Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) is a matter of legal practice to submit all relevant prior art references (published or granted patents (US or Foreign), scientific literature or publications) to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

There are many stages during prosecution when the IDS could be filed by an applicant:

• At the time of filing an application or within a certain time (3 months) from the actual filing date or before the issuance of first office action
• Before mailing a final office action, a notice of allowance or an action that closes prosecution of the application such as an Ex parte Quayle office action
• Before the payment of issue fee, and
• After payment of an issue fee but before issuance

Malai Ip Services team provide complete support in preparing and managing the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) by following the latest guidelines as established by the USPTO. It offers IDS-related solutions to US patent application filers so that they comply easily with the duty of disclosure. No matter whether it is downloading the appropriate documents, or collecting various drafting forms for submissions, or preparing prior art documents our team is well-equipped to create the full IDS package for our esteemed clients.

Our team can also help manage multiple IDS for entire patent portfolio as well.