• First To File Raises $2 Million For IP Document Management Service

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    Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Monday, May 16th, 2011

    First To File, a patent document management service, has raised $2 million in Series B funding led by Foundation Capital. This brings the startup’s total funding to $4 million.

    First To File is a SaaS, patent document management service for organizations and companies that deal with IP portfolios. The startup’s software provides a way to manage all patent related documents and knowledge; and automates the storage, management, and analysis of legal documents.

    While First To File doesn’t allow you to file directly with the USPTO, the service is meant to sit on top of a company’s existing document system. And today, the company also introduced a similar service document management service for Trademarks.

    First To File is currently being used by Johnson & Johnson, Unilever and others.

    Company: First To File
    Website: firsttofile.com
    Launch Date: 1998
    Funding: $1.92M

    First To File is a web-based, patent document management service for IP organizations. They provide an online solution to manage patent related matter and activities within the organization and including the USPTO. While they are not a docketing system, First To File is an added feature to the existing docketing solution that provides increased visibility and control over patent documents and case knowledge.

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