Each job below has one flat fee, set by what the job involves and quoted in writing before I start. It lists what’s in it and what isn’t. If your matter doesn’t fit one of these, I quote a flat fee for it first, and I never bill by the hour for them.
A search and a written read before you commit to a name.
Your name or logo, filed and followed to the office’s decision.
One finished work, or a set the rules let us file together.
The USPTO and the Copyright Office set their own fees and change them. I quote the current amount in writing and pass it through at cost, on top of my flat fee.
Add-ons
Some jobs come up partway through, and licenses sit here too. Each is quoted at a flat fee before I start.
A written response to an examining attorney’s objections.
Standard response to the examining attorney
Proof that a name filed before launch is now in use.
Priced per class
Move a trademark or copyright from one owner to another.
Priced per paper
A formal notice to a site or marketplace hosting a copy.
Priced per notice
Hold a filing date for a year.
Priced by the size of the application
Protect how a product looks.
Priced by the size of the application
A plain-language license for one deal.
Includes one round of changes
A short note on what to sign and what to change.
Priced per contract
The first video call is free and short. I tell you whether I’d take the job and which price applies. You pay only after you accept a written quote.
The flat fee is due when you accept the quote, and the government’s fee is paid when I file. Both are on the quote, so there’s nothing to add up later.
A reply to a refusal is its own flat fee, quoted before you decide. I tell you what I think our chances are before you decide whether to pay for one.
I tell you before I do any extra work, with a flat price. You can say no, and the work you already paid for stays done.
Send the name or the work. I’ll write back with the exact fee, the government’s fee and the first step.