> Utility patents cost around $6,000 including legal fees and drawings.
This is for the initial filing, and it won’t cover the cost of dealing with the rejections that almost every patent application receives. It’s also a serious underestimate—10k is more typical for the initial filing.
>file a provisional patent application yourself ($150) before revealing your product. That will give you 12 months to explore whether or not your product is viable. If it is, get an attorney before the 12 months expire.
Almost every single provisional application I’ve seen filed without a lawyer’s input has been close to worthless. This is a false economy.
This is for the initial filing, and it won’t cover the cost of dealing with the rejections that almost every patent application receives. It’s also a serious underestimate—10k is more typical for the initial filing.
>file a provisional patent application yourself ($150) before revealing your product. That will give you 12 months to explore whether or not your product is viable. If it is, get an attorney before the 12 months expire.
Almost every single provisional application I’ve seen filed without a lawyer’s input has been close to worthless. This is a false economy.