What does your idea actually need protected?
Answer eight quick questions about your invention, brand, or startup. We will match you to the exact flat-fee legal product to start with, before you talk about it, launch it, or raise on it.
USPTO registered patent attorney · Flat fee, no surprise bills · Built for founders and sole inventors
Find your starting point in three minutes.
Most people do not need every service on a law firm's website. They need the one right next step. Answer honestly and we will tell you which flat-fee product fits your situation, what it typically costs, and the single biggest risk to watch for right now.
This tool is educational, not legal advice, and creates no attorney–client relationship. If you’re mid-negotiation, facing a filing deadline, or have already received a legal notice, skip ahead and book a screening call directly instead of waiting on the assessment.
Book a Screening CallWhat you will get
A recommended flat-fee product matched to your situation
A plain-language read on what it typically costs and covers
The single biggest risk to watch before you talk to anyone else
A clear next step, with no legal advice and no obligation
Protecting an idea isn’t about knowing patent law. It’s about knowing what to do before you talk about it.
This assessment is a plain-language screening tool, not legal advice or a substitute for consulting an attorney. It does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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These are the five flat-fee starting points the assessment chooses between. Each is scoped to a single deliverable, priced before any billable work begins, and built to lead into the rest of the practice when you are ready.
Provisional Patent Quick-File
You are sitting on something worth protecting before you show it to anyone else. A provisional patent application locks in your filing date so you can safely start conversations with investors, manufacturers, or the public, without losing your rights.
Best for: Solo inventors, engineers, and scientists with an undisclosed invention who need a filing date locked in before they pitch, demo, or talk to manufacturers.
Flat fee, typically $2,500–$4,000 (USPTO filing fees billed separately, at cost)
See what this coversTrademark Clearance & Filing Package
You already know, or mostly know, what you want to call this. Before you print business cards, launch a website, or file, a clearance search tells you whether the name is actually available. Then we file it correctly the first time.
Best for: Founders naming a product, brand, or company who need a clearance search plus a properly filed application.
Flat fee, typically $1,200–$1,800 per class (USPTO filing fees billed separately, at cost)
See what this coversPatentability & Freedom-to-Operate Gut-Check
You are not sure yet whether this is patentable, whether someone already owns it, or whether it is worth the investment. A prior art and freedom-to-operate opinion gives you a plain-language answer before you commit to a full filing.
Best for: Anyone unsure whether their idea is protectable or already spoken for. The lowest-commitment way to find out where you stand.
Flat fee, typically $1,500–$2,500
See what this coversStartup IP Foundations Bundle
You are building with other people, cofounders, contractors, or a small team, and nothing is in writing yet. This bundle covers a trademark screening, IP assignment agreements so the company rather than an individual owns the work, and the legal pages your product or website needs.
Best for: Early teams with cofounders, contractors, or a website already live, where nothing about IP ownership has been formalized.
Flat fee, typically $3,500–$5,000 for the bundle
See what this coversInvestor-Ready IP Snapshot
You are talking to investors, partners, or already fielding questions about what you actually own. A compact IP audit gives you, and them, a clear picture of your assets, gaps, and risk before it becomes a diligence problem.
Best for: Founders raising money or entering a partnership or acquisition conversation who need to show their IP house is in order.
Flat fee, typically $2,000–$3,000 for up to 3 assets (larger portfolios quoted after a short intake)
See what this coversOne firm, every stage after
Every starter product is scoped as step one, not a one-off transaction. Each one leads back into the firm's full practice: patents, trademarks, copyright and content rights, technology and commercial contracts, regulatory and compliance, IP strategy and commercialization, disputes and enforcement, and fractional general counsel.
Book a Screening CallFour steps, and you know the cost before any billable work begins.
The same simple process, whichever starter product you land on.
A 30-minute consultation
A $50 secure video call covering your goals, the documents you send ahead, and whether this firm is the right fit. The $50 is credited toward your fee when the firm takes your matter on.
Scope and a fixed fee
We define the deliverable in writing and quote a flat fee against it, so the budget is settled before work starts.
Conflicts check and engagement letter
We clear conflicts, then a signed engagement letter opens the matter and establishes the attorney-client relationship.
The work begins
Handled by the attorney you spoke with, on a caseload capped so your file keeps moving.
Find out what your idea needs, before you disclose it.
Most patent and trademark rights are lost by moving too fast, not too slow. Three minutes now is the cheapest insurance you will buy this year.
It’s a consultation, not a commitment.
