IPC, Inc., was originally a one person patent search business, begun in 1988. Since that time we've grown a bit, and now offer a wide variety of patent and trademark related services to patent law firms, corporations, and other businesses worldwide. As we mentioned on our "Home Page," we work strictly in support of entities such as those mentioned above, and not with private inventors. We are also, most definitely, not associated with any marketing companies or "cookie cutter" patenting organizations.

We are located in Arlington, Virginia, just a few minutes from the USPTO in Crystal City. Our two primary offerings are patent research and "file histories." Regarding the former, we offer domestic (USA) research, as well as international patent research. This type of work is most often performed to generate references for "invalidity studies" for our clients who are, or who may possibly become, involved in litigation matters. Rather than have me drone on here, please contact us if you would like to find out more about this service. Regarding the "file histories," we offer a full range of patent and trademark document copying services, most notably our "website pick-up." As a registered client, you will have the option of picking up your documents (downloading them) from our website, as opposed to waiting the extra days for them to be delivered by courier.

Well, this certainly wasn't everything, but I'll presume it to be enough for now. Besides that, I suspect you've got other things to do--I know we do. Thanks for listening, and if you have any other questions, please feel free to "Contact Us."

IPC, Inc.