Our patent renewal service allows you to delegate full responsibility to us with complete confidence that your renewals will be handled timely and cost effectively with minimum demand on your resources. From the beginning, we provide full transparency about every cost element involved in the renewals process.
Our team of experts works closely together with trusted international partners and is always up to date. We keep an eye on all deadlines, rule changes and official fees.

Globally recognized partner for our patent renewal service
For more than 40 years we have been handling worldwide annuity payments for patent agencies, law firms and corporate IP departments – efficiently and on time.
We offer tailor-made renewal solutions for your specific requirements.
Patent Renewal Service
Key features
Central point of contact
Worldwide service with a central point of contact
Transparency
Competitive and transparent pricing structures
Data Verification
Meticulous data verification, at onboarding and beyond
Security
Guaranteed security through computer-aided, expert data management
Interfaces
Interfaces with many common IP management systems / IT-aided data management: fully automated data transfer
PAVIS Online
Free of charge for customers - Software for electronic administration of your patent portfolio
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Data Interfaces
Our solution for companies and laws firms that already work with an IP management system
The fully automated interface PAVIS Connect
Ongoing digitization and increasing data complexity bring further challenges to corporate IP departments and IP law firms. At the same time companies are trying to focus on their core issues and free up resources. For this reason, we focus specifically on process automation and on simple and secure data transfer.
- PAVIS Connect is a powerful and fully automated interface which can connect to other systems.
- It enables even more secure processes and saves valuable time.
- PAVIS Connect makes the administration of your IP rights more efficient and convenient.
- Once connected, data including new and amended IP rights as well as payment instructions can be transferred to us in a fully automated and secure manner. As soon as you enter data, our systems will provide feedback if these are complete and correct.
Take advantage of the fully automated data transfer
between your IP management system and PAVIS.
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Fully automated data transfer directly from the client IPMS
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Application directly via your own IP management software
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Immediate alerts in the event of incorrect formats and missing data
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All deadline-relevant data are always up-to-date and from one source
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Current data, costs and status made available immediately
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Immediate, tech-enabled data processing and analysis based on the most up-to-date data available
PAVIS Connect key Features
Import
entering new IP rights, triggering new orders
Preview
information in due date, type of IP right, year, costs
Budget
information on all future due dates and costs of an IP right
History
information on the status of all previous payment orders for each individual IP right
Receipt
Receipt extract for all collective receipts, normal receipts via history module
Cancellation
convenient cancellation of a pending order
Benefits of our patent renewal service

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Reduction of administrative burden and costs
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Process standardisation and automation
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Transaction monitoring, access to current data at any time
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Synchronized databases
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Improved data quality through increased timeliness and consistent formats
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Reduction of risks caused by faulty data
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Reliable and fast evaluations without manual effort
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Price overview available at any point in time
PAVIS Online
Our solution for companies and law firms that don’t work with an own IP management software
Your alternative to IP management systems
Ongoing digitization and increasing data complexity bring further challenges to corporate IP departments and IP law firms. At the same time companies are trying to focus on their core issues and free up resources. For this reason, we focus specifically on process automation and on simple and secure data transfer.
- PAVIS Online is a user–friendly web-based portal that allows you to access your IP portfolio anywhere and at any time. It can be used as a secure and convenient alternative to a full IP management system.
- As a customer, you can administer your own IP rights portfolio with PAVIS Online easily and free of charge.
- The numerous functions enable professional maintenance of your IP portfolio or the portfolio of your clients: from issuing and monitoring payment orders for IP renewals to creating individual invoice and preview lists.
- With PAVIS Online you can give instructions for each transaction easily and securely.
Compliance
In 2020, our subsidiary PAVIS Payments GmbH was officially approved as a regulated payment services provider by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Through PAVIS Payments GmbH, we are the first IP services provider to carry out payments of fees for intellectual property rights in accordance with the requirements of the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD II).

What does it mean for our customers?
100 % compliant
- All payments according to the European Payment Service Directive II
- Annual external third party audit by German Regulator BaFin
Transparent throughout
- Available free of charge, 24/7, so you can check the status of every single project
- Preventing money laundering and terrorism financing
Even more secure
- Liquidity guarantee
- Non payment and insolvency policy
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