01 / Patent search
Prior-art search
$1,500 – $4,000
per search
Checking for prior art (existing software) to confirm the idea is new before the application is written.
Discuss your invention →Pricing
Fees by stage.
Purposeful work.
A software patent application generally moves through five stages. Here is what each one costs.
Attorney Fees
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02 / Patent preparation
Application drafting
$10,000
per patent application
Drafting the technical specification and the claims that protect your software architecture.
Explore application preparation →04 / Patent prosecution
Office Action response
$2,000 – $5,000+
per Office Action response
Answering the USPTO when it issues an Office Action (a rejection). Almost every software application receives at least one.
Explore response work →05 / After allowance
Issue fee
$300
flat attorney fee
Attorney fee for handling payment of the issue fee. USPTO fees are separate.
06 / After issue
Maintenance fee payments
$300
for each maintenance payment
Due 3.5 years, 7.5 years, and 11.5 years from the patent issue date. USPTO maintenance fees are separate.
Strategic counsel
Consultations & agreements, and fractional counsel option of having an attorney on retainer.
Scoped
agreed before work begins
High-level strategic consultations, business strategies, and agreement review and preparation.
Discuss your requirements →USPTO Fees
Government fees are separate from attorney fees. The ClaimMark referral reduction applies to attorney fees only.
03 / USPTO filing
Filing fees
$400–$2,000
non-provisional application
$65–$325
provisional application
After allowance
Issue fee
$258–$1,290
USPTO issue fee
After issue
Maintenance fees
Years from the patent issue date
Year 3.5: $430–$2,150
Year 7.5: $808–$4,040
Year 11.5: $1,656–$8,280
Define the work together.
Where your matter falls in each range depends on the invention, its complexity and the course of examination. We discuss the scope of your matter and its expected cost before work begins.
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Strategic consultations can address portfolio priorities, commercial relationships and the agreements that support your next stage.
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