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Global IP Services
PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT ATTORNEYS
www.globalipservices.com
About Global IP Services
 Founded in the year 2000
 Specializes in providing patent protection to hightechnology companies globally
 Serves emerging, as well as established companies in
India, Europe and USA
 Offices located in Boston, California and Bangalore to
provide round the clock IP services
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Global IP Services - Vision
To provide timely top quality Intellectual Property services to our Global
clients
To enhance the IP worth of the clients by being a Business Partner and a
Catalyst
To be a “One stop shop” for all IP Services to our clients
To provide top-quality IP services at reasonable prices using a hybrid
operation (by having offices in both India and US)
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Founder & CEO – Prakash Nama
 B Tech, M.S, M.B.A, JD/MIP (LAW)
 B Tech in Electronics Engineering from Indian Institute of
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Technology, Madras
M.S. in Computer Science from University of Rhode Island
MBA from University of Rhode Island
Jurist Doctor/Master of Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce
Law Center
Member of Massachusetts Bar Associations
Member of American Intellectual Property Law Association
Registered to Practice before the USPTO and the IPO – One among
just a handful!!
18 years of Patent Prosecution experience with over 1500 filed
Patent applications
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Our Team in US and Bangalore
 6 US Patent Attorneys and one US Patent Agent having 10-20 years
of industry and IP experience and all have either electrical and/or
computer science degrees
 4 India Patent Agents having EE and Computer Science
backgrounds
 6 Patent Engineers having EE degrees
 5 Prior-Art Search Specialists having EE backgrounds
 5 Paralegals/Docketing Specialists
 2 Illustrators
 3 Support Personnel
 2 India Patent Attorneys having EE and Computer Science
backgrounds
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Our Bangalore Operation
To service the needs
of companies that are
creating IP outside the
US, using highly
trained India patent
professionals.
Our operation brings a
qualified US law firm,
literally to clients’
doorstep in India.
Assists companies in
maximizing their IP
potential by providing
world class IP services
at a reasonable price
structure.
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Confidentiality
Focus on strict enforcement of
confidentiality measures
Detailed internal policy with respect to
confidentiality of client information
Employees enter into confidentiality
agreements
Procedure and technology to maintain
appropriate level of security
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Our Services
 Patent Application Drafting and Filing
 Patent Prosecution (USA, PCT, India, Via our Foreign Associates in
Australia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe,…)
 Prior-Art / Validity, Invalidity, & FTO Searches
 Assisting inventors in identifying and documenting inventions
 Trademark protection and prosecution
Copyright & Design
IP Landscaping
IP Litigation
Contd..
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Our Services
 IP Due Diligence
 IP Licensing
 IP-Related Training and Awareness seminars
 Opinion Work
 Paralegal & Docketing Services
Illustration Services (Patent Drawings)
Patent Proofreading
Annuity Payments
IP Training
IP Awareness Presentations/IDF Reviews
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Our Clients (partial list)
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GIPS Patent Prosecution Work Flow
Invention
Submission
Process
Invention
submission
Committee
review
Prior Art
search
Legal Dept.
review
Assign
case
Patent Drafting
Process
Draft
claims
Draft
specs
Formal
illustrations
In-house
review
Return for edit
or approve
Filing
Process
Office Action
Process
Prepare application forms,
communicate with inventors, etc.
Receive
office action
Attorney review
and sign-off
Draft response template
for attorney completion
Patent term
adjustment
File and report to
attorney and/or applicant
Attorney review and
response approval
Post-Allowance
Process
Post-Allowance
review
Pay issue
fee
Receive
issued patent
Foreign Filing
Process
PCT
filing
Select countries
to foreign file
Coordinate with
foreign counsel
Annuity
Payments
Annuity payment
reminder to client
Instructions
received
Pay US & Foreign
maintenance fee
Receive and track
filing receipt, etc.
File and report to
attorney and/or applicant
Proofread
issued patent
Update docket and
next due dates
File
CoC
Foreign file and report to
attorney and/or applicant
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GIPS Trademark work flow: India/US
Selection of
Mark
Conducting a
Search
Filing of the
Application
Acceptance of the
Application
Meeting the
Official Objection
Numbering of the
Application
Advertisement of
The Application
Opposition
Proceedings
Issue of Certificate
of Registration
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How Can You Benefit from Using GIPS?
US Attorneys
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Work In Progress - A Comparison
GIPS Model
Typical US Firm Model
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Preparation
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India Preparation
ID meeting
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Claims and Rough Drawings
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QC of claims
Formalizing Figures
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Detailed Description
2
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QC
12
India QC
Total time spent per Application = 40hrs
Total time spent per Application = 100hrs
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Advantages
High quality patents
Ability to work in various hightechnology areas
Close and quality support during the
entire life-cycle
One stop for all your patent prosecution work
anywhere in the world
Efficiency in preparing high quality patent
applications with fewer iterations and great turnaround time
India team supported by highly qualified and trained US
patent attorneys
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Number of Patents Drafted &
Filed by Global IP Services
No. of Patent Applications Filed
300
250
243
200
185
150
154
100
87
50
103
68
35
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Year
2005
2006
2007
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What our clients say about us
“ It has been a great learning experience and a pleasure to work
with Prakash and his Indian Team”
- Kishore Sampathkumar
Inventor, HP-India
“Many many thanks to the whole Prakash’s team for a job well
done. It’s truly a great experience and I really appreciate your
help in this whole process..”
- Shengyuan Li
Inventor, Texas Instruments,
USA
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To Sum Up!!
 One stop shop for all IP matters
 Proven Model
 Attorneys of repute (over 90 years of total IP
experience)
 Clients among fortune 500 companies
 Global Filing and prosecution
 Great turn-around time
 Quality focused
 Great ROI for clients
 Round the clock service having India and US
offices
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