Is there software that can help me manage my patents in-house?
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David Roberts, Intellectual Property Attorney: So one of the questions that we get from some companies is whether or not there are software packages available to help manage their patent portfolio. Those services and products do exist in the marketplace. We see a lot of medium or larger size companies internalizing that function, but there is a lot of complexity and therefore some risk in internalizing that function. So we see many companies outsourcing that to law firms or to other service providers that can minimize that risk by making the proper payment on time to the right person.
There are also some advanced analytical suites available in the marketplace if that suits your business need.