Attorney-Drafted & Filed Provisional Patent Application
A streamlined provisional offering listed on the firm's website at a promotional rate.
PCT Application
A streamlined PCT filing where a U.S. case is already prepared.
$2,000.00
Engagement type: Flat Fee
Attorney fee: From $2,000
Starting at $2,000 attorney fee · ~$2,450 in PCT/WIPO/USPTO fees (subject to schedule and entity status)
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
Best for
A streamlined PCT filing where a U.S. case is already prepared.
What’s included
- Preparation and filing of the PCT based on the existing U.S. case.
- Coordination with the receiving office and selected ISA.
What’s NOT included
- Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
- Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
- Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
- Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
- Substantive re-drafting.
- National-phase entries (separate quotes).
Client responsibilities
- Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
- Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
- Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.
Assumptions
- Standard complexity for the service category.
- One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
- One round of substantive client revisions included.
- No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
Scope-change triggers
- Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
- Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
- Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
- After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
Deliverables
Filed PCT and receipt.
Typical timing
Typically 1–3 weeks.
Standard engagement (quoted after intake)
PCT International Application — attorney fee $1,500 attorney fee. Clients with a U.S. application who want to file a corresponding PCT to preserve international filing options. The fuller-scope version of this engagement, quoted after intake.
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