{"id":26564,"date":"2025-11-20T07:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/?page_id=26564"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:13:48","slug":"foreign-associate-best-fit-for-your-client","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/zh-hans\/help-center\/ip-pilot-use-cases\/foreign-associate-best-fit-for-your-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Verify if a New Foreign Associate Firm is the Best Fit for Your Client"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-flag fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-margin-right:8px;\"><\/i><a class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-alt-circle-left fas circle-no fusion-link\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-font-size:64px;--awb-margin-top:0;--awb-margin-right:0;--awb-margin-bottom:0;--awb-margin-left:0;--awb-align-self:center;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/help-center\/ip-pilot-use-cases\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/help-center\/ip-pilot-use-cases\/\"><\/a><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/help-center\/ip-pilot-use-cases\/\">Back to Use Cases<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Before you send a case to a new foreign partner firm, it\u2019s important to evaluate their experience, client base, technical expertise, and relationship with peer law firms. IP Pilot\u2019s<b> Analyze<\/b> feature makes this due diligence straightforward and data-driven.<\/p>\n<p><b>To Assess a New Foreign Associate Firm<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Open the Associate Law Firm\u2019s Profile<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <b>Analyze<\/b> on the left navigation bar.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Law Firms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>In the search bar, enter the name of the associate law firm.\n<ul>\n<li>If there are multiple entities for the firm, you can select more than one or just pick the relevant entity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1608\" height=\"402\" title=\"image (6)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26568\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271608%27%20height%3D%27402%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201608%20402%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271608%27%20height%3D%27402%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1-200x50.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1-400x100.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1-600x150.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1-800x200.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1-1200x300.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-6-1.png 1608w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">\n<li>If you do not find the firm at the top, scroll to the bottom of the results, and check the <b>Unconfirmed Law Firms<\/b> section, as the entity may be listed there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1609\" height=\"287\" title=\"unconfirmed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26571\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271609%27%20height%3D%27287%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201609%20287%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271609%27%20height%3D%27287%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed-200x36.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed-400x71.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed-600x107.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed-800x143.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed-1200x214.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unconfirmed.png 1609w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: inline !important;\">Click the arrow on the right side to open the law firm profile.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\"><b>2. Set Year Type and Time Period<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">On the <b>Overview<\/b> page, confirm the<b> Year Typ<\/b>e is set to <b>Prosecution Year<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">Select the appropriate time period for your analysis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\"><b>3. Filter by Client\u2019s Country<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">Scroll down to the <b>Clients\u2019 Country <\/b>chart.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">Select your client\u2019s country to filter for cases relevant to clients from that particular country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">This narrows down the data to show only the work the associate law firm has done for clients from your client\u2019s country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"380\" title=\"image-20250814-101431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101431.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101431.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26574\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27407%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20407%20380%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27407%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101431-200x187.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101431-400x373.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101431.png 407w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>4. Review Important Clients<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Below the <b>Client&#8217;s Country<\/b> chart, you\u2019ll see a list of all<b> Important Clients<\/b> the associate law firm has represented from the selected country .\n<ul>\n<li>View the volume of <b>patent <\/b>and <b>trademark filings<\/b> handled for each client.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This gives you an idea of the firm\u2019s experience with clients similar to yours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1591\" height=\"572\" title=\"image-20250814-101701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26577\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271591%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201591%20572%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271591%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701-400x144.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701-600x216.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701-800x288.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701-1200x431.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101701.png 1591w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>5. Assess Technical Expertise<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll further down to filter by <b>Technical Field<\/b> or <b>IPC<\/b> (International Patent Classification).<\/li>\n<li>Select your client\u2019s area of interest (e.g., Pharmaceuticals, Software, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll now see data relevant to your client\u2019s industry, confirming whether the partner has deep expertise in that field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1579\" height=\"375\" title=\"image-20250814-101729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26580\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271579%27%20height%3D%27375%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201579%20375%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271579%27%20height%3D%27375%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729-200x47.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729-400x95.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729-600x142.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729-800x190.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729-1200x285.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-101729.png 1579w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>6. Examine Case Exchange Data<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the <b>Case Exchange <\/b>tab and confirm the <b>Year Type<\/b> is set to <b>Case Exchange Year<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>International Case Exchange <\/b>chart, select <b>Received Cases<\/b> to see how many cases the associate law firm has received from the client&#8217;s country in your selected time frame.<\/li>\n<li>Review the <b>Sent and Received Cases Over Time<\/b> chart to see the trend of incoming cases from the client\u2019s country. Is their volume stable, growing, or declining?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1591\" height=\"465\" title=\"image-20250814-102208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26583\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271591%27%20height%3D%27465%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201591%20465%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271591%27%20height%3D%27465%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208-200x58.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208-400x117.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208-600x175.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208-800x234.png 800w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208-1200x351.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102208.png 1591w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>7. Check Trusted Partner Law Firms<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove the applicant\u2019s country filter (if not needed), and select <b>your country<\/b> in the <b>Sending Representative\u2019s Country <\/b>chart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"446\" title=\"image-20250814-102346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-26586\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27796%27%20height%3D%27446%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20796%20446%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27796%27%20height%3D%27446%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-20250814-102346.png 796w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll down to the <b>Important Partners <\/b>chart. Now, you\u2019ll see which law firms from <b>your country<\/b> have historically trusted this associate law firm with their outbound cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>8. 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click on the <b>Insights<\/b> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <b>Network Overlap <\/b>feature to enter your firm\u2019s name.<\/li>\n<li>This will show you:\n<ul>\n<li>The overlap in networks between your firm and the associate law firm.<\/li>\n<li>Mutual clients or firms both of you have worked with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use this information to reach out to current partners who can share their experience or even introduce you to the new potential partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color3);border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><b>Example Scenario<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: inline !important;\">Suppose your U.S.-based firm wants to find out if \u201cMaple Leaf IP\u201d in Canada is a good partner firm for your client in the U.S.:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">\n<li>Go to <b>Analyze &gt; Law Firms<\/b> and search for \u201cMaple Leaf IP.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the <b>Prosecution Year<\/b> and pick the last three complete years.<\/li>\n<li>Under <b>Clients\u2019 Country,<\/b> select <b>United States.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Review the list of U.S. clients represented by Maple Leaf IP and see their patent\/trademark work volume.<\/li>\n<li>Further filter by your client\u2019s technical field.<\/li>\n<li>On the <b>Case Exchange<\/b> tab, look at received cases from the U.S. and trends over time.<\/li>\n<li>Check<b> Important Partners<\/b> for U.S. law firms that have worked with Maple Leaf IP.<\/li>\n<li>Use <b>Network Overlap <\/b>to find mutual contacts and consider asking for a referral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div 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style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.24px;\"><b>Best Practices &amp; Tips<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: inline !important;\"><b>Check Both Patent and Trademark Experience:<\/b> Review both filing types to ensure well-rounded and relevant expertise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Look for Industry Alignment:<\/b> Filtering by technical field ensures the partner has a track record relevant to your client\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Network Leverage:<\/b> Use network overlap and mutual contacts for referrals and insights; trusted introductions can smooth the partnership process.<\/li>\n<li><b>Monitor Trends:<\/b> Prefer firms with stable or increasing case inflows and good feedback from other firms in your country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Need help analyzing a potential partner?<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; 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