Case Studies
Case Study 1
Empowering Biotech IP Filings: How a Leading Law Firm Streamlined Nucleotide and Peptide Sequence Listings
Client: A US-based reputed IP Law Firm
Client’s situation: The challenge for the client was to find a reliable and efficient partner who could handle the significant volume of sequence listings required for their biotech clients’ patent applications. The client needed a solution that could meet the PTO Standards for sequence listings while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery. Additionally, the client wanted to reduce costs and streamline the process of preparing and filing sequence listings for their biotech clients.
Challenge:
- Scaling up IP filings in the biotech domain related to sequence listings can be a challenging task, especially considering the complexity involved in the process.
- Preparing sequence listings for patent applications require a high level of accuracy and precision, and any errors could result in rejections or delayed approvals.
- To meet the high expectations of their biotech clients, the law firm needs to ensure that they can provide high-quality services in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- The process of preparing sequence listings can be time-consuming, and the law firm needs to ensure that they have a streamlined process in place to minimize turnaround time.
- The law firm needs to ensure that they have the necessary expertise and resources to handle the volume of sequence listings required by their biotech clients.
Solution and Impact:
- Sagacious helped in optimizing turnaround time and cost to prepare sequence listings for patents (by providing a dedicated resource for this client)
- Sagacious set up internal processes to reduce the turnaround time to even less than 6 business days, allowing the client to meet their end client’s expectations in terms of speed and cost-effectiveness.
- Sagacious was able to deliver 20 sequence listings for the client in less than 3 months, providing a significant impact on the client’s business.
- The client was thrilled with the high-quality work delivered, which had a high level of accuracy and precision.
- The success of the project has provided the client with a competitive advantage in the industry, enabling them to scale up their filings and meet the increasing demand for sequence listings.
Case Study 2
Efficient Sequence Listing Preparation Solution for a Top-Tier IAM 500 Law Firm to Streamline Biotech Patent Operations
Client: Big law firm with 1000 attorneys globally
Client’s situation: A partner from a big law firm of 1000 attorneys was seeking a partner to handle 150+ Sequence Listings annually. The law firm has a large number of clients with patent applications, including sequence listings, which require significant time and resources. The partner recognizes the need for a more streamlined process that can handle the volume of sequence listings while reducing the amount of time, budgets, and resources required. The challenge is to develop an efficient and scalable solution that can meet the needs of the law firm and its clients, while ensuring high-quality sequence listings, legal compliance, and timely delivery within the given resources and time constraints.
Challenge:
- Handling a large number of clients with varying sequence listing requirements, which can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.
- Ensuring compliance with the latest ST.26 standards, which can be complex and constantly evolving.
- Maintaining the quality of sequence listings while handling a large volume of requests, which can be challenging given the limited resources and time available.
- Ensuring the accuracy of sequence listings to avoid the rejection of patent applications, which can result in loss of revenue and damage to the firm’s reputation.
- Keeping up with the latest advancements in biotechnology and genomics to ensure the quality and accuracy of sequence listings, which can be challenging given the rapidly changing nature of the field.
Solution and Impact:
- Sagacious helped the Partner at this law firm, by developing multiple algorithms in-house to generate sequence listings as per the recent ST26 standards.
- With the expertise in Biotech and Sequence Listing Rules, Sagacious was able to set up algorithms that reduced the time and resources required to generate sequence listings, providing significant cost savings to the client.
- Through a rigorous 3 level check process, Sagacious was able to ensure the accuracy of their listings, providing the client with high-quality work and further reducing the need for additional resources and time.
- Sagacious was able to deliver 100 sequence listings for the client in a span of just 7 months, including 4 sequence listings with over 40,000 sequences and with over 98% quality, which was a significant achievement for the client, who had been struggling to generate high-quality sequence listings.
Case Study 3
Streamlining Sequence Listing Preparations for a Mid-Size Law Firm through effective resolution of bandwidth issues
Client: A mid-size IP law firm from the UK.
Client’s situation: The challenge is to address the bandwidth issue faced by a mid-size IP law firm from the UK, which is struggling to meet the demands of one of their big clients for preparing good quality sequence listings, critical for their patent applications. The limited resources and staff of the law firm have made it difficult for them to keep up with the client’s demands, putting their business at risk of losing the client if they cannot find a solution to address the bandwidth issue. The challenge is to find an effective and efficient solution to streamline the IP operations of the law firm and meet the client’s demands while ensuring high-quality sequence listings and maintaining compliance with relevant legal standards.
Challenge:
- Limited Resources and Staff: The mid-size IP law firm from the UK is facing the challenge of limited resources and staff, making it difficult for them to allocate the necessary time and attention required to meet the big client’s sequence listing needs. This challenge requires a strategic approach to optimize the available resources and ensure timely and efficient delivery of high-quality sequence listings.
- Quick Turnaround Requirement: The big client requires a quick turnaround on their sequence listing filings, leaving little room for the law firm to complete other work. This challenge requires a prioritization strategy that allows the law firm to meet the demands of the big client while ensuring the timely delivery of other client work. It also requires the development of a streamlined and efficient process to ensure a quick turnaround on the sequence listing filings without compromising on quality or legal compliance.
Solution and Impact:
- Sagacious helped in delivering quality sequence listings to the client by providing a dedicated biotech professional as Full Time Engagement, that helped to develop a deep understanding of the client’s requirements and gradually pick up on the efficiency and turn-arounds required to meet the client’s expectations. This approach helped ensure the quality delivery of sequence listings and meet the strict timelines pushed by the client.
Case Study 4
Facilitating seamless ST25 to ST26 Listing conversion in compliance with US Patent Law Standards for a leading Biotech law firm
Client: US Based Law Firm ranking amongst Top 50 firms under Legal 500.
Client’s situation: For the patent attorney, the challenge was to efficiently convert a prepared sequence listing of 2.5 million sequences into a new ST26 listing, while adhering to the client’s deadline to convert their application to a non-provisional application. The task poses a challenge due to limitations in the size of the tool that can handle the final prepared listing, requiring innovative and effective solutions to ensure a timely and accurate conversion of the sequence listing.
Challenge:
- Limited Time Availability: The preparation of an enormous sequence listing within a limited timeframe posed a significant challenge, requiring a streamlined and efficient process to ensure timely delivery of the listing.
- Lack of Expertise: The lack of necessary expertise to ensure compliance with ST26 standards added to the challenge, necessitating the need for specialized knowledge and support from professionals with expertise in sequence listing preparation.
- Handling Multiple Files: Due to the limitations of the tool, the preparation of a single file with over a million sequences was not possible. This challenge required the creation of multiple files and their submission as a single file to the PTO, requiring careful coordination and management of the process.
- Risk of Errors and Rejections: The preparation of the sequence listing involved complex technical and legal requirements, which increased the risk of errors and subsequent rejection by the PTO. This challenge required strict adherence to ST26 standards and careful review of the sequence listing to minimize the risk of errors and rejection.
Solution and Impact:
- Sagacious internal collaboration between the Biotech professionals, team and the development team resulted in a successful and accurate delivery of a Sequence Listing in ST26 standards in a record 3 weeks’ time having over Million sequences. This achievement helped the client to file their listing without any challenges and ensured that no errors were recorded by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
- The successful and timely delivery of the listing had a significant impact on the client’s business. It allowed them to meet critical deadlines and secure their intellectual property without any complications or delays.
- The collaboration between Sagacious and the client’s team helped to build a long-term partnership based on trust and understanding. The client was impressed with Sagacious ability to deliver results efficiently, accurately, and on time, and this led to further collaborations in the future.
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