OUR FEE SCHEDULE:
All fees (in U.S. dollars) are associated with each step in the patent preparation and prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an invention of average complexity. Only after a confidential disclosure of the invention is made, a better estimate (not-to-exceed) flat fee can be quoted. All fees for complex patent applications and other patent matter not covered herein will differ from those stated in this FEE SCHEDULE, and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The fees collected by Patent Law Agency, LLC for patent related services do not include any costs and expenses to be incurred. Such expenses may include, but are not limited to, long-distance travel, drafting and drawing charges, consulting fees with outside associates on behalf of client, courier and mail services, photocopying, filing fees, USPTO/PCT fees, etc. In addition to the fees in connection to the Patent Law Agency, LLC services, the Client will also be billed for all costs and expenses.
Note that all fees are subject to change without notice and are not guaranteed.
U.S. FEE SCHEDULE SUMMARY
Activity | Patent Agent Legal Fees (Average Range Complexity Fees) | Other Professional (Average Range Complexity Fees) | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Initial Consultation (free – online about 1 to 2 hours) | (FREE) | NA | NA |
Patent Search | N/A | NA | NA |
Provisional Patent Applications (Includes online meetings with inventors to discuss all aspects of the invention, writing the application, unlimited revisions, etc.) | $800 to $2000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Regular U.S. utility patent application (Includes online meetings with inventors to discuss all aspects of the invention, writing the application, unlimited revisions, etc.) | $2,000 to $5,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
International (PCT) patent applications – Provided an adequate regular U.S. patent application has been filed by the Patent Law Agency, LLC | $500 to $2,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
U.S. National Phase (from PCT) | $700 to $2000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site |
U.S. design patent applications | $800 to $2,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Response to Office Actions (includes FREE, no obligation online consultations, with detailed analysis of the Office Action free of any charges or obligations for our clients) | $200 to $2,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Appeal final rejection by Examiner | $1,200 to $3,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Most Petitions to the Commissioner | $200 to $3,000 | Patent Drawings | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Prepare Patent App. for issue | $500 to $2,000 | Modification of Spec. /Figs. may be required | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Pay patent maintenance fees – Refer to reminder service and pay fee, if desired 3.5 year fee; 7.5 year fee; 11.5 year fee | $200 | NA | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
Others (Complex cases, already written and translated, etc.) | On a Case-By-Case Basis | On a Case-By-Case Basis | See USPTO web site for all relevant fees |
In general, we offer flat fees for most of our services. However, there are instances where fees must be based on an hourly rate. For those rare instances, our hourly rate is $200 per hour.