutory right for an invention granted for a limited period of time to the patentee by the Government, in exchange of full disclosure of his invention for excluding others, from making, using, selling, importing the patented product or process for producing that product for those purposes without his consent.
What right does a patent provide?
Any person, claiming to be the proprietor of a trademark used or proposed to be used by him, may apply in writing in prescribed manner for registration. The application should contain the trademark, the goods/services, name and address of applicant and agent (if any) with power of attorney, the period of use of the mark. The application should be in English or Hindi. It should be filed at the appropriate office.
What is a trademark?
A trademark (popularly known as brand name) in layman’s language is a visual symbol which may be a word signature, name, device, label, numerals or combination of colours used by one undertaking on goods or services or other articles of commerce to distinguish it from other similar goods or services originating from a different undertaking. The legal requirements to register a trademark under the Act are:
The selected mark should be capable of being represented graphically (that is in the paper form).
It should be capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of others.
It should be used or proposed to be used mark in relation to goods or services for the purpose of indicating or so as to indicate a connection in the course of trade between the goods or services and some person have the right to use the mark with or without identity of that person.
What are the criteria of patentability?
An invention is patentable subject matter if it meets the following criteria – i) It should be novel. ii) It should have inventive step or it must be non-obvious iii) It should be capable of Industrial application
What is the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) ?
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international treaty that allows inventors and businesses to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in multiple countries through a single international patent application.
What are the main advantages of filing a PCT application?
One application: File a single international patent application instead of filing separate national applications.
Delays costs: Postpones the significant costs of national filings (e.g., translation and attorney fees).
International search report: Offers a preliminary assessment of your invention’s patentability.
More time: You get up to 30 or 31 months from the priority date to enter national/regional phases.
What is National Phase Filing?
National Phase Filing is the second stage of the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) process, where an international patent application transitions into individual national or regional patent offices—such as the USPTO, EPO, or JPO—to pursue patent protection in each selected jurisdiction. GIPF supports applicants throughout this process, ensuring timely and compliant filings across all target countries.