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Every word is binding.
So is ours.

One mistranslated term can alter a clause, invalidate an agreement or put a patent at risk. We work exclusively with native legal translators, and we stand behind every word we deliver.

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Challenges we help you overcome, every day

What we translate in this sector

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Certification & legal effect

  • Certified translation
  • Legislative texts
  • Documented chain of custody
02

Contracts & litigation

  • Contracts and legal opinions
  • Litigation documents
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Intellectual property

  • Patents · technical claims
  • Trademarks and industrial designs
  • EPO · WIPO · USPTO filings
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How we take your content to compliance

Legal effect, chain of custody and claims that withstand examination.

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Legal analysis

Jurisdiction, type of instrument and whether certification or apostille is required

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Specialised translation

Native lawyer-linguists; for patents, translators from the invention's technical field

3
Second-lawyer review

Terminological accuracy and equivalence of legal effect across systems

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Certification

Certified translation where required, with a documented chain of custody

Defensible delivery

Final LQA and full traceability: ready for court, notary or the EPO

CASE STUDY
Legal, Patents & Intellectual Property CLIENT: International technology company · EPO · WIPO · USPTO · COMPLETED ✓

One portfolio, several jurisdictions. Not a single objection

Legal and technical translators coordinated across time zones, with jurisdiction-specific glossaries.

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Coordination of legal and technical translators across multiple time zones

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Jurisdiction-specific glossaries for legal and technical terms

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Fully compliant translations delivered ahead of every filing deadline

“The process is now streamlined for every future filing: the per-jurisdiction glossaries stayed with us.”Head of Intellectual Property · international technology company
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Results
100%acceptance by every patent office
0terminology conflicts
100%of deliveries ahead of the filing deadline

Awards & certifications

ISO 9001 Bureau Veritas ISO 17100 Bureau Veritas ISO 18587 Bureau Veritas Scoring Top 5% Best SMEs in Portugal 2025 · 5th consecutive year Scoring Top 10 Best SMEs in the Sector · 2nd consecutive year Slator 2024 Boutique Language Service Provider Index Happiness Works · Happy Company 2024

Frequently asked questions

Q1Do you provide certified translations for courts and authorities?
Yes. We deliver certified translations that meet the requirements of courts, regulators and intellectual property authorities. We also support filings with the EPO, WIPO or USPTO.
Q2How do you protect claim scope in patent translations?
With dual-expertise teams (legal + technical), controlled terminology, claim matrices and optional back-translation of the claims to verify equivalence before filing.
Q3How do you guarantee confidentiality and chain of custody?
Every project is managed under confidentiality agreements, with encrypted file transfer, GDPR compliance and no public machine translation engines.

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