Patent Renewal Services

Description

The IP & Commercialisation team administers around 650 active patent cases, including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil. The IP & Commercialisation require a sole supplier to facilitate the renewal of the Universities active patent cases. These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis and we require a provider that can do this competently; has an interface that is easy for the team to interact with; and is cost-effective. The purpose of this notice is to seek expressions of interest and/or to engage in early market consultation. The University requires an interface that can be easily interacted with to facilitate the patent renewal requests with the appointed supplier. The interface should have live pricing, exportable exports, search & filter functionality and a security profile with the University is able to assess. The portal will allow the University to login and instruct renewals i.e. renew, auto renew, delay, abandon, and other channels. In addition to the interface, the University require the supplier to provide the renewal service for trade mark renewals and patent renewals. The provider must be able to renew patents in international territory on a regular basis. The purpose of this notice is to seek expression of interest and/or engage in early market consultation. The University is currently developing a Strategy for the provision of patent renewal services.