EARS^® is the electronic communication to and from your clients (or business units) for annuity payment decisions, thus eliminating the paper and mail processing.

The EARS^® Advantage

EARS^® automates the costly and labor-intensive process of preparing annuity reminders for your clients and receiving instructions from them. With EARS^®, you will obtain the following benefits:

EARS^® allows you to send unlimited reminders with timing under your control. Additionally, the system helps eliminate the tedious paper shuffling and mail handling for faster reminder delivery.

EARS^® electronic Tickler Sheet allows your clients to enter and send instructions to you by email, which improves safety and reduces the risk of error. The system also allows you to send electronic letters to your clients confirming their instructions.

EARS^® helps your decision makers make a more informed decision by providing more information available for case reviews. Case abstracts from Public Data and web links to various patent offices for claims, drawings, online file inspection and other information, are provided for reference. EARS also provides a total of cost saved after your decision makers have made their abandonment decisions. This includes total savings and savings per case and division. It includes cost savings next year and cost savings for the life (until expiration) of the abandoned cases. The ease, speed and flexibility of tracking annuity reminders, instructions and payments translate into a tremendous amount of savings and improved cash flow for you and your clients.