Patent Applications

USPatentLaw is interested in establishing ongoing relationships with reputable manufacturers, researchers, corporations, and entrepreneurs. With that end in mind, discounts may be available on fees shown below for repeating or bulk work. For information specifically on international (PCT) applications, click here. General pricing is listed for your convenience here:

FEES FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS:
U.S. Patent Application (Basic Utility):	$5,900
U.S. Patent Application (Complex Utility):	$7,500
U.S. Business Methods Application:	$7,500
U.S. Provisional Application:	$2,900
U.S. Design Application:	$2,300
International PCT Filing w/ U.S. Receiving Office:	$1,000
International PCT Filing w/ Translation and Revision:	$1,500

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Western IP would be happy to discuss your patent application needs. In whatever technical art you deal, USPatentLaw can arrange for an expert patent attorney to draft and file an patent application for you. Please contact us here.

FEE DISCLAIMER

The fees shown above are subject to change at anytime without notice, and do not include filing fees, issue fees, or maintanence fees with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, federal courts, or the National Arbitration Forum. The shown legal fees do not include subsequent prosecution fees. Most patent applications require that one or more office action responses be filed within three years of filing the application, for which practitioners charge extra as/if the responses become necessary. Add 50% for rush service to the fees shown below. Patentability searches and registrability searches can generally be completed with twenty-four (24) hours when rushed fees are paid. Patent applications can generally be completed within ten (10) days when rushed fees are paid. All legal fees are shown in U.S. dollars.

TYPES OF PATENT APPLICATIONS
Design Patent	A design patent protects an ormamental design of a useful item (the way something looks). Cars, shoes, rings and computer icons are all examples. The application process is simple relative to other applications.
Utility Patent	A utility patent is by far the most common type of patent applied for and issued. A utility patent application can be drafted to protect any human-made chemical, machine, device, system, computer program, or method or doing or making almost anything.
Provisional Patent	In the U.S., a provisional patent is a simplified patent application that reserves the right of its inventor to file a utility application for one year. In a sense, it protects an invention temporarily for one year.
Plant Patent	A plant patent covers the creation by a human a new variety of plant if it can reproduce asexually.
International (PCT) Protection	Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), inventors can often obtain patent protection in foreign countries if a PCT application is filed with an international receiving office within one year of the first domestic patent filing.

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HAVE YOU INVENTED SOMETHING REVOLUTIONARY BUT LACK THE FUNDS TO PATENT YOUR INVENTION?

Although nearly unheard of in the industry, registered patent attorneys can draft patents on contingency, meaning in exchange for a percentage of any royalties earned on your invention. If your invention is truly revolutionary and you lack the funds to prosecute a patent application, we may consider drafting and filing your application for a percentage of the royalties.