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The Virtual Patent Agent Office

Patent Application Filing and Prosecution Services - COST ESTIMATOR

The Virtual Patent Agent Office, Fee Estimator

US Patent Office, Fee Schedule

PCT Fee Schedule



OFFICE FEE ESTIMATOR


Sherman D. Pernia, Esq
is the Law Office of Sherman D. Pernia, PhD, JD
US Patent Agent & Attorney at Law
Houston, Texas, US

The Virtual Patent Agent Office is an Internet service of Sherman D. Pernia, Esq., P.C.


Initial E-mail or Telephone Consultation: FREE

Hourly Fees:
. . . Registered Patent Agent/Attorney: $150 - $250.00 per hour
. . . Patent Law Clerk/Research Associate: $75.00 per hour

Task Defined Fee Estimates (and Fee Cap):
Draft and file a regular US or PCT patent application:
. . . $3,500 to $4,500 (Cap) for simple & uncomplicated mechanical, electrical or chemical inventions.
. . . $4,000 to $6,000 (Cap) for inventions of medium complexity, including software, biomedical/pharmaceutical device and method inventions, and more complicated mechanical, electrical or chemical inventions.
. . . $5,000 to $8,000 (Cap) for complicated inventions including complex software, mechanical, electrical and chemical inventions, and biomedical/pharmaceutical composition inventions.

Draft and file a US Provisional Application:
. . . $ 1,500 to $2,000 - to meet US section 112 enablement requirements.
. . . $ 600 - protective of rule 102 publication bar only.

 Patentability Study:
. . . $ 250 to $500 - prior art patent search.
. . . $ 700 to $ 1,500 - written patentability legal opinion, cost depends on the type & amount of prior art to be covered in the opinion.
. . . $950, minimum cost for a Patentability Study (includes prior art patent search and patentability opinion).

Draft and file a design application:

$1000: Existing industrial design application

$1500 to $2500: New application, cost depending on condition of drawings.

 Response to Examiner's Action on the merits of the application:
. . . $1000 to $2,000 - cost depends on complexity of the office action and whether this office prepared the original application.

Filing services for patent and trademark applications, without review:
. . . $ 180 - for US Express Mail deposit of a completed document to guarantee a filing date (with at least two day lead time). Expedited surcharge for less than two days lead time, plus $40.

 Expedited Task Surcharge for less than 4 weeks lead-time:
. . . 10 percent of usual fees. 

Urgent Task surcharge for less than 2 weeks lead-time:
. . . 20 percent of usual fees.

Extremely Urgent/Emergency Task surcharge for less than 1 week lead-time:
. . . 50 percent of usual fees.

Note: Govermental fees are additional


A Retainer Fee Is Required In All Cases Before a Task Assignment Will Be Accepted:
. . . 50% of estimated task fee for ordinary tasks.
. . . 100% of estimated task fee + surcharge fee for Urgent and Emergency work.

Balance of Fee Is Payable Upon Completion of Task.

All Fees Are To Be Paid in U.S. Dollars
Note: Fees may be paid by major credit card; bank check; or wire transfer.

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Last update: 11/2004