Estimating the Cost for Filing, Obtaining and Maintaining Patents across the Globe

Published on 3 March 2019

In today's highly competitive world, companies are faced with the triple challenge of constantly having to be innovative in order to have a competitive edge, shrinking budgets for research and development, and keeping up with the ever-changing costs of obtaining patent protection across the globe.

However, estimating said costs can be a challenging and time-consuming task. In several jurisdictions across the globe, the costs are a function of various variables such as the mode of filing, the type of applicant, the number of pages of the specification and claims, and the number of claims/independent claims/multiple dependent claims.

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http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/08/28/cost-filing-obtaining-maintaining-patents/id=72336/