Patent attorney Tom Galvani charges flat fees for most work.  General fees are described below under each tab.  The below explanations are general fee structures; your specific fee structure will be outlined in an engagement letter and fee letter.

  • Patent Application Preparation

    Provisional applications generally cost between $1600 and $2200, which includes the attorney fees, any drawing fees, and government filing fees.  Most non-provisional applications cost between $4000 and $7000 in attorney fees, $500 in drawing fees, and $730 in government filing fees.  Additional fees are required if a patent search is performed and when the Patent Office corresponds during prosecution.

    Patent Application Prosecution

    The costs of prosecuting a patent application are extremely difficult to predict.  The Patent Office can issue none, one, or many communications making a variety of requests, objections, and rejections, all of which may necessitate responding with varying amounts of work.  Costs for prosecution can run between a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars.  When an application is approved and receives a Notice of Allowance, an issue fee of about $900 must be paid to the Patent Office to have the application issue as an actual patent.

  • Trademark Applications

    Trademark applications generally cost between about $900 and $2000 from filing to registration.  The range in costs depends on whether the Trademark Office issues substantive or formal refusals during prosecution of the application.

  • Copyright Registrations

    A copyright registration typically costs just under $500.  The application process is usually straightforward without many issues, but care must be taken when preparing an application so that it is accepted by the Copyright Office.

  • Privacy Policies

    Small privacy policies for websites are generally billed on a flat-fee basis, and are usually less than $1000.  More complex and lengthy policies will likely be billed on an hourly basis.

    Website Terms and Conditions

    Small website T&Cs are generally billed on a flat-fee basis, and are usually less than $1000.  More complex and lengthy T&Cs will likely be billed on an hourly basis.

  • Non Disclosure Agreements

    Non disclosure agreements are generally about $500.