How much does a good international patent application cost?
The filing fees are pretty cheap, only around $1,200 total. But the attorney fees are very expensive. For a very simple invention, the cost would probably range around $4,000 to $6,500. For something complicated, it could run well over $25,000. There’s a very good site that gives a breakdown of what everything will cost here: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/patent_cost.html They’ve got a good chart for the attorneys fees, but here are some of the other basics they cover that you need to keep in mind: (1) Currently the initial fees for a non-provisional application are $500.00 (there are actually 3 different fees which add up to $500, all of which are due at the time of filing), which covers the cost of 20 claims. Additional claims will cost more. Included in the 20 claims are 3 independent claims and 17 dependent claims. Independent claims in excess of 3 cost $100.00 and additional claims in excess of the 20 included cla
