CountIDS

Public beta CountIDS is free while in public beta. No account needed to start.

Know your IDS size fee before you file.

  • 1Enter application number
  • 2IDS history automatically built
  • 3Upload new IDS
  • 4See the fee

If the application is published, we fetch its filed IDSs from the USPTO automatically. If not, we ask you to upload the earlier IDSs.

By continuing you agree to the Terms.

CountIDS reads every IDS in the application, counts the references, and tells you if a size fee is due — in seconds.

USPTO fetchPulls the IDSs already filed
Reads scanned PDFsTyped forms and scans alike
Ledger per applicationA running total for the next IDS

How it works

Three steps. No spreadsheet.

From the first IDS to the next one you are about to file, the count stays in one place.

  1. Add your IDSs

    Upload the PDFs, or fetch the IDSs already filed straight from the USPTO.

  2. We count every reference

    Patents, publications, foreign documents and NPL — even in scanned PDFs.

  3. See the fee

    The cumulative count is checked against the 50, 100 and 200 thresholds.

Features

Built for the way IDSs really arrive.

Fetches from the USPTO

Enter the application number and pull the IDSs already of record — no downloading, no renaming files.

Reads scanned PDFs

Typed forms, scans and image-only pages are read the same way, and every count can be checked.

Keeps a ledger per application

Each application keeps its running total, so the next IDS is a one-step check.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is the IDS size fee?

A USPTO fee that is due when an IDS brings the cumulative number of references cited in the application past 50, 100 or 200. CountIDS tells you which line, if any, your next IDS crosses.

Do you store my files?

The IDS files you upload, and the files CountIDS gets from the USPTO for you, are deleted when you confirm or discard the review, or after 48 hours with no activity. Your data is encrypted at rest; the Privacy Policy has the details.

If you try CountIDS without an account, everything you enter or upload stays in a temporary workspace. It is deleted when you sign up and your work moves into your account, and otherwise after 2 hours without activity or 12 hours after you start, at the latest. If you close your browser, you can no longer open it.

Is it free?

Yes. CountIDS is free during the public beta. You can check an application without an account, and no credit card is needed to create one.

Public beta

Check your next IDS before you file.

Enter the application number to start. No account needed.

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