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Basic Chemical Patent Applications
when the
search
says there is potential - when you want professional work.
U.S. Chemical Utility Patent Applications
Costs for
a basic (entry-level) chemical U.S. Utility Patent Application in its three stages
(redirect for
about provisional applications)
1.2 Chemical, basic
Small entity - $3,645 preparation and filing; $6,300 overall.
Large entity - $4,190 preparation and filing;
$7,600 overall.
Details
below. Or redirect for
corporate-end chemical patent applications.
Stage a. Application
preparation & filing
a.1 Attorney fees:
1.2 Chemical, basic - $2,800
a.2
Formal drawings: draftsman charges (at cost/usually
$200-$500, not always required in chemical cases)
a.3
USPTO fees due at filing: $400 (micro entity) or
$800
(small entity) or $1,600 (large entity)
a.4
(Assignment: $400 for standard-form preparation and recording, with USPTO recording fees)
Stage b. Application
prosecution
b.1 Attorney fees:
1.2
Chemical, basic - $1,450
b.2 The above b.1 fees do not include:
appeals, re-filings, time extensions, responses after final, continued
prosecutions.
Add additional charges for any one of these, or other, steps. Only with
client's authorization.
Stage c. Post-Allowance
c.1 Attorney fees:
$450 normal handling and reporting
c.2
USPTO fees due at issue payment:
above $500 (micro entity) or above $1,000 (small entity) or above $2000 (large entity) (additional
$30 with initial
order of ten patent copies)
USPTO fees subject to change.
Written estimates provided
on request for
chemical application above the basic complexity level. Contact
→ jnorek
(insert-at) noreklaw.com
(dodging
spam).
All applications by an experienced registered
patent attorney & chemist.
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