Prices *exclusive of VAT.
| Assisted searches with an IP specialist | |
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| Patent, trade mark or design search per half hour | 50 € |
| Cost per Excel spreadsheet with search results | 15 € |
| IP rights strategies: Patent – Trade Mark – Design for beginners | |
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| per hour | 100 € |
| Patent searches | |
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Overview search for prior art, result without relevance assessment |
from €150 to €500 |
| Applicant/inventor search per name | €100 |
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Word mark searches |
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All word mark searches comprise the following: - identity search - similarity search - incl. 3 Nice classes* - incl. preliminary assessment of results Delivery format: PDF or Excel spreadsheet with link to complete trade mark documents |
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| Word mark search, Standard DE, UM, IR | |
| - Countries: DE, UM, IR | €175 |
| Word mark search, Standard + 27 EU countries | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - Plus 27 EU countries national |
€275 |
| Word mark search, Standard + 1 EU country | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - National search in the desired countries |
€175 + €20 for each additional country |
| * information on Nice classes can be found here: Nice Classification |
| Searches for figurative marks | |
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Searches for figurative marks comprise the following: - identity search - similarity search - incl. 3 Nice classes* - incl. preliminary assessment of results Delivery formats: PDF or Excel spreadsheet with link to complete trade mark documents |
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| Figurative mark search, Standard DE, UM, IR | |
| - Countries: DE, UM, IR | from €175** |
| Figurative mark search, Standard + 27 EU countries | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - 27 EU countries national |
from €275** |
| Figurative mark search, Standard + 1 EU country | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - National search in the desired countries |
from €175 + €20 for each additional country** |
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* information on Nice classes can be found here: Nice Classification **search per graphical element = Vienna Classification Further information on the Vienna Classification can be found here: Vienna Classification |
| Design protection searches | |
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| Design protection search per half hour | €50 |
| Legal status search: patents, trade marks, designs | |
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| Per file number (IP field Germany) | €15 |
| Other countries | €20 |
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Patent monitoring |
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Patent monitoring consists of monitoring of new international patent applications. We look for patent classes, competitors (applicant/inventor names) and keywords. Service includes: • free support with creation of patent queries, if regular monitoring is subsequently commissioned. Otherwise at least €150 will be charged, depending on the effort required • one free profile amendment per half year. Possible delivery formats: |
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PDF report: Basic price plus per result with short version and drawing or plus per result with short version, drawing and direct link to complete document |
€28 €0.90 €1.20 |
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Excel spreadsheet: Basic price plus per result with bibliography and, if required, short version and direct link to complete document or plus per result with bibliography, short version and drawing and direct link to complete document |
€28 €0.60 €1.20 |
| Word mark monitoring Scope up to 3 Nice classes. | |
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Word mark monitoring comprises the following: - identity search - similarity search - incl. 3 Nice classes* - incl. preliminary assessment of results Delivery formats: PDF or Excel spreadsheet with link to complete trade mark documents |
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| Word mark monitoring, Standard DE, UM, IR | |
| - Countries: DE, UM, IR | €35 |
| Word mark monitoring, Standard + 27 EU countries | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - Plus 27 EU countries national |
€75 |
| Word mark monitoring, Standard + 1 country | |
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- Countries: DE, UM, IR - National search in the desired countries |
€35 + €10 for each additional country |
| * information on Nice classes can be found here: Nice Classification |
| Figurative mark monitoring Scope up to 3 Nice classes and 1 graphic element. | |
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Figurative mark monitoring comprises the following: - identity search - similarity search - incl. 3 Nice classes* - incl. preliminary assessment of results Delivery format: PDF or Excel spreadsheet with link to complete trade mark documents |
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Figurative mark monitoring, Standard DE, UM, IR - Countries: DE, UM, IR |
from €55 |
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Figurative mark monitoring, Standard + 27 EU countries - Countries: DE, UM, IR - Plus 27 EU countries national |
from €95 |
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Figurative mark monitoring, Standard + 1 country - Countries: DE, UM, IR - National search in the desired countries |
from €55 + €15 for each additional country |
| * information on Nice classes can be found here: Nice Classification |
| Design monitoring | |
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Per design, class and keywords DE, EU, IR |
€50 |
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Per designer/owner name DE, EU, IR |
€20 |
| Monitoring of individual IP rights | |
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| Individual file number per check and delivery | €10 |
| Family monitoring per check and delivery | €15 |
*Please note
With effect from 01.01.2023 the Patent and Trademark Centre Rhine-Main is obliged to charge 19% Value Added Tax (VAT) on all its services. Prices listed are exclusive of VAT at 19%. Affiliates of the TU Darmstadt are exempt from payment of VAT.
