PAVIS

PAVIS is a leading European Intellectual Property (IP) service provider, specializing in worldwide patent and trademark renewal and EP validations. An experienced team of IP professionals, patent attorneys and network partners safeguards clients’ IP rights and ensures timely payments worldwide. PAVIS excels in expertise, transparency, and client service. Well-established procedures and interfaces provided for data exchange with several IP Management Systems make for smooth and effortless sending of online payment instructions. With PAVIS Online, customers can supervise and manage their entire IP portfolio easily, at any time. More than 1,400 law firms, patent agencies and corporate IP departments benefit from 40 years of experience. In 2020, PAVIS's 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, they carry out payments of fees for intellectual property rights in accordance with the requirements of the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD II). PAVIS is now a Questel brand and a core part of the IP renewals business line. The company is headquartered in Germany.