Bangalore, Jun 14: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited, today announced that its Business Process Outsourcing division has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to provide global Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) for Microsoft’s Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio.
In July 2008, Wipro began providing US Patent and Trademark filing and docketing services to Microsoft’s Intellectual Property and Licensing group.
Microsoft previously had used a mix of in house resources, outside law firms and offshore vendors to perform these IP services.
Over the past two years, Wipro has developed an impressive IP domain expertise and ability to work on a scale required for Microsoft’s vast IP portfolio.
Wipro and Microsoft continue to jointly develop improved domain expertise, processes and case management and work allocation tools to further streamline IP processes,a press release said here.
–Agencies