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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 'filing' fees:
$545
(small entity) or $1,090 (large entity)
a.4
(Assignment: $400 for standard-form preparation and recording, with USPTO recording fees)
a.5 (Additional claims fees:
Additional USPTO fees when claims exceed
three independent claims and
twenty claims total. Add
additional USPTO charges if these limits are exceeded. Only with client's
authorization.)
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:
add $755 (small entity) or $1,510 (large entity) (current rates), possible
publication fees
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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