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| country = Jersey
| country = Jersey
| website = http://www.cpaglobal.com
| website = http://www.cpaglobal.com
| keypeople = Peter Sewell, CEO
| keypeople = [[Peter Sewell]], CEO
Rob Davey, Domain and Digital Content Product Manager
Rob Davey, Domain and Digital Content Product Manager
Samantha Frida, Domain Name Consultant
Samantha Frida, Domain Name Consultant
==History==
==History==
Below is complete timeline of CPA Global’s accomplishment as a company.<ref>[http://www.cpaglobal.com/about_cpa_global/history Timeline]</ref>
Below is complete timeline of CPA Global’s accomplishment from the company's website.<ref>[http://www.cpaglobal.com/about_cpa_global/history Timeline]</ref>
In 1969, patent lawyers from different law firms in United Kingdom established CPA Global sharing the same objective, which is to provide intellectual property renewal services specializing in patents.
In 1969, patent lawyers from different law firms in United Kingdom established CPA Global sharing the same objective, which is to provide intellectual property renewal services specializing in patents.
The following year, 2002 CPA Global acquired significant stake in Maxim Technology and it allows them to provide the '''Inprotech''' software for IP lawyers and the company’s trademark searching went online which enabled its customers to obtain quotes and track progress. '''CPASS''' was created in 2003, an integration of Memotech and Maxim in the CPA business making it the leading provider of IP software.
The following year, 2002 CPA Global acquired significant stake in Maxim Technology and it allows them to provide the '''Inprotech''' software for IP lawyers and the company’s trademark searching went online which enabled its customers to obtain quotes and track progress. '''CPASS''' was created in 2003, an integration of Memotech and Maxim in the CPA business making it the leading provider of IP software.
In 2005, the company acquired Foundation IP and it was able to secure the majority shares of '''Intellevate (IP Support Services)'''. It also purchased major shares of the US leading patent firm Lacasse and Associates in 2006. The acquisition lead CPA Global to further expand its portfolio in US and Europe.
In 2005, the company acquired Foundation IP and it was able to secure the majority shares of '''Intellevate (IP Support Services)'''. It also purchased major shares of the US leading patent firm Lacasse and Associates in 2006. The acquisition led CPA Global to further expand its portfolio in US and Europe.
By 2007,[[Peter Sewell]], CEO of CPA Global announced that that the company allocated a $50 million on-going investment in India within the next 5 years during the opening of the company's state-of-the art delivery center in Noida, India. The center is dedicated in providing legal services such document review, contract management, legal research and preparation of standard litigation documents and deposition summaries for CPA's corporate and law form clients.
The purchase of Germany's '''SVPG,''' a well-known patent research division was purchased by CPA Global in 2008 strengthened its client base in the German market and further enhanced its business in patent research in the European region.It also created a strategic alliance with Applied Discovery Inc., a major electronic discovery software provider.
In 2009, CPA re-brands as CPA Global, a unifying brand name for its businesses anywhere in the world. The new brand name signifies that clients will receive the same quality and standard for all their services in any of their offices worldwide. The same year, the company also announced that it secured an agreement to provide legal outsourcing services for '''Rio Tinto''', a global mining company.
In 2010, CPA Global CEO Peter Sewell welcomed the investment of '''Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)''' in the company. According to him, "it represents the next stage in our evolution from an IP partnership handling patent renewals into a global leader in IP and legal services outsourcing. Our growth prospects in the years ahead are the strongest we've ever seen as we continue to develop our IP services and software businesses with an expanded range of products and services, while aggressively pursuing our diversification into the wider legal services sector."<ref>[http://www.cpaglobal.com/about_cpa_global/history Timeline]</ref>
==Awards==
# IAOP 2011 Global Outsourcing 100-the company was given the recognition three consecutive years<ref>[http://www.cpaglobal.com/media_centre/press_releases/4806/cpa_global_named_in_global_out CPA Press Release]</ref>
# Innovation in Outsourcing Award from the European Outsourcing Association's inaugural 2010 Awards<ref>[http://www.cpaglobal.com/media_centre/press_releases/4607/cpa_global_honoured_innovation CPA Release]</ref>
# Rated World Leader in IP Outsourcing by the Brown-Wilson Group's Black Book of Outsourcing 2009<ref> [http://www.cpaglobal.com/media_centre/press_releases/0149/cpa_global_rated_world_leader_CPA Press Release]</ref>
==Services==
# Legal Process Outsourcing (contract solutions, document review,legal research services,transaction support services)
# Patents Patent (research software, patent renewals,patent portfolio optimization,IP recordals, data verification)
# Trademarks (trademark renewals, trademark watching,data verification, IP recordals, digital content watching,trademark search)
# Domains (domain audit,domain management,digital content watching)
# Software (Memotech, Inprotech, FoundationIP)
==CPA Global and ICANN==
CPA Global is a particpant of [[ICANN Domain Roundtable]]. The company's domain consultant [[Samantha Frida]] and Domain and Digital Content Product Manager [[Rob Davey]] became speakers.
==References==
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