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Patent as a Service

Payment models

Choose how you pay for each patent opportunity: cash, equity, or a combination. Prices are set per opportunity in your proposal and confirmed in the contract. Amounts shown in your local currency are indicative; contracts settle in the currency stated in the contract.

  • Conserve cash

    Equity

    Pay part or all of the fee with a warrant or option over your company's shares, on terms agreed in an equity agreement.

    • Minimal upfront cash
    • Aligned incentives: we benefit when you grow
    • Instrument and vesting agreed in writing
    • Subject to your corporate approvals

    Best for: Early-stage startups raising capital

  • Simple and predictable

    Cash

    Pay a fixed fee per opportunity: a deposit when the contract is signed and the balance at agreed milestones.

    • No dilution
    • Fixed fee per patent opportunity
    • Card or bank transfer
    • Invoices and receipts in your portal

    Best for: Profitable or well-funded companies

  • Best of both

    Hybrid

    Combine a reduced cash fee with a smaller equity component, balanced to your runway and growth plans.

    • Lower cash outlay than the cash model
    • Less dilution than the equity model
    • Split defined per opportunity
    • Flexible as your company grows

    Best for: Growth-stage companies

How the equity model works

Equity payments are documented in a separate agreement alongside the service contract.

Instrument
Typically a warrant or option. Other instruments can be discussed where local law requires.
Valuation basis
Based on your latest priced round or an agreed valuation method — never on figures we invent.
Corporate approvals
You are responsible for the board and shareholder approvals your jurisdiction requires. We track the status in the portal.
Transparency
The percentage, vesting and conditions are visible in your portal at all times.

From proposal to payment

  1. 01

    Select opportunities

    Choose the items from your tier 1 proposal.

  2. 02

    Sign the contract

    E-signature via our signing provider.

  3. 03

    Pay the deposit

    Card payment or bank transfer; equity agreements are signed in parallel.

  4. 04

    Full detail unlocked

    Tier 2 details appear in your portal as soon as the deposit is confirmed.

  • Official fees charged by patent offices and foreign associates are listed separately in the proposal.
  • Prices are confirmed in the proposal for each opportunity; nothing is charged before you sign a contract.
  • We do not guarantee that a patent will be granted. Grant decisions are made solely by the relevant patent office.

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