Case Study: Oil States achieves 5x portfolio growth without increasing staff with ANAQUA Element

How Oil States grew their portfolio by 500% without growing their team

Oil States International’s small IP team, led by administrator Sherry Horton, faced a major challenge in 2011: expand the patents they managed from about 100 for one division to nearly 500 across the global company. Their existing spreadsheet-based process couldn’t scale, and they needed a centralized, web-based, workflow-driven system tailored to an in-house corporate IP department that wouldn’t require added IT support or extra headcount.

After evaluating options, Oil States implemented ANAQUA Element and were up and running in a few months. The platform enabled 5x portfolio growth without increasing staff, improved visibility into coverage gaps and annuity costs, sped outside-counsel response times, and allowed a paperless office. The team even paid for the system from annuities-service cost savings, adding capabilities without raising budget or headcount.

Oil States

Sherry Horton

IP Administrator, Oil States