Iolite vs JSK vs MikeLegal vs Provakil vs Claw: Year-1 Cost for 500 Trademarks

Comparison · IP Software Cost

Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial

If you hold or manage about 500 trademarks in India, the real cost of IP software is not the headline price. It is the per-mark fee, the seat fee, the GST, and whether you still need a second tool for court matters. This page works out year-1 cost for 500 trademarks on Iolite, JSK IP Suite, MikeLegal, Provakil and Claw, shows the sums, and explains which tool suits which job. Prices were last verified in October 2026 from each vendor’s own page.

01Why IP software cost is hard to compare

IP software in India is priced in at least four different ways, so two quotes for the same 500 trademarks rarely look alike. Comparing them takes some arithmetic.

Some tools charge per mark, some per seat, some neither

Iolite charges per docket and per staff login. JSK IP Suite cloud charges per trademark plus a fixed yearly fee. MikeLegal and Provakil do not publish price pages for their IP products, so you must ask for a quote. A bundled platform may charge per user and include IP inside a wider plan. These are different units, so a "cheap" number on one page can become the costliest line on your invoice once your portfolio grows.

Currency and tax change the real number

One vendor bills in rupees with GST added on top. Another bills in US dollars. Foreign-currency billing adds exchange rate movement and possible bank or card charges, and you should confirm whether any Indian tax applies on your invoice with the vendor. A fair comparison states the tax position beside every figure.

The portfolio is only half the job

A trademark does not live only at the registry. It is renewed, opposed, watched and, sometimes, enforced in court. Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, registration is renewed every ten years (section 25), and a missed renewal can cost you a mark. Many teams pay for registry docketing in one tool and then track the infringement suit in another place. That second tool is a hidden cost.

02What good looks like when you compare cost

A fair IP software cost comparison uses the same portfolio size, the same period, and the same tax treatment for every tool.

• Same portfolio: here, 500 trademarks and 3 users, for year 1 only.
• Same tax view: every figure below is before GST unless stated.
• Sourced and dated: each price links to the vendor’s own page with the date we read it.
• Honest about jobs: a docketing specialist and an all-in-one platform do different jobs, so the cheapest line is not always the right pick.
• Scaling: what happens to the bill at 1,000 or 2,000 marks.

The cheapest IP software is the one that matches your portfolio size and your job, not the one with the lowest number on the pricing page.

03Year-1 cost for 500 trademarks

For 500 trademarks and 3 users, the year-1 sticker cost ranges from about Rs 33,000 for Claw to about Rs 1,60,000 for JSK IP Suite cloud, with Iolite at about US$1,860. MikeLegal and Provakil are quote-only. All prices were read on their official pages in October 2026.

How the sums work

• JSK: the cloud page lists Rs 300, Rs 280 and Rs 250 per trademark across Starter, Standard and Premium packages, plus a fixed annual subscription of Rs 35,000. At the Rs 250 rate, 500 x 250 = Rs 1,25,000, plus Rs 35,000 = Rs 1,60,000. At the Rs 300 Starter rate the total would be Rs 1,85,000. JSK also sells hosted licence packages, which are a different, one-time model.
• Iolite: the Professional tier is US$3 per docket per year plus US$120 per staff login per year. 500 x 3 = US$1,500, plus 3 x 120 = US$360, giving US$1,860. The Standard tier at US$2 would cut the docket line to US$1,000. The rupee value depends on the exchange rate on the day you pay.
• Claw: Premium is Rs 10,999 per user per year (Rs 1,099 per month), excluding GST. Three seats come to Rs 32,997. IP is bundled inside Premium, so there is no separate per-mark charge and the number does not rise as your mark count grows.

Two honest cautions. First, these are sticker prices, not total cost: set-up, data migration and training are not in these figures for any vendor. Second, the tools do different jobs, which the next sections explain.

04The five tools, compared fairly

The list below is not a ranking. Each tool is described by the job it does best, so you can match it to your need.

05Side-by-side comparison

Where each tool leads depends on the job. Claw does not lead on every row, and the last column says where it does not.

06How to choose

Pick the tool by the job and the size of your portfolio, then use the cost table to check it fits your budget.

If you run an IP law firm with a high volume of registry work, JSK IP Suite or Iolite are specialist docketing systems and are worth a demo. Iolite also fits you better if many marks are outside India. If you are a startup or a company with a few hundred marks and also face infringement suits, a bundled platform can cost far less than a docketing tool plus a litigation tool. See the best trademark software for startups in India. If you want a custom corporate engagement, ask MikeLegal and Provakil for a written quote, and ask for the exact unit of pricing (per mark, per user, per module).

Ask every vendor the same five questions: what is the per-unit price, what is included, what is the tax treatment, what is the cost at double the portfolio, and what does data export look like if you leave.

07Where Claw fits

Claw is an all-in-one legaltech platform for Indian advocates, law firms, and corporate legal teams, combining AI-based case search, an AI legal assistant (Legal GPT), case management, and compliance automation across all Indian courts and tribunals.

On the IP side, Claw’s IPR Solutions tab tracks IP India registry matters across trademarks, patents, designs and geographical indications. It monitors the Trade Marks Journal for conflicting marks using text, phonetic and visual matching, and alerts you. It lists pending compliances, such as trademark renewals and patent annuity and response deadlines, and pending hearings, with related documents and tasks. Alongside that, it tracks IP litigation across Indian courts with a case website, covering 9,102 courts, benches and forums, and offers IP judgment research over 30 crore+ judgments through LegalGPT.

That is why the Claw line in the cost table is low: IP is bundled in Premium, not sold as a separate IPR-only product. The per-search litigation product on the Claw price page is a separate item and does not apply to IP tracking. For a team that needs registry and court in one place, this is the all-in-one India IP option, and on that job we rank it first. For the specialist depths listed under Who should NOT buy Claw, other tools are better.

08Who should NOT buy Claw

Claw is the wrong choice in these cases, and it is better to know that before you buy.

• You need global multi-jurisdiction docketing and annuities. Anaqua, Clarivate and Dennemeyer are built for that.
• You are an IP firm with very high volume registry docketing. Iolite and JSK IP Suite are dedicated specialists.
• Your work is USPTO or CIPO first. Alt Legal is a better fit.
• You need AI prior-art or structure search. PatSnap, Questel and IPRally are built for it.
• You need mass marketplace takedowns. Red Points and Corsearch focus on that.
• You run a technology transfer office lifecycle. Wellspring and Inteum are made for it.
• You need to track copyright registration. Claw does not yet track the Copyright Office. It covers copyright only on the court side.

09Sources and further reading

Prices and facts were checked against these pages in October 2026:

• JSK IP Suite pricing (retrieved October 2026, GST extra): jskipsuite.com/pricing
• Iolite trademark pricing (retrieved October 2026, USD): iolitesoftwares.com
• MikeLegal: mikelegal.com
• Provakil: provakil.com
• Claw pricing (Premium Rs 1,099 per month or Rs 10,999 per year, excl. GST): clawlaw.in
• Trademark registry and renewal rules: IP India

Last verified October 2026. Vendor prices change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy. This is not an exhaustive vendor list.

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