Fee
Schedule
The
following schedule is our standard legal fees for frequent tasks
such as filing patent applications.
The
amounts below do not include U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
fees, and additional charges may apply when an unusual amount
of work is required.
Our
charges for other legal services such as drafting applications,
responding to Office Actions, and performing validity and infringement
studies are based on the amount of time involved and the billing
rates of the attorneys involved.
The
fees are effective December 1, 1999 and are subject to
change.
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Filing
a Provisional Patent Application
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$275
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Filing
a Utility Patent Application
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$425
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Filing
a PCT/National Stage Patent Application
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$475
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Filing
a Design Patent Application
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$275
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Filing
Translation of foreign language Application in Response
to Missing Parts -
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$200
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Filing
Declaration in response to Missing Parts
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$225
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Filing
a Continuation or Divisional Patent Application
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$450
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Filing
a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)
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$400
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Preparing
and filing an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)
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$200
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Preparing
and filing only a form PTO-1449
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$100
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Reviewing
and reporting an Office Action
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$150
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Preparing
and filing an Election
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$175
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Preparing
and filing Notice of Appeal
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$225
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Reviewing
and Reporting Notice of Allowance
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$200
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Recording
Assignment
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$125
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Filing
priority document
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$100
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Filing
formal drawings
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$225
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Paying
maintenance fee
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$250
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