Clear guides to the deadlines, fees and decisions that keep a patent portfolio alive — US and European.
What docketing is, the deadlines a docket tracks, how in-house teams and firms do it, and whether you still need a docketing team in 2026.
Read the guide → Guide · US prosecutionThe three-month shortened period, extensions to six months, what changes after a final rejection, and how to never miss the date.
Read the guide → Guide · US patentsThe full 2025 USPTO schedule — what the 3.5-, 7.5- and 11.5-year fees cost by entity size, when they're due, the grace period, and how to never miss one.
Read the guide → Guide · European patentsThe EPO's annual renewal schedule from year 3, when fees are due, the grace period, and why renewals become national fees after grant.
Read the guide → Guide · Patent termThe 20-year term, patent term adjustment and extension, terminal disclaimers, and how to find a patent's real expiry date.
Read the guide → Guide · DeadlinesOffice actions, maintenance and renewal fees — grace periods, abandonment, revival, and how to make sure it never gets that far.
Read the guide → Guide · In-house teamsWhy deadlines slip when a portfolio is spread across several outside firms — and how to build a single source of truth that catches everything.
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