Never Miss a Patent Annuity Payment and Lose the Grant
Patent maintenance annuities fall due on strict schedules across jurisdictions, and one missed payment abandons the patent. Track every annuity deadline with escalating alerts.
- 1
Register the Portfolio
Log each patent's jurisdiction and annuity due dates.
- 2
Alert Well Ahead
Add a
Schedule Triggerwarning at 90, 30 and 7 days before each annuity. - 3
Confirm Payment
Log payment to clear the alert cycle.
- 4
Watch Grace Windows
Track surcharge grace periods so a slip is recoverable, not fatal.
- 5
Activate and Test
Activate the workflow with a test annuity. Confirm the alert ladder fires.
Frequently asked questions
What's at stake?
A lapsed annuity can permanently abandon a patent worth millions — this is the cheapest insurance imaginable.
Multi-jurisdiction complexity?
Each country's schedule and grace rules live in the sheet, so the workflow computes each correctly.
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