Changes to Canadian Patent Application Costs
New Rules Impacting Canadian Patent Application Costs This Fall Several changes will come into effect in Canada on October 3, 2022, as a result of recent amendments to Canada’s Pa…
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Patent Annuities: 3 tips to Control Foreign Exchange Costs
As every IP owner knows, maintaining patent coverage can be a costly proposition. There isn’t much you can do to decrease PTO fees, but a focus on other annuity costs,…
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2022 June IP Conferences Are Here!
June is the last big month for IP conferences before things slow down for the summer. If you haven’t signed up yet, here are some of the major IP conferences…
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Annuity Payments: Quarterly or Monthly?
The Origins of the Quarterly Annuity Payment Cycle When annuity payments outsourcing began back in the early 70’s, nothing happened quickly. Reports were physically mailed to clie…
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Keeping Up With Trends in Patent Annuity Vendor Pricing
In the Beginning The outsourced Patent Annuity Payment business got started in the late 60’s and early 70’s with a compelling value proposition. By aggregating a large number of p…
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Cost Implications of the Upcoming Unitary Patent
The Unitary Patent is Coming! It’s been more than a decade since the Unitary Patent started being implemented, but it’s finally close to becoming a reality. In today’s post, we…
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5 Key Focus Areas For Your Annuity Vendor RFP
So, here you are. You’ve been with your IP software and annuity vendor for years, perhaps even decades. For whatever reason, it’s time to look at alternatives and your procurement…
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Staying On Top of the April EPO Fee Increases
As every patent owner knows, patent fees are constantly changing around the world. Part of our mission is to help you control your IP costs, so we’ll provide updates when…
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Annuity Payments-Digging Through The Archives
Patent maintenance fees (Annuity payments) are a large part of every IP group’s budget. They’re also much of the reason for this site, so we thought it would be interesting…
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It’s May and IP Conferences Are Back!
It’s Spring (in the US and EU) and that means it’s conference time! For the first time in a couple of years, IP professionals are getting back together to network,…
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