Posted on October 14, 2010.
The filing fee for a patent is $ 100. Why do law firms charge $ 4,000 - $ 20,000a The filing fee for patent in the United States is considerably more than $ 100.
But the price law firm that you mentioned isn't to write a check and sending the request to write the application. Lawyers charge 150-500 an hour of their time, who will pay the rent, pay clerks, pay for computers and paper and toner ....
Have you read many patentsa How long would it take you write onea and remember the claims at the end .... which is the most important part.
Do the math ... so
Search Patents possible contradictory.
If you are applying for a patent without knowing that someone else has a patent that is too similar, you'll shit on you sued. Therefore, patent attorneys do research and will often give you legal protection you otherwise would not.
They do the work and you sit down ..
they seek patent, patent writing, to ensure its validity - etc. ..
patents are very technical legal documents - if not written correctly, small words like "and" if misplaced or ill - may submit your patent to be open to copy and imitate. You get what you pay for.
Research over the prior art requires domain experts, and the framing of the text of the patent both defensible and comprehensive as possible requires extensive and specialized legal expertise.
You are free to try to do it yourself, I guess if you think you can.
This is one reason why I advise to carefully consider both why and when you want a patent. It is not always the best use of limited resources for a company at any given time, and it can not be the best way to protect intellectual property or the pursuit of business objectives.
Filing a patent is a long hard work, which usually requires a couple of years back and forth with the USPTO and much research.
