A software program which calculates
worldwide cost estimates for patent and trademark
applications, GLOBAL IP ESTIMATOR:
- Is straight-forward and very easy to
follow and use
- Gives you current, accurate, detailed
estimates in a matter of minutes
- Has an extensive database that is updated
every month
- Enables you to respond immediately to
your clients' requests for estimates
- Reduces your foreign fee estimate
workload by up to 95%
- Includes the PCT, EPO and most
countries of the world, even those that are small or
obscure
- Automatically gives you all estimates
in the currency of your choice
- Provides the information you need in a
readily usable format
Estimates may be calculated for:
- Patents
- PCT Patents - National phase
- EPO Patents - Regional phase
- Trademarks
- Designs
- Assignments and Modifications
- Any number of countries may be
simultaneously selected.
- The EPO and PCT may also be selected.
Receiving Office, Search and Examination authorities may
be scheduled.
Application information is requested based on the type of
application, and the countries selected. For example, if
Japan and the EPO are selected for a patent application, the
following questions are asked about the application:
- Pages in Application (excluding Drawings)
- Pages of Claims (for EPO Grant)
- Number of Claims
- Number of Pages of Drawings
- Number of Convention Priorities
- Number of Designations for EPO
- Number of Extensions for EPO
In addition, the following 'Yes/No'
information is requested:
- Applicant is Assignee
- There will be Late Filing of Assignment
- There will be Late Filing of Priority Documents
- There will be Late Filing of Power of Attorney
- Application is sent by Facsimile
- A Postal Courier is used
- Fee schedules from Intellectual
Property law firms in each country are combined to
create the database for that country.
- The data is continuously revised.
Estimates are generated by combining:
- The application information entered by the user
- The information contained in the
database for the countries in question
Estimates generated by Global IP Estimator are presented in
three different report formats. These formats present
the same overall figures, but vary in the amount of detail
shown. For patents, several "spreadsheets" are also available.
The report formats are:
Shows estimate as one line per country.
Totals appear for:
- Official charges
- Associate charges
- In-House charges
- Annuities (for patents)
Like the Condensed Summary, but with each
country's figures broken down into totals for stages.
For a patent application, the stages are as follows:
- Filing stage
- Examination stage
- Granting stage
As the name suggests, this is a itemized
report detailing ALL sources of costs for the application.
For patents, the Spreadsheet reports are:
Timeline Summary:
This report shows the summary of the application over the timeline period.
Timeline By Stage:
This report is broken into the individual stages over the timeline period.
Timeline by Category of Cost:
This reports shows the timeline broken down into the categories of costs.
Condensed Summary:
This report gives a summary of the main application information in a condensed format.
