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COSTS FOR OBTAINING A DESIGN PATENT

COSTS OF OBTAINING A UTILITY PATENT:

WHAT DO I NEED BEFORE I CONTACT A PATENT ATTORNEY?

IN SHORT, WHAT DOES A PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR COPYRIGHT COST?

The cost of preparing and filing a utility patent application will depend whether the application is for a provisional patent application, a nonprovisional patent application, or a design patent application. The cost will also vary depending on the complexity of the invention. The filing fee will likely be $462. The attorney fee for a simple application might be between $3000 and $4000. Additional fees will follow when a first response is received from a patent examiner, which might be 18 months or more.

The cost of filing for registration of a trademark is usually around $800 to $1000, including a filing fee of either $275 or $325. Additional fees may follow in several months. Often, those additional fees will also be less than $1000 and often less than $500.

The filing fee for an application to register a copyright is $45. For an application to register printed work, such as a book, the attorney time might be expected to be approximately $200. Other works might be similar in costs.