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Costs of Patent Prosecution

By Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

When people decide to patent, the inevitable question of "how much will it cost?" comes up. While not everyone has a handy copy of each AIPLA cost survey, Alan Kasper, First Vice-President of the AIPLA, provided a brief glimpse into the costs involved in his testimony before Congress:

Average Cost of Preparation:

? Preparation and filing of an original application of minimal complexity (10 page specification, 10 claims) = $8,548.00.

? Relatively complex biotechnology/chemical cases = $15,398.00

? Relatively complex mechanical cases = $11,482.00

? Relatively complex electrical/computer cases = $13,684

The average cost for filing an Amendment

? Minimal complexity = $2,244.00

? Relatively complex biotechnology/chemical case = $4,448.00

? Relatively complex electrical/computer case = $3,910.00

? Relatively complex mechanical case is = $3,506.00

The government fees related to such filings are the same (unless the Applicant is a small entity) -- $1,030.00. The cost for filing an RCE is $810.00 plus a service charge (around $350.00). The cost for filing of a continuation application is $1,030.00 plus a service charge (around $585.00).

Full post as published by Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).