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Send us the patent
Share the patent number, grant date, and jurisdiction. We pull the official register, confirm the entity status, and map every upcoming maintenance and annuity deadline.
Patent annuities + maintenance fees
Keep your granted patent in force — never miss an annuity.
A granted patent lapses unless its maintenance and annuity fees are paid on schedule. We docket every deadline, pay each fee on time across jurisdictions, and confirm the payment in writing. One missed window can abandon the patent for good.
From $349 — flat professional fee per annuity, quoted before any payment.
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How it works
Three steps to a docketed annuity schedule.
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We docket every deadline
Each fee due date goes into our docketing system with reminders set well ahead of the window. You approve the schedule and we hold the dates so nothing slips.
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We pay and confirm
We pay each maintenance or annuity fee on time through the relevant office or local agent, then send written confirmation with the official receipt for your records.
What it costs
Flat professional fee per annuity payment.
Patent Maintenance starts from $349. You pay a flat professional fee per maintenance or annuity payment, quoted in writing before any work. Government and local-agent fees vary by jurisdiction and entity status and are passed through at cost — we confirm every amount before paying. Portfolio and multi-year schedules are quoted on request.
What's included
- Official register pulled and every maintenance / annuity deadline mapped
- Each due date docketed with reminders set well ahead of the window
- Entity-status (small / micro) check before each USPTO payment
- Fee and amount confirmed in writing before any payment
- Payment made on time through the relevant office or local agent
- Official receipt and written confirmation after each payment
- One point of contact across your whole patent portfolio
- Single annuity / maintenance payment
- From $349 + official fees
- Multi-year or portfolio schedule
- Quoted on request
Government maintenance / annuity fees and any local-agent fees are separate and passed through at cost. Amounts are confirmed in writing before any payment is made.
Get started
Set up patent maintenance
Send us your patent details and our team will map every annuity deadline, quote the per-payment fee, and put the schedule on our docket.
No payment required Reply within 1 business dayA GTC attorney reviews it & sends a flat-fee quote.
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01Your request
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02Documents
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03Your details
A missed maintenance or annuity fee can permanently abandon a granted patent. If a deadline is close, tell us in the form so we can prioritise it.
Your request
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Title from the granted patent or pending application.
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Found on your patent certificate or filing receipt from the IP office.
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Which patent office issued (or is examining) this patent?
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Pick the closest action. Our team will confirm before proceeding.
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Year after filing or grant — depends on the jurisdiction. We'll verify the exact deadline.
Why GTC
The cheapest insurance for a granted patent.
Handled by
GTC's patent team
Patent counsel
Attorney-led prosecution
Every deadline docketed
USPTO maintenance fees fall due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years; most other offices charge annual annuities. We track each one and pay ahead of the window.
Paid across jurisdictions
One file, one point of contact. We coordinate maintenance and annuity payments across your portfolio through the relevant offices and local agents.
Written confirmation
After each payment we send the official receipt and a confirmation, so your records show every annuity paid and the patent in force.
Entity status checked
USPTO fees scale with small and micro entity status. We confirm your status before each payment so you pay the correct fee, not more.
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
Keeping a patent in force? Here's what sets GTC apart.
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
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| Attorney-supervised docketing of every annuity deadline | |||
| Written confirmation and official receipt after each payment | |||
| Entity-status (small / micro) check before each USPTO payment | |||
| Coordinated payments across jurisdictions from one file | |||
| Early reminders well ahead of each due window | |||
| Pays the maintenance / annuity fee on schedule |
Attorney-supervised docketing of every annuity deadline
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Written confirmation and official receipt after each payment
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Entity-status (small / micro) check before each USPTO payment
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Coordinated payments across jurisdictions from one file
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Early reminders well ahead of each due window
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Pays the maintenance / annuity fee on schedule
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
The timeline
From sending us the patent to a maintained portfolio.
Maintenance is a long game measured in years, not weeks. Here's how the cycle runs once your patent is on our docket — and where you stay in control.
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Week 1
Onboarding
You send the patent details; we pull the official register, confirm entity status, and map every maintenance and annuity deadline into a schedule for your approval.
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Ongoing
Docket and monitor
Each due date sits in our docketing system with reminders. We watch for fee changes and status changes so the schedule stays accurate over the life of the patent.
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Ahead of each due date
Reminder and approval
Well before a window opens we remind you, confirm the fee and entity status, and get your go-ahead to pay.
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On payment
Pay and confirm
We pay the fee on time through the office or local agent and send the official receipt with written confirmation that the patent remains in force.
In their words
All your legal, in one place.
One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.
1,398+
Patents prosecuted
10,000+
Clients served
11
In-house attorneys
10+
Years since 2016
Patent Maintenance FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A patent lapses if a required fee is not paid by its deadline. Many offices offer a grace period (the USPTO allows six months with a surcharge) and some allow a later petition to revive, but revival is not guaranteed and can be costly. The reliable protection is to pay on schedule — which is what docketing exists to ensure.
Keep the patent you worked to earn in force.
Ready when you are.
Send us the patent details. We'll map every maintenance and annuity deadline, confirm the per-payment fee in writing, and put the schedule on our docket so nothing slips.
