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Search & strategy
Every engagement starts with a prior-art search and a written opinion on whether — and where — to file, before you commit to drafting.
Patents & Designs
Patent protection, wherever you do business.
Provisional, utility, design, and PCT international patents through a single point of contact — searched, drafted, filed, and maintained across the major patent offices with transparent two-step pricing.
Searched
Prior art & FTO
Filed
Provisional to PCT
Prosecuted
Through to grant
1,436+ patents10,747+ clients11 attorneys
1,436+ patents10,747+ clients11 attorneys10+ years
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How it works
Three stages from idea to a patent in force.
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Draft & file
A registered patent practitioner drafts the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve them, and we file with the right office.
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Prosecute & maintain
We answer office actions through to grant, then docket the annuities that keep the patent in force across every office.
How pricing works
One engagement, two clear stages.
Step One is a flat fee for a patentability search, prior-art analysis, and a filing-route recommendation. Step Two is the drafting-and-filing fee for the office you choose — invoiced only if you decide to proceed. Each jurisdiction page shows its live fee; government fees are always passed through at cost.
Step One
Strategy & search
A patentability search, prior-art analysis, a written filing-route recommendation, and an engagement letter — so you commit to drafting with the landscape in hand.
Step Two
Drafting & filing
Full specification, claims, and drawings by registered counsel, filed with your chosen office — at the live per-jurisdiction fee, only if you proceed.
Why GTC
One team for the whole patent lifecycle.
Search before you spend
A search and a written filing opinion come first — so you draft with the landscape in front of you, not on a hunch.
Registered patent counsel
Specifications and claims are drafted by qualified patent practitioners; you approve every word before anything is filed.
One team, major jurisdictions
A single point of contact coordinates your filings across the major patent offices and the PCT, with local agents engaged as needed.
Government fees at cost
Office fees, translations, and local-agent disbursements are always passed through at cost, with no markup.
Your Customer Success Team
A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish.
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your Account Manager
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Your Senior Account Manager
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
How we compare
Filing patents? Here's what sets GTC apart.
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
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| A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting | |||
| Specification and claims drafted by registered patent counsel | |||
| Two-stage pricing — decide after the search, not before | |||
| One team across the major patent offices and the PCT | |||
| Annuities and renewals docketed and paid for you | |||
| Government fees passed through at cost |
A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Specification and claims drafted by registered patent counsel
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Two-stage pricing — decide after the search, not before
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
One team across the major patent offices and the PCT
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Annuities and renewals docketed and paid for you
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Government fees passed through at cost
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
The journey
From search to a maintained patent.
Patent protection is a lifecycle, not a single filing. Here's the path we run with you.
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Step One
Search & filing strategy
A prior-art search and a written opinion on patentability and the best route to protect the invention.
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Weeks
Drafting & filing
We draft the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve them, and we file with the chosen office.
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Months
Examination
We answer office actions and run examiner interviews where they help, through to grant.
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Ongoing
Maintenance
We docket and pay the annuities/maintenance fees that keep each granted patent in force.
In their words
All your legal, in one place.
One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.
1,436+
Patents prosecuted
10,747+
Clients served
11
In-house attorneys
10+
Years since 2016
Patent FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Every patent engagement runs in two stages. Step One is a single flat fee covering a patentability search, prior-art analysis, a filing-route recommendation, and an engagement letter. Step Two is the country-specific drafting and filing fee, invoiced only if you decide to proceed after Step One. Government fees, translations, and local-agent disbursements are always passed through at cost.
File by jurisdiction
Where do you need protection?
Detailed filing guides for the major patent offices — each with its route, timeline, and live two-step fee. Filing elsewhere? Start a consultation and we'll quote it.
Patent services
From first search to renewal.
The full lifecycle of a patent, handled by one team — search and strategy, drafting and filing, examination, enforcement, and upkeep.
File & protect
Search & clearance
Respond, enforce & maintain
Something else? Tell us what you need and we'll quote it.
Not sure where to file first?
Ready when you are.
Book a free strategy call with a patent professional. We'll map your invention to the right route — home country, PCT, or direct national — before any drafting begins.
