Report:MicroPatent PatentWeb/Pricing/Pricing Policy
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Pricing
Subscriptions to PatSearch FullText are available on a daily or annual subscription basis. In addition, MicroPatent’s Document Delivery service is available as an annual package, or on a pay-as-you-go basis for occasional users.
Document pricing is based primarily on whether the document can be found in MicroPatent’s standard or special collections. Standard collection document include US granted patents and published applications excluding the 1836-1963 collection, EP granted patents and published applications, and WIPO (WO) documents. These documents are priced at $4.95 per copy for .pdf or .tiff electronic copies.
All other collections are considered special collections and are priced accordingly. Special collections include documents from the following authorities:
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The pricing schedule is as follows:
| Document Pricing | |
| Front page Preview | $1.50 per patent, or FREE with full document purchase within 24 hours |
| Download patent - (.TIFF .PDF) Standard Collection (US, EP, PCT) | $4.95 per patent |
| Download patent - (.PDF) Special Collection (worldwide) | $8.95 per patent |
| Front Page Only | $1.50 per patent |
| Email (ASCII Text, US patents only) | $2.00 per patent |
| HTML (e-mail/download) - US only | $2.00 per patent |
| Lotus Notes | $6.95 per patent |
| XML | $2.00 per patent |
The following table contains pricing information for standard collection patents by fax or mail.
| Document | Fax | US Mail |
| US patents | $10 + 75 cents per page | $10 per patent + $3.95 shipping |
| EP/PCT documents | $15 + 75 cents per page | $15 per 50 pages + $3.95 shipping |
MicroPatent’s website contains instructions for creating a new account, via which the user may then order daily searching and document downloading subscriptions. The user is prompted to enter their name, address, phone number, and email address, and create a login and password. Once this is accomplished, a deposit of $50 (USD) is required. If the user’s initial document order is less than $50, this amount is retained by MicroPatent, but the remaining balance will be credited to future orders.
Multi-user subscriptions are available at the local, regional or global level for companies with users in various office locations via MicroPatent’s TOPS (Total Optimized Patent Solution) offering. TOPS is described as a bundle package with multiple tools (searching, document delivery, analysis tools) all available via a single subscription.
Per-day subscriptions are available for $95/day. The subscription is active for an entire day, even if the user goes idle or signs off the system. Many of the features included with an annual subscription are active for a per-day subscription as well, with the major exception being that per-day users cannot save WorkSheets.
The MicroPatent website indicates that volume discounts are available, and advises interested parties to contact the sales department.
