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Provision of Patent Renewals

University of Strathclyde

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: University of Strathclyde

Buyer Address: Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1XU

Contact Name: FAJINMI Ejiro

Contact Email: ejiro.fajinmi@strath.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 7811592949

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
500000.0 GBP
Published
30 Jan 2026, 00:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79120000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
IPRIS AG
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

The University of Strathclyde’s IP & Commercialisation team within the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate annually administers around 300 active patent cases, for around 35 countries including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil. These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis, and we require a provider that can do this competently.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548412

Link Title: Provision of Patent Renewals

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Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Documents

Document Title: Provision of Patent Renewals

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