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Basic Attorney-Prepared U.S. Provisional Patent Applications


Firm's flat-rate basic provisional patent application program

  • Professional provisional patent application.

  • Lower complexity, single-focus subjects only.

  • Specified fields only.

  • Applicant provides subject disclosure/description.

  • Applicant-selected drawing options.

Caution - not for every situation - see provisional vs non-provisional, about provisionals

Redirect for provisional patent application template programs or corporate-end patent applications.
 


Basic Provisional Application preparation & filing:

    1.    Attorney fees: 
            1.1    Mechanical, basic - $1,800
            1.2    Chemical, basic - $1,960
            1.4    Electronic, basic - $1,960
            1.5    Business method, basic - $2,160
            1.6    Industrial, basic - $1,960

    2.    Drawings:
            2.1    Client provided - no charge
            2.2    Informal - $45 per figure
            2.3    Formal draftsman charges (at cost/usually $200-$500)

    3.    USPTO filing fee:  $125 (small entity) or $250 (large entity)


Program Details

  • Professional provisional patent application - by experienced registered patent attorney - focus on enablement - no claims included.

  • Lower complexity, single-focus subjects only - hourly rate available for higher complexity and/or multi-focus subjects.

  • Specified fields only - hourly rate available for other fields.

  • Applicant provides simple, informal, plain-language subject disclosure/description - commensurate in scope (but not format, formality) to requirements of provisional template.

  • Applicant-selected drawing options - client provided (reasonably clean and simple); informal prepared-in-house ($45 per figure); or formal (draftsman charges, at cost).

  • Partial refund if discontinued early (incomprehensible disclosure, incompetent subject, response failures etc.)

(also available - economical assisted provisional application template programs)


basic provisional patent application disclosure/order form >> download


questions, inquiries - contact the firm (all modes) or call 312.419.8055

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The Law Office of Joan I. Norek
25 E. Washington Street, Suite 1400
Chicago, Illinois  60602
Tel.  312.419.8055   Fax 312.236.6686
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