File and manage trademarks & patents, without the paperwork.
ToFU is the fastest way to work with your local IP office — no links to chase, no passwords to remember, no forms to fill in. It's a single portal to upload and download all your IP office correspondence.
Everything you need to manage a mark, in one place.
directly with IPONZ
Submit trademark and patent applications straight through the official IPONZ API — no re-keying forms on a government portal.
every case in one view
See IP office filing status, deadlines and correspondence for every case at a glance, updated automatically.
across all your devices
Your work follows you between Mac and iPhone automatically, using a shared iCloud account — nothing to configure.
clarity, not legal code
Built for lawyers, not developers. Every screen is designed to be clear on first look, with no technical setup required.
Start on your Mac. Check status from your phone.
ToFU is available for macOS and iOS, kept in sync automatically through iCloud. Draft an application at your desk, then check on a filing while you're between meetings — it's always the same up-to-date record.
Full IPONZ coverage today. More jurisdictions on the way.
ToFU connects to the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office (IPONZ) API, covering trademark and patent application filing and case management end to end.
One simple subscription.
Frequently asked questions
ToFU is an app for managing intellectual property applications — trademarks and patents — currently for New Zealand, built for lawyers who want a simple way to file and track cases without wrestling with a government portal.
ToFU currently covers New Zealand in full via the IPONZ API, including filing trademark and patent applications. Australia, the EU and the US are coming soon.
Not at all — ToFU is designed for lawyers and their teams, not developers. If you can use Mail or Calendar on your Mac or iPhone, you can use ToFU.
ToFU uses a shared iCloud account, so everything you do on one device appears automatically on the other. There is nothing to set up or connect manually.
Yes. ToFU connects directly to the IPONZ API, so trademark and patent applications are submitted directly from the app — no separate portal or paperwork.
ToFU is $27.99 USD per month (around $49.99 NZD per month at current exchange rates), and includes both the macOS and iOS apps.