Fees & Costs
Initial Office Conference
$150.00 (1st ½ hour; thereafter, hourly rate)
PATENT MATTERS
***All Patent Application and Office Action Preparation Fees will vary depending upon complexity of the invention and/or office action.***
| Preliminary Patentability Search and Opinion | $1,400.00 attorney fee |
| PLUS SEARCH COSTS AS FOLLOWS: $325.00 Mechanical | $425.00 Electrical $525.00 Chemical/Software |
| Rush Service | $450.00 |
| AND FedEx / Copies, Etc. | ~ $25.00 |
| PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION | $2,500.00 – $4,500.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
| UTILITY PATENT APPLICATION | $7,000.00 – $12,000.00 Plus governmental filing fees (Average based on 30 hours) |
| Plus Drawing Costs | $300.00 – $600.00 (Average – based on $100/sheet – 2 to 4 sheets) |
| ****50 % RETAINER REQUIRED PRIOR TO INITIATING APPLICATION, AND 50% REQUIRED UPON FORWARDING FIRST DRAFT OF APPLICATION TO CLIENT FOR THEIR REVIEW.**** | |
| DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION | $1,850.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
| Plus Drawing Costs | $300.00 – $600.00 |
| PATENT AMENDMENT | $1,400.00 – $3,200.00 Hourly Rate Plus governmental filing fees |
| Patent Assignment | $495.00 Plus governmental recordation fee |
| Confidentiality Agreement | $475.00 |
| Maintenance Fee Payment | $495.00 Plus governmental maintenance fee |
TRADEMARK/SERVICE MARK MATTERS
| Preliminary Search & Opinion | $950.00 Plus T&T costs and/or Dialog costs |
| T&T Search | $675.00 |
| Retainer (required) | $1,575.00 |
| FEDERAL TM/SM APPLICATION | $950.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
| STATE TM/SM APPLICATION | $550.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
| Plus Search Fee | $250.00 |
| MADRID PROTOCOL TRADEMARK APPLICATION | $1,200.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
| Preliminary review of Office Action: | $90.00 – $125.00 |
| Paralegal fee for docketing and monitoring | Hourly Rate |
| Plus Attorney Fee for review and editing Form Letter to client | |
| TRADEMARK/SERVICE MARK AMENDMENT | $750.00 – $2,500.00 Hourly Rate Plus governmental fees |
| Preparation of Amendment to Allege Use | $495.00 Plus governmental filing fees |
