IP firm registration and management guide

How to run a patent cost simulation, how a patent attorney invited to the directory completes an application, and how a firm registers in the firm directory.

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1. 1

   Be listed as a patent attorney first

   Firm registration is open only to attorneys already published in the directory. The publication confirmation e-mail contains the private invitation to join an existing firm or create a new listing.

   

2. 2

   Choose between joining and creating

   The private form keeps the validated attorney e-mail locked. Choose “Join an existing firm” to avoid re-entering its details, or “Create a new firm listing” when it is not yet listed.

   

3. 3

   Find the firm or describe a new one

   For an existing firm, search, select the result and confirm your attachment request; human review protects the other members. For a new listing, fill in legal and displayed names, country, city, address, website, description, year founded and headcount. A logo is required and optimised automatically.

   

4. 4

   Confirm and continue

   Certify the information, request publication and accept the privacy policy, then continue to the subscription. If a firm that may be the same one already exists in that country, the application is put on hold, no payment is requested and a human review is opened.

   

5. 5

   Choose the country and the plan

   Choose Essential, Visibility or Premium for each country listing, monthly or yearly (12 months for the price of 10), excl. tax. Stripe's secure checkout shows the selected plan, billing period and applicable tax before confirmation. The launch code 123TAKEOFF grants eligible firms Essential free for life.

   

6. 6

   Complete Stripe checkout

   Check the amount and billing period on Stripe, then confirm. Returning to Patfee with a successful status means the payment was accepted and the listing now awaits review; it is not yet public. Refreshing the page or receiving the same webhook again must not create another subscription or e-mail.

   

7. 7

   Receive the subscription confirmation

   After payment or a valid promotional code, one confirmation e-mail shows how the firm will appear, summarises the plan and provides the secure subscription-management link. Premium also shows the future dedicated-page address.

   

8. 8

   Manage or change the subscription

   The confirmation and monthly e-mails open Stripe's secure billing portal. Update the payment method, download invoices, upgrade immediately with proration, or schedule a downgrade or cancellation for period end. A scheduled cancellation can be reactivated before that date.

   

9. 9

   Review, publication and updates

   Every paid listing is reviewed before going live. Once approved, it appears in the relevant country directory; Premium also receives a dedicated page. Secure links let an authorised member update the published information. If approval is refused or Patfee removes the listing for a reason attributable to Patfee, the unused period is refunded pro rata.

   

10. 10

    Monthly visibility report

    Each month the firm receives an e-mail with its views, the site traffic and the single-use update link. Non-Premium firms also get the upgrade link.

    

11. 11

    Receive the Premium widget instructions

    Premium subscribers can request by e-mail the HTML code to copy and paste into their professional website, with editable colour codes.

    

12. 12

    Install and test the widget (Premium only)

    Paste the HTML snippet into the authorised page, then test the calculator on mobile and desktop. The widget runs on the firm's website while calculations remain served securely by Patfee.

    

13. 13

    Firm listing removal — step 1: each attorney removes only their own attachment

    On the update page, "Leave this firm" appears only on your own row: each colleague removes only themselves, from their own private link.

    

14. 14

    Firm listing removal — step 2: the firm stays public while another attorney remains

    As long as at least one other attorney is attached, the firm stays published: there is no button to delete the firm itself.

    

15. 15

    Firm listing removal — step 3: the last attorney leaves

    When you are the last attorney, the form names the firm and warns that removing your association will end its publication. After confirmation, the firm is withdrawn from the directory automatically. Attorney listings stay; the firm record is archived 12 months, then deleted.