A
patent is a grant that
is issued by the United
States Government that
gives you the right to
exclude all others from
making, using or selling
the claimed subject
matter of your patent,
or its equivalents.
Before you decide to
pursue your idea, you
should obviously be
confident that a
reasonable market exists
for you new idea.
It
is a usually best to
have a patentability
search conducted before
you invest time or money
in a new project idea.
If cost is a factor
initially, you can
conduct a free preliminary
patent search on the
Internet. However,
before a patent
application is filed, a
search should be
conducted at the United
States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
We are located in close
proximity to the USPTO
and have a working
knowledge of the area
and the examining
groups. Typically our
patentability opinions
include patent search
data obtained from:
A
computer based
search at the USPTO;
A
manual search
fine-tuned based on
the results of the
computer search; and
A
follow-up with a
patent examiner in
the group art unit
where your patent
application will be
examined.
The
cost to prepare and file
a patent application
varies from $5385 to
over $10,000, including
the government filing
fee.. The average cost
is $7885 and complete
financing is available.
Discounts are also
available to
corporations or
individual inventors for
multiple patent
applications.
If
you have further
questions, please contact
our office. We
will be glad to provide
you with a complimentary
30 minute consultation
concerning patents or
any other intellectual
property matters.
