Investor-Ready IP Snapshot
Founders raising money or entering a partnership or acquisition conversation who need to show their IP house is in order.
Provisional Patent Quick-File
Solo inventors, engineers, and scientists with an undisclosed invention who need a filing date locked in before they pitch, demo, or talk to manufacturers.
$2,500.00
Engagement type: Flat Fee
Attorney fee: Flat fee, typically $2,500–$4,000 (USPTO filing fees billed separately, at cost)
$2,500 – $4,000 flat, by technical complexity and the number of embodiments in scope.
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
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.
What's included
- Intake call to capture the invention and its variants.
- Drafting of the provisional specification and drawings sufficient to support the claimed subject matter.
- Filing with the USPTO and confirmation of the filing date.
- A written note on what the filing does and does not cover before you disclose.
- One follow-up call.
What's NOT included
- Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
- Prior-art searching or a written patentability opinion.
- The non-provisional utility or PCT filing that must follow within 12 months.
- Prosecution, office-action responses, or contested proceedings.
Client responsibilities
- Provide a complete technical description, sketches, and any test data.
- Disclose every public use, sale, publication, or demo already made.
- Review and approve the specification before filing.
Assumptions
- One invention of standard technical complexity.
- One inventor entity of record.
- One round of substantive client revisions included.
- No material adverse facts discovered after engagement.
Scope-change triggers
- Additional inventions or unrelated embodiments.
- Expedited filing to beat a disclosure or trade-show date.
- Formal drawings beyond working sketches.
- Classified or export-controlled subject matter in scope.
Deliverables
Filed provisional patent application and the USPTO filing receipt.
Typical timing
Typically 1–3 weeks.
Watch out for
Most patent rights are lost by talking about the invention too early, not by a competitor beating you to it. A short call now is the cheapest insurance against that.
What usually comes next
Clients who start here typically return within 12 months for the full utility or PCT filing, and often add a trademark for the product name once it is ready to launch.
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