Challenge
A global leader in robotic process automation (RPA), driving AI-powered automation, needed an IP strategy to safeguard its innovation and maintain market leadership in a rapidly evolving, innovation-driven space. Key priorities included:
- Securing early protection for innovations ahead of competitors
- Expanding the IP portfolio to reduce infringement risks and assert market position
- Managing IP assets efficiently to support long-term growth
Solution
Elevate partnered with the customer to proactively build and manage a resilient patent portfolio through strategic planning, quality control, and scalable execution:
- Accelerated idea-to-filing journey by streamlining invention disclosures and running rapid patentability checks
- Delivered end-to-end IP support across search, drafting, filing, prosecution, docketing, licensing, and litigation
- Enhanced portfolio quality through annual issued patent reviews, identifying high-potential assets for licensing and pruning low-value ones
- Scaled delivery via a dedicated global IP team with multidisciplinary expertise, adaptable to meet evolving project and business needs
- Enabled informed decision-making by supporting IP due diligence in M&A activities
