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Service

Choose a filing route with the costs on the table

Filing decisions are mostly budget and timing decisions. Provisional or complete, single country or PCT, file now or after more data — each choice changes cost, deadlines, and what you can still do later.

At a glance
Who it is for
First-time filers who need the options explained plainly
You provide
The finalised specification and claims
You receive
A route comparison with deadlines and official-fee expectations

Who this is for

  • First-time filers who need the options explained plainly
  • Startups balancing runway against protection
  • Institutions filing across several countries

What you provide

  • The finalised specification and claims
  • Your commercial markets and manufacturing locations
  • Your budget window and any fixed dates

What you receive

  • A route comparison with deadlines and official-fee expectations
  • A filing calendar showing what falls due and when
  • Prepared forms, declarations, and inventor paperwork
  • Coordination with the professionals who execute the filing
  • Confirmation details recorded once filing is complete

Process

How this work runs

Each step has an output you can read. If a step changes the answer to "stop here", we tell you at that step rather than at the end.

  1. 01

    Compare

    Set out the realistic routes for your situation with their consequences.

  2. 02

    Decide

    You choose, with cost and deadline implications written down.

  3. 03

    Prepare

    Assemble documents, declarations, and priority information.

  4. 04

    Coordinate

    Filing is executed by qualified professionals; you receive the receipt and dates.

Limits of this work

Official fees are set by patent offices and are payable in addition to professional charges. Deadlines are strict and mostly not extendable. We do not guarantee registration, grant, or any examination outcome.

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