Attorney-Drafted & Filed Provisional Patent Application
A streamlined provisional offering listed on the firm's website at a promotional rate.
Reduced-Fee Solo §103 Response
Solo inventors and very early-stage companies with a single §103 obviousness rejection of limited complexity.
$1,000.00
Engagement type: Flat Fee
Attorney fee: $1,000
$1,000 (flat, attorney fee only)
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
Best for
Solo inventors and very early-stage companies with a single §103 obviousness rejection of limited complexity.
What’s included
- Attorney review of the §103 rejection and cited references.
- Targeted argument-only or modest-amendment response.
- Filing with the USPTO.
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.
- Multi-rejection responses, §101/§112 issues, RCEs, appeals, or after-final actions.
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.
- Confirm in writing that the matter fits the limited scope of this offer.
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.
- Single §103 rejection; one independent claim group; standard art.
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.
- Any expansion beyond a single §103 rejection moves the engagement to the standard office-action service.
Deliverables
Filed §103 response.
Typical timing
Typically 2–3 weeks.
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