Fees

Application costs vary considerably.  An average preparation fee for a utility patent application might be about $4500, with Patent Office utility application filing fees totaling $500 (for an independent inventor), drawings costing $300, and a reasonably thorough search costing $750, for a total of $6050.  However, the preparation fee may vary between $2000 and $10,000 depending on the complexity of your invention and the quality of the description you provide, and drawing and search fees may sometimes be delayed, reduced, or omitted.  A design patent application usually costs between $1000 and $1600 as filed.  A federal trademark application with a full search usually costs about $1000.

I charge a fixed fee for work that is reasonably predictable and an hourly rate for work that is not predictable.  I will quote you a fixed fee for preparing your patent application after I have reviewed your disclosure.  Below is a sample of typical fees, excluding USPTO fees and out-of-pocket expenses.  Please contact me for a complete and current fee schedule.  Fees shown below are subject to change without notice.