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   International Network of Agents Reaches 122 Countries, Providing PCT NationalStage Entry Filings and European Validation in Key Global MarketsNEW YORK--(Business Wire)--inovia, the leading foreign filing provider, today announced that it has added10 new countries to its global network of agents in one month, bringing thetotal number of countries supported to 122. Half of the new countries announcedtoday represent expansion in Latin America. This historic growth underscores theincreased global demand for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) national stage entryfilings and the use of technology solutions like inovia.com that help reduce thecost and complexity of international patent filing. In just over six months, inovia has grown its global network of agents by 44percent. On the heels of last month`s announcement that firms in Hong Kong,Morocco, Italy and the Netherlands had joined the network, today the followingcountries and leading intellectual property firms have been announced:  * Algeria: Saba & Co. * Costa Rica: Bufete Mejia & Asociados * Ecuador: Moeller IP Advisors * El Salvador: Bufete Mejia & Asociados * Kenya: Spoor & Fisher * Nicaragua: Bufete Mejia & Asociados * Peru: Moeller IP Advisors * San Marino: Barzan? & Zanardo * Syria: Saba & Co. * Tunisia: Saba & Co.  inovia partners with firms that have unmatched knowledge and experience in allareas of IP prosecution, registration and enforcement. In addition to thecountries supported above, Saba & Co. works with inovia as an agent partner inEgypt and Morocco for PCT filings. Bufete Mejia & Asociados also supports PCTfilings in Belize, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Honduras while MoellerIP Advisors is also inovia`s agent for Paris Convention filings in Argentina. Inaddition to PCT filings into Kenya, Spoor & Fisher supports ARIPO, OAPI andSouth African filings for inovia. By partnering with firms with a strong,multi-jurisdictional reach, inovia is able to pass on greater efficiencies andcosts savings to its clients. "inovia has received tremendous interest from the global IP community in thelast year, as demand for outsourced IP solutions continues to impact theindustry," said David Nelson, CEO of inovia. "Our 40 percent increase incountries has been driven by client demand. When a biotech, pharma or medicaldevices client wants to file broadly, they really file broadly. We`re regularlyhandling PCT nationalizations into 10 to 40 or more countries at a time. For theclient, it takes just five minutes using inovia.com instead of the many hoursusing traditional methods." About inoviainovia is the global leader in foreign patent filing, having served over 1,000clients. Its global instruction platform, inovia.com, simplifies the PCTnational stage entry, direct filing and European validation processes. Withheadquarters in New York, offices in London, Munich and Sydney, and agentscovering over 120 countries, inovia provides support in all major time zones andIP jurisdictions. inovia`s patented technology pioneered online foreign filingand is recognized amongst WIPO`s most notable inventions. For more informationvisit inovia at 
  www.inovia.com
  and follow the company on Twitter @inoviaIP.  Media:April H. BurghardtPR Consultant for inoviaapril@gabdata.com(646) 246-0484orCara VerwholtMarketing Directorcara.verwholt@inovia.com(646) 237-3870 Copyright Business Wire 2013