Chapter 11: What Is It Going to Cost?

The cost of preparing and filing a patent application in the United States has several components: attorney fees, the cost of drawings (if billed separately), the cost of the prior art search (if you’re doing/paying for one), filing fees, and other government fees.

Government fees are typically a minor component of the cost; attorney fees are usually the biggest chunk of the outlay. But it’s important to balance the cost of paying a competent attorney to draft and submit the application against what you might lose if your application is not done correctly—or at all…

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