Ratecard of Minimum Fees

A firm fixed price quote is available for most services
Pre-filing Services	Minimum fee
Initial Consultations  One half hour review of invention disclosure - covers most cases  Extended review of complex cases	No charge.  Individually quoted
Novelty search and patentability opinion Most mechanical cases are charged the minimum fee. Computer and chemical searches are higher.	$450
US Patent Proceedings	Minimum fee
New Utility patent application -- fixed price quote always available *Most mechanical cases are $2800 to $3500 (see another page for what else is involved) *Most electrical and computer cases are $2900 - 3800. Fees to the Patent and Trademark Office and drawing costs are extra.	$2800*
Continuing or divisional Utility patent application Fees to the Patent and Trademark Office and costs for drawings are extra..	$500
Provisional application Minimum fee is ONLY available for inventor-written cases that can be filed nearly verbatim. Most cases are substantially above the minimum fee.	$300
Design patent application Fees for the all-important drawings are not include and are set by the drafter.	$400
Amend application and negotiate with USPTO examiner Utility application  Design application	$450 $250
Appeal rejected application to the Board of Appeals and Interferences	$2000
Formal, non-substantive responses  e.g., prepare papers for issue fee payment  Most cases at minimum fee.	$100
Prepare a petition	$175
Record assignment of patent or application  includes PTO fee	$165
International Patent Proceedings	Minimum fee
Filing an application equivalent to an earlier US application (official fees not included)  As an initial PCT application ("Request" under Chapter I)  File a national application in another country does not include local attorney's fees (commonly higher) or foreign patent office fees	$850  $550
Filing an original PCT application not equivalent to an earlier US filing	$3000
Terms: Ratecard effective January 1, 2009 Documents and other disbursements charged at actual cost + 5%  Search  fees are prepaid  Application preparation has a 50% retainer fee at outset  Other fees are net 30  Interest at 0.63%/mo (7.5%/yr) charged after 60 days.

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Registered Patent Agent
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