


April 25, 2007 |
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| First to File® and Corporation Service Company® announce the release of a next generation document management system for patent lawyers BOISE, Idaho - April 25, 2007 - Corporation Service Company (CSC®) and FTF Technologies Inc. (FTF) jointly announced today the release of the First to File EFRTM document management system integrating patent management workflows. This revolutionary and highly scalable electronic file room is the only enterprise document management system that is designed specifically for patent lawyers and administrators. “FTF and CSC® have worked extensively with corporate patent lawyers and administrators to incorporate the best of breed features, functionalities and workflows into an innovative patent-centric document management system,” said Faisal Shah, President and CEO of FTF. “We are all extremely pleased with the initial feedback we have received from our current user base.” “With the introduction of the First to File EFR application, CSC® continues to expand its service offerings in the intellectual property arena” said Bruce Winn, President and CEO of CSC®. “This new product allows us to offer our customers patent management services as well as a comprehensive view of critical patent information through our innovative CSC GC DashboardSM”. The new First to File EFR system contains exciting new features to assist corporate patent lawyers with their document management needs. These include document staging capabilities and WebDAV access, as well as instant case and document searching capabilities using its InstantOCR technology. The system also integrates the new FTF ServerSecure TechnologyTM (SST) for additional security as opposed to traditional hosted solutions. In addition, the First to File EFR application integrates with the USPTO PAIR system, providing critical data updates to patent case files, and streamlines electronic filing with the USPTO via its proprietary eFiling package and auto-population of critical forms. The First to File EFR management system provides an innovative reference library and repository that is fully integrated with its workflows and allows users to search, cite, manage and use their reference documents, especially critical in the filing area. About FTF About CSC® |
For further information contact: Eric Richardson FTF Technologies Inc. 415-839-9492 Fax: 415-839-9493 erichardson@ftftech.com www.firsttofile.com or Stephen Butler Corporation Service Company sbutler@cscinfo.com 800-927-9801 x3444 |
