Patent translation services

All of our services are delivered in compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 17100. 

Our clients demand a consistently high level of service. To achieve this, we have pioneered the development of quality control processes which include rigorous independent checking procedures.

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When it comes to your patent portfolio, strategic decision-making is a must, yet time, budget and resources are always competing priorities. We can help. RWS has been translating patents for 60 years, and we are firmly established as the world’s number one intellectual property services company, translating more than 195,000 legal, patent and IP-related documents per year.

Why choose RWS?

Rigorous Quality

RWS offers high-quality patent translation services to ensure you are ready to file patents in any language required. We have pioneered the development of quality control processes that include robust, independent checking procedures.
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Trusted Security

We serve organizations of all sizes, from corporate IP departments of major multinationals and leading law firms to small individual inventors. Our rigorous processes protect the security of your IP portfolio.
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Custom Solutions

We provide IP translations that meet your exact quality requirements, ranging from a premium service for publication or litigation purposes to a standard service that is purely for information purposes, such as technology or competitor benchmarking.
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Our more than 60 years of experience means your peace of mind. Put our highly qualified experts to work for you. 

We have a network of in-country translators and over 250 in-house qualified, subject-specialist translators and revisors. Our expert revisors rigorously check your IP portfolio for completeness, accuracy of terminology and content and compliance with national filing requirements. 

We can translate: 

  • Prior art documents 
  • Office actions 
  • Opposition proceedings and correspondence 
  • Written opinions of international searching authorities

ISO-certified

We have a network of more than 7,000 in-country translators and patent attorney firms and +300 in-house qualified subject-specialist translators and revisors. All of our translations are reviewed by graduate linguist revisors with respect to completeness, accuracy of terminology and content, and compliance with national filing requirements.

Among other technologies, we harness the power of translation memory tools which store previously translated text as reusable segments. Translation memory services can offer you: 

  • Additional cost savings 
  • Increased translation consistency
  • Improved delivery times

Translation Memory

We harness the power of translation memory tools which store previously translated text in reusable segments. This text is automatically located and reused when it appears in later documents. Translation memory services can offer you: 

  • Reduced translation costs 
  • Increased consistency within and between applications 
  • Improved delivery times

Is your patent translation provider delivering the best possible service?

Our guide provides you with a checklist for achieving the translation quality and turnaround that you need for international patent filing – at the right price.
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We are RWS, the first translation provider to receive ISO 9001 certification.

The world’s number one intellectual property (IP) services company. 

Learn about our other intellectual property services and how we support decision-making across the entire IP lifecycle.

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