Situation
A pharmaceutical company faced hurdles filing patent applications in Central and South America.
Legalizing a PoA separately in each country was time-consuming and costly.
This challenge threatened delays and financial strain.
The client sought a solution to streamline the process and reduce expenses.
Objective(s)
Streamline the patent filing process to reduce both time and costs.
Centralize the power of attorney process in a single country to expedite multi-country filings.
Ensure compliance with National Patent Office timelines.
Actions
Drafted a comprehensive power of attorney in Colombia, designed for flexible extension to target countries.
Executed and apostilled necessary documentation for each desired country.
Expedited the process by centralizing activities in Colombia, ensuring timely submissions.
Mitigated costs by incurring expenses for a single power of attorney in one country.
Actions
Reduced processing time from 15-30 days to just one week
Key learnings
Centralizing the power of attorney process can efficiently expedite multi-country filings, ensuring timely compliance with national patent offices while minimizing financial burdens for the client.
