Many IP owners are paying too much for renewals
This service has been created in response to huge disparities in charging between suppliers of renewal payment services.  IP owners can use this platform free of charge, and without disclosing their identities to suppliers, to get a quick idea of what others would charge for the same service.  The pricing provided is indicative and not a formal quotation.

Case study
One IP owner was paying a service fee of US$ 200 per renewal, while other suppliers would have charged less than US$ 40.  However, the difference in service fees was nothing when compared with the difference in costs; namely Official Fees, local agent costs and foreign exchange costs.  The same IP owner was being charged vastly more for what should be disbursements.  Taken together, service fees and costs, the IP owner was paying more than twice as much as other major suppliers would have charged for making the same payments.

Trust issue
IP owners have been referred to a supplier by their professional advisors who receive a referral fee for doing so.  Those same IP owners then literally pay the price for trusting their advisors to make a recommendation in their client’s best interests.  There is a time and place for trust and for many that trust has been abused.

Choosing a supplier
This service is designed to help you to decide who you might want to talk to in more detail about handling your renewals.

Price is a major factor in choosing a supplier.  However, there are many other considerations that should be taken into account, including:
•	How transition would be handled
•	Tools for viewing the status of renewals, giving instructions and monitoring costs
•	Other services the supplier is able to offer that you might need to call on

The suppliers who have agreed to participate in this service favour choice and transparency. There will be price differences between them.  There will also be differences in the way they work.  The choice is yours.