Smarter Patent Translation Workflows for IP Law Firms
A globally active IP law firm managing international patent and trademark portfolios for a broad range of corporate clients.
Seprotec supports the firm with specialized IP translation services across multiple language combinations and various patent fields.
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Objective
Reduce the administrative burden and create a more streamlined patent translation process that ensures consistent quality, faster delivery and greater cost transparency.
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Challenge
Coordinating filings across multiple jurisdictions created a significant administrative workload.
Quality levels could vary between projects, making it difficult to maintain a consistent terminology and writing style across patent families.
Without shared linguistic assets, recurring patent content had to be translated from scratch, increasing costs and turnaround times.
The firm also needed a more transparent and efficient model to improve cost predictability for both itself and its clients. -
Implementation
Seprotec centralized project coordination through a dedicated project management team, supported by the SHIP Helm® client portal for quotations, tracking and documentation.
A fixed team of specialized patent translators and reviewers ensured consistent terminology and style.
Client-specific translation memories were developed and maintained to reuse recurring content, while a transparent pricing structure supported more effective budget planning. -
Result
The solution reduced administrative effort and improved consistency through dedicated project management and specialized patent linguists.
Reusing translation memories eliminated repeated work on similar content and enabled faster turnaround times, while a transparent pricing structure provided greater cost predictability and supported more reliable budgeting for the firm and its clients.