Accurate global IP recordals, without the risk and complexity

Keep your IP portfolio aligned, compliant and legally sound across all jurisdictions. From a single instruction, we manage your worldwide recordals end-to-end.
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Protect the enforceability of your global IP portfolio

Accurate official records are crucial in maintaining enforceable rights. Our IP recordals service ensures ownership and entity details are correctly reflected at every relevant patent and trademark office – reducing legal exposure and safeguarding your ability to assert, license or transact your IP worldwide.
 
Our service supports a full range of recordal requirements, including:
  • Assignment
  • Change of name
  • Change of address
  • Change of legal entity
  • Correction of name
  • Correction of inventor
  • Licensing agreement
  • Merger

A digitally enabled IP recordals service, fully supported by specialists

Speed and clarity matter when recordals are time-sensitive.
 
Through the RWS IP Solutions Platform, you can initiate and scope global IP recordals with structured, portfolio-aware quoting and transparent cost visibility. Every engagement is backed by our IP specialists, who will manage the process from start to finish.
 
The result is faster engagement, clearer budgeting and complete accountability from instruction through to confirmation of recordal.

Reduce risk during M&A and restructuring

In M&A and litigation, inaccurate ownership records can delay transactions and reduce deal value.
 
Our multi-jurisdictional M&A IP and patent recordals programmes align public registers with post-transaction ownership, support due diligence and eliminate avoidable exposure.

Integrated IP maintenance and lifecycle services

Our service integrates directly with patent renewals, foreign filing, IP research and translation services – giving you a connected approach to global IP maintenance.
 
You’ll liaise with one partner in your geographic region, with one coordinated framework and full lifecycle support.

Coordinate global IP recordals from a single instruction

A single corporate event can trigger filings across dozens of jurisdictions. We manage global patent recordals, trademark recordals and design recordals as one controlled programme – verifying affected rights, preparing documentation and coordinating local filings worldwide. So you retain oversight while we manage the complexity.

Reduce risk during M&A and restructuring

In M&A and litigation, inaccurate ownership records can delay transactions and reduce deal value.
 
Our multi-jurisdictional M&A IP and patent recordals programmes align public registers with post-transaction ownership, support due diligence and eliminate avoidable exposure.

Integrated IP maintenance and lifecycle services

Our service integrates directly with patent renewals, foreign filing, IP research and translation services – giving you a connected approach to global IP maintenance.
 
You’ll liaise with one partner in your geographic region, with one coordinated framework and full lifecycle support.

Coordinate global IP recordals from a single instruction

A single corporate event can trigger filings across dozens of jurisdictions. We manage global patent recordals, trademark recordals and design recordals as one controlled programme – verifying affected rights, preparing documentation and coordinating local filings worldwide. So you retain oversight while we manage the complexity.
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Why leading IP teams choose RWS as their IP recordals provider

Senior IP professionals choose RWS because recordals require more than filings. They require control.
 
With RWS, you benefit from:
  • Global coordination across all major and emerging jurisdictions 
  • Jurisdiction-specific documents and prepared on your behalf via our Power of Attorney service
  • Integrated translation and documentation expertise
  • Secure, governed workflows suited to regulated environments
  • Experience supporting enterprise portfolios and IP law firms
  • A structured, auditable process from instruction to completion
We protect the legal integrity of your portfolio at scale.

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Frequently asked questions

An IP recordal is the formal process of updating ownership or entity details at a patent or intellectual property office following events such as name changes, mergers or restructuring.
Patent recordals are required whenever ownership, legal entity or registered details change. Each affected jurisdiction must be updated individually.
Trademark recordals and design recordals are managed under their respective national or regional frameworks. Requirements vary by jurisdiction and must be handled separately.
Yes. RWS coordinates worldwide patent, trademark and design recordals from a single instruction, supported by local expertise and structured workflows.
Timelines depend on jurisdictional requirements and the scale of the portfolio. We provide clear scoping and progress visibility throughout.