Find out whether your product looks new, then lock in a U.S. filing date. An attorney searches patents and product literature for your mechanism, delivers a written patentability report, then drafts and files a provisional application shaped by what the search found.
Patent drawings are not included and are quoted separately, per sheet. See drawing prices. USPTO fees billed at cost.
Consumer product brands and startups that need “patent pending” status before an Amazon or direct-to-consumer launch, a crowdfunding campaign, a trade show, an investor pitch or a manufacturer quote.
Flat Attorney Fees & Turnaround Timelines
| Starting Level | Standard Fee & Timeline | Rush Fee & Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Patentability Search Only (any level) | $900 (7–10 business days) | $1,250 (3–5 business days) |
| Sketches & Photos | $2,900 (5–6 weeks) | $3,650* |
| Detailed Disclosure | $2,500 (4–5 weeks) | $3,250 (10 business days) |
| Preliminary Search | $2,500 (4–5 weeks) | $3,250 (10 business days) |
| Rough Patent Draft | $2,400 (4–6 weeks) | $3,150* |
| Partial Patent Draft | $2,200 (4–5 weeks) | $2,950* |
| Near-Final Patent Draft | $2,000 (3–4 weeks) | $2,750 (10 business days) |
| Professionally Prepared Draft | $1,800 (about 3 weeks) | $2,550 (10 business days) |
*Rush feasibility for these levels is confirmed at intake. If a 10-business-day filing isn’t feasible, you’re moved to Standard and the rush premium is refunded.
Micro Entity: $65 | Small Entity: $130 | Large Entity: $325
Provisional applications have no USPTO examination fee. Formal drawings are optional and billed at cost ($75–$200/sheet). Entity status is client certification.
Before an attorney signs and files your application, the attorney owes the USPTO a duty of reasonable inquiry and candor under 37 C.F.R. § 11.18(b) and § 1.56, as well as competent representation under 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 & 11.103. For that reason, no application is drafted, revised, or filed until the firm completes and documents its own patentability search. An existing search is welcome as context, but does not replace the firm’s search or reduce the fee.
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