Helping inventors navigate through the patent process.

© 2006 International Patent Group, LLC

 

This website provides general information only, not legal advice. You should not act upon this information without independent legal counsel. The information on this website is not guaranteed to be current, complete or accurate.

PLEASE BE AWARE:

The fees indicated below do not include USPTO fees or subsequent legal services such as but not limited to appeals. For the most current USPTO government fees, please go to the USPTO website. The below stated fees are minimum fees only. Our fees may be increased based upon various factors, such as but not limited to the complexity of the project and rush services. You will be notified first of any fee increase. Nothing herein should be considered a guarantee or a promise.

 

Please be aware that all payments must be made in United States Dollars (USD), and that the following fees are base fees only.  Increased fees maybe charged for more complicated inventions, or on services which require additional time.

 

PATENTABILITY SEARCH FEES AND SERVICES

All patentability searches include copies of located patents including U.S. issued patents and published applications, and published PCT, European, Japanese Abstracts and United Kingdom patent documents.  Additional foreign patent documents can be searched, but the availability of searchable patent documents may be limited.

 

PATENTABILITY OPINIONS

 

SPECIALIZED SEARCH FEES AND SERVICES

 

· Validity/Invalidity Search (Typically 7-10 business days)

· Infringement Search (Typically 7-10 business days)

· Right to Use/Clearance Search (Typically 7-10 business days)

· Collection Search (Typically 7-10 business days)

· State of the Art Search (Typically 7-10 business days)

· Technical Literature Search (Typically 5-7 business days)

· Assignment/Patentee Search (Typically 5-7 business days)

· Trademark Search (Typically 5-7 business days)

 

PREPARING AND FILING U.S. PATENT APPLICATION FEES AND SERVICES

 

· Provisional Patent Application (Typically 2-4 weeks) - includes patent drawings -

· Utility Patent Application (Typically 4-6 weeks) - includes patent drawings -

· Design Patent Application (Typically 2-4 weeks) - includes patent drawings-

· Continuation, CIP, Divisional Patent Applications (Typically 2-4 weeks)

 

U.S. PATENT APPLICATION PROSECUTION FEES AND SERVICES

 

· Reply to Office Actions (Typically 2-4 weeks)

· Reply to Notice of Allowance, Issue Fee (Typically 2-4 weeks)

· Preparation and Filing of an Appeal (Typically 2-4 weeks)

 

PATENT DRAFTING/DRAWING FEES AND SERVICES

 

· Utility or Design Drawings (Typically 7-14 business days)

· Drawing Corrections, Additions, Changes (Typically 2-5 business days)

 

PREPARING AND FILING A Patent CoOperation Treaty (PCT) Application and/or national stage entry Fees and Services

 

· PCT Application (Typically 4-6 weeks)

· U.S. National Stage Entry (Typically 1 week)

· Amendments to National Stage Filing

 

GENERAL FEES

 

· Agent Hourly Rates

 

DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL

 

· Patent Copies (Electronic or Paper)

· File Wrappers

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