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Patent annuities (also known as maintenance or renewal fees) are an integral part of the patenting process and are required to keep a patent application or a granted patent in force. Patent annuities differ from one country to another not only in terms of the fee to be…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Mar 14, 2018

How Much Does Trademark Registration Cost in the Middle East?

In one of our previous articles, The GCCPO: A Valuable Gateway to Patenting in the Middle East, we delved into the question: “How Much Does it Cost to Obtain a Gulf Cooperation Council Patent?” In this article, we shall…

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Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Mar 7, 2018

Patent Maintenance Fees: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

In Intellectual Property lingo, a patent maintenance fee is an official fee paid at prescribed intervals to a National Patent Office over the lifecycle of a patent application or a granted patent, in order to keep the patent…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jun 13, 2018

The Costs of Assigning a Patent: Whose Patent Is It Anyway?

Like any other form of property, the ownership or proprietorship of a patent, which is an Intellectual Property, can also be transferred from one person to another or from one entity to another. In this article, we discuss the…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jan 3, 2017

Translation Costs to Validate a European Patent

It is well-known that a European Patent (EP) is a “bundle of individual national patents.” A granted EP is to be validated in member countries of interest, a process that may involve translation of the claims or the entire specification. As an IP…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jan 31, 2019

Patent Protection Costs in South America

When thinking of South America, the first thing that springs to mind is the diverse…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jan 3, 2017

Prosecution Costs: The Toughest Part of Patent Cost Estimation

Patent prosecution is an integral part of the patenting process. The term “prosecution” refers to the interactions between an applicant and a National Patent Office with regards to either a patent application (pre-grant…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jun 6, 2017

The GCCPO: A Valuable Gateway to Patenting in the Middle East

Founded in 1981, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a regional organization comprising: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait. The GCC is a significant regional player, with the six…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Mar 7, 2018

How Much Does it Cost to Obtain a Patent in the Andean Community?

Think of the Andes and the first thought that instantly springs to mind is a long, towering, contiguous mountain range than runs along the western edge of South America. However, this region offers so much more…

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