--- title: IP Business Intelligence Blog | Patent Blog | Intellectual Property Blog | IP Blog | Patent Management Process description: Patent Management Process | Business perspectives on patents, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology by IPVision leaders, corporate executives, and MIT faculty. --- [![logo](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/logo.png?width=200&name=logo.png "logo")](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/) - [Contact Us](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/about-us/contact-us/) - [Blog](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions) ![IP vision blog banner](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/banner_blog-1.jpg?width=1400&name=banner_blog-1.jpg "IP vision blog banner") ## IPVision Blog Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [A Closer Look at Patent Quality During M&A](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-patent-quality-during-ma) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-22-1.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-patent-quality-during-ma) To this point, we have discussed the importance of IP and the high level questions a Board of Directors should ask Management about the company’s intellectual property. These questions cover a wide range, believe it or not. It’s never so simple as simply knowing which patents the company holds, though many Boards leave even that much to the IP lawyers. First, there’s the deep dive into research and development, which questions such as: [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-patent-quality-during-ma) Categories: [Patent Management Process](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-management-process), [IP Management](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-management), [Patent Strategy](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-strategy), [M&A](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ma), [Boards of Directors](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/boards-of-directors) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-patent-quality-during-ma#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [How Good is the Company’s Patenting Process?](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-good-is-the-companys-patenting-process) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-16-1.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-good-is-the-companys-patenting-process) It’s easy to assume that a company has a good process in place for determining what to patent. Unfortunately, this is often not the case—even for large companies with resources. Certainly, some inventions should come from planned research and development. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-good-is-the-companys-patenting-process) Categories: [Patent Review Committee](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-review-committee), [Patent Management Process](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-management-process), [Boards of Directors](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/boards-of-directors) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-good-is-the-companys-patenting-process#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joe Khurana](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joe-khurana) ## [The Fidget Spinner—And Why You Should Be Vigilant About Patent Maintenance](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-fidget-spinner-and-why-you-should-be-vigilant-about-patent-maintenance) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/sunday%20market-21.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-fidget-spinner-and-why-you-should-be-vigilant-about-patent-maintenance) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of the latest craze in the world of toys—the fidget spinner, a gadget that looks like a tiny ceiling fan and reportedly alleviates feelings of anxiety or restlessness in its users. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-fidget-spinner-and-why-you-should-be-vigilant-about-patent-maintenance) [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/de026b1b-d0c7-4102-8fc6-b13c42fe06e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/de026b1b-d0c7-4102-8fc6-b13c42fe06e6) Categories: [Patent Management Process](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-management-process), [Patent Cost](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-cost) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-fidget-spinner-and-why-you-should-be-vigilant-about-patent-maintenance#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Patents Are Expensive - How To Make Patent Maintenance Fee Decisions](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75193/patents-are-expensive-how-to-make-patent-maintenance-fee-decisions) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/sunday%20market-12.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75193/patents-are-expensive-how-to-make-patent-maintenance-fee-decisions) Here’s a newsflash: patents are pretty expensive. Because they are granted on a country by country basis, there are different maintenance and filing fees required by each country in which you’re attempting to obtain a patent. [A 2003 study from the United States General Accounting Office](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-705146185-pdf/docs/GAO_Report_d03910_-_Small_Business_Foreign_Patents.pdf?t=1491409502105) reported that the lifetime cost for a small company to file and maintain a patent in the United States (and in 9 other major industrial countries) ranged from US$170,000 to US$340,000 in 2002 Dollars. That’s about $220,000 to $440,000 in 2013 Dollars. It’s also important to note that these figures apply to small companies—which usually pay about half the filing fees that large companies pay. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75193/patents-are-expensive-how-to-make-patent-maintenance-fee-decisions) [![schedule a consultation now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3) Categories: [Patent Review Committee](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-review-committee), [Patent Management Process](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-management-process), [Patent Cost](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-cost) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75193/patents-are-expensive-how-to-make-patent-maintenance-fee-decisions#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Best Practice Processes for Patent Maintenance Fee Payment Decisions](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75279/best-practice-processes-for-patent-maintenance-fee-payment-decisions) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-720972949-png/images/bestpractice-resized-600.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/75279/best-practice-processes-for-patent-maintenance-fee-payment-decisions) My [previous article](http://web.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/75193/Patents-Are-Expensive-How-To-Make-Patent-Maintenance-Fee-Decisions) showed how expensive patents are – from $220,000 to $440,000 to file and maintain a patent in the United States and 9 other major industrial countries.  I also discussed one experiment that showed that [data driven patent analytics](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/interactive-patent-mapping/) could predict manually determined patent maintenance fee payment decisions over 70% of the time while dramatically reducing the time and cost to conduct the manual review.  In this current article I describe best practice Patent Maintenance Fee Payment Decision Processes.   IPVision has worked with many companies to implement evidence-based data driven processes for the cost-effective evaluation and management of patents.  The specific processes that are adopted differ somewhat in the details because companies differ in their culture and structure and because of their differing industry technology and competitive environments.  Although the specific processes differ there are core components in each of these programs.  The following is a step-by-step compendium of the best practices I have seen. 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