Top stories published by Quantify IP in 2017

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

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 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

Oct 4, 2017

How Much Does an ARIPO Trademark Cost?

In one of our previous articles, ARIPO: Paving the Way to Patenting Across English-Speaking Africa, we discussed the answer to the question: “How Much Does an ARIPO Patent Cost?” In this article, we shall discuss ARIPO trademark filing and registration costs.

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Apr 26, 2017

Patent Grants and Accumulated Annuities

In patent lingo, the term “accumulated annuities” (also known as “back taxes (1)”) refers to Intellectual Property annuity fees for a pending patent application that are retrospectively paid at the time of grant, along with the patent grant or registration or…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

May 22, 2017

There’s More to Patent Renewals Than Meets the Eye

In a move that has jolted the global Intellectual Property community and taken it by storm, CPA Global Limited, the world’s largest Intellectual Property management company, has agreed to pay $5.6 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Jan 3, 2017

To File or Not to File a National Phase Application: That is the Question

A common question that prospective applicants pose to patent agents/attorneys is “How much will it cost to protect my invention?” to which the answer is usually in the form of a quote outlining the…

Anthony De Andrade in Quantify IP

Sep 11, 2017

The Costs of Brand Protection: Trademark Application Filing Costs

In the previous article, “Look Before You Leap: The Costs of a Trademark Search”, we studied the costs involved in searching for a trademark under two classes of the Nice Classification in the top 10 jurisdictions…

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