Patent Costs:
Focus will be pleased to write either the provisional or prepare and prosecute the utility application
according to our fee schedule plus the
filing fee,
search fee
and examination fee
plus any formal
drawings at $75/sheet. Payment for preparation, drawings and the filing fee are due at filing.
In your business plan, you need to factor in the prosecution phase fees of about $1500 for Focus
to answer responses from the USPTO and the
issue fee
at about two years after filing the utility,
and maintenance fees
at 4, 8 and 12 years after issuance . The United States Patent Office fees
are subject to change every October 1. These fees have been inching upward as everything else.
The cost of preparation and prosecution of a design patent to seek protection on the physical
appearance of an object is also according to our fee schedule. Additionally, the USPTO design
filing fee,
search fee
and examination fee
for individual inventors and small companies are
payable at filing along with drawing fees at $100 per sheet.
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