Weggis
Lucerne · Switzerland
Administrative IP services with straightforward processes and transparent fees. Personal support across Switzerland, Austria and Germany, backed by an international network.
Clear status reports give you an overview of your existing patents, trademarks and designs.
This scroll sequence illustrates the administration of existing IP rights: portfolio status reports, deadline monitoring, payment of renewal fees and transparent billing.
Patent renewal fees, trademark and design renewals, and portfolio administration are at the heart of what we do. Explore our full range of IP services, with efficient processes, an international network and clear pricing.
We monitor deadlines and arrange payment of patent renewal fees in the relevant countries. We make the payments first and invoice you afterwards. A straightforward service without additional software, interfaces or complex administration on your side.
Official fees follow the published schedules of the relevant patent offices. Our service fees and volume discounts are set out in the IP-IT price list.
Explore our renewal fee serviceWe monitor your trademarks and designs and carry out renewals on request. Your existing representative remains in place. Official fees are set by the relevant offices; our service charges are listed separately.
Explore trademark & design renewalsFor European patent validation, we draw on the experience and network of our partner Patent- & Markenbüro Reb GmbH. Where national law allows, we handle validation without appointing an additional local representative or address for service.
Requirements and fees vary by country. We prepare a quotation for the countries you choose.
Explore European patent validationWe coordinate direct national filings and the entry of international PCT applications into the national or regional phase, supported by the international network of our partner Patent- & Markenbüro Reb GmbH.
You receive full details of foreign representatives and their invoices. Your quotation reflects the countries and procedures involved.
Explore national filings & PCT entryWe work with authorised translation agencies covering almost every target language. Our price list groups languages into three categories: German, English and French; other European languages; and non-European languages.
Explore patent translationsSearches covering trademarks, designs, utility models and patents, including novelty, patentability, invalidity, product and freedom-to-operate searches. This service is charged by the hour.
Explore our search servicesWe prepare patent drawings and design representations to the relevant technical standards, with 3D and CAD-based illustrations available on request. Drawing services are charged per page.
Explore patent drawingsAdministrative support for IP owners and their representatives, without taking over representation. This includes recording assignments, corrections, routine submissions and drafting responses to official communications and examination reports.
We prepare status reports for your own IP portfolio or competitors' portfolios, and help monitor and identify potential infringements. General services are charged by the hour; assignment recordals are listed separately in our price list.
Explore our IP servicesIP-IT GmbH does not provide patent or IP advice or act as your IP representative. Where national procedures require representation, we coordinate it through our international network and disclose the representatives involved and their costs.
IP services are priced by service, country and scope. Our transparent price list separates our own charges, foreign representative costs and official fees. It also sets out country categories and volume discounts.
IP price list · PDF, 2024 (English)Our charges are shown separately, per transaction, word, page or hour, depending on the service.
Where required, we identify the representatives involved and share their invoices.
Fees charged by the relevant IP offices appear as separate items.
Swiss clients: We do not charge VAT on official fees. Clients outside Switzerland: Invoices are issued without Swiss VAT. Any tax obligations in the client's country remain unaffected.
Official fees may include renewal, filing, claims, search, examination, publication and assignment recordal fees. The IP-IT price list distinguishes between countries that require a local representative and those that do not. Patent renewal fee discounts apply from 51 and 101 IP rights respectively.
For further information on VAT and acquisition tax for Swiss clients, and invoicing for clients in Austria and Germany, see Pricing & billing in detail.
Good administration and technical expertise go hand in hand. IP-IT and our parent company Patent- & Markenbüro Reb bring both together, with clear responsibilities and personal contact.
Renewal fees, trademark and design renewals, and portfolio management: we handle the administration and keep track of deadlines and costs.
PMR handles the technical questions and precise patent drawings. Its illustrations show how an invention is constructed and how its parts work together.
Complementary expertise. Clear responsibilities.
Personal support for your ideas.
Supporting businesses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With locations in Frankfurt, Graz and Weggis, and an international network for your IP needs.
Lucerne · Switzerland
Austria
Germany
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