RWS

RWS Holdings likes to get technical. The company specializes in patent translations and intellectual property research. Its translation division localizes patent documents for filing in various European countries, as well as in the US and Japan. Its information division, meanwhile, performs patent searches that cover regulating bodies around the world. In addition, RWS Holdings offers technical translation and proofreading services through its Eclipse Translations subsidiary. RWS stands for Randall Woolcott Services. The firm was founded in 1982 through the combination of professional translation service M. H. Randall and Partners (established in 1958) and Woolcott and Company (established in 1961).