Case Study: Oblon improves patent prosecution efficiency with Clarivate

Reinventing the Patent Prosecution Process

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP (“Oblon”), one of the world’s largest IP law firms, needed a more efficient way to help clients prioritize patent filings and manage prosecution costs during tighter budgets and changing market conditions. To improve patent strategy and reduce wasted effort on lower-value inventions, Oblon turned to Clarivate and its patent search and analytics capabilities, including prior art search and technology landscaping.

Clarivate supported Oblon with its Virtual IP Office, providing scalable search specialists, DWPI-powered Thomson Innovation, and expert consulting to help the firm assess patentability, identify the most valuable inventions, and support “compact prosecution.” The result was a faster, more strategic prosecution process with fewer unnecessary office actions, better-defended patent applications, improved client satisfaction, and the ability to scale resources on demand to handle spikes in workload.

Oblon

Bradley D. Lytle

Managing Partner