Patent Renewal - life span of a patent
In most countries the life span of a patent is twenty years subject to the payment of annual renewal fees on or around the anniversary of the filing of the patent. The renewal fees are generally only payable after the grant of the patent but a notable exception to that rule is the European Patent governed by the European Patent Office where renewal fees are paid annually from filing.
Failure to pay the renewal fee will lead to the loss of the patent and so it is important to ensure that the fees are paid on time for all those patents that are vital to your continuing business.
Have you missed a renewal fee?
Engage Novagraaf to help you restore your lost patent, where possible, and help to ensure it does not happen again.
Novagraaf has the in house tools and expertise to monitor, advise and attend to the payment of the renewal fees either automatically or on instruction from you, depending on your particular requirements.
More information
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