Patent
Description
Patents encourage technological progress by rewarding inventors for their contributions. They apply to new and useful processes, machines, compositions of matter or improvements thereof.
To secure a patent, an applicant must file a detailed description of the invention with a patent office – such as the USPTO, EPO or WIPO – demonstrating that it is novel, non-obvious and industrially applicable. Because patents are territorial, organizations seeking global protection must patent filing in multiple jurisdictions. This process demands accurate patent translation, rigorous legal review and timely submission – tasks that require both technical and linguistic precision.
Example use cases
- Filing: Prepare and submit multilingual patent applications for global protection.
- Translation: Translate specifications, claims and abstracts with scientific accuracy.
- Renewals: Manage ongoing maintenance and annuity payments across jurisdictions.
- Analytics: Monitor innovation trends and competitor activity.
- Compliance: Ensure filings meet regional legal and linguistic requirements.
Key benefits
RWS perspective
At RWS, patents are part of our DNA. We’ve been helping clients protect their innovations globally for more than 60 years – through expert patent translation, filing and renewals.
Our Intellectual Property Solutions combine human expertise with secure automation to manage every stage of the patent lifecycle. We translate complex scientific and legal documents accurately across hundreds of language pairs using Trados and Language Weaver, supported by rigorous quality assurance and terminology management. With proprietary tools and data-driven workflows, RWS helps organizations file faster, renew efficiently and maintain full visibility across their global IP portfolios. From biotech to engineering and electronics, our goal is simple – to protect ideas that move the world forward.