How much does it cost to apply for a US patent?

How much does it cost to apply for a US patent? From 20 18 65438+ 10/6, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) raised the patent application fee by as much as 33%, and the patent trial and appeal fee by as much as 72%. Bajie Intellectual Property advises the applicant to control the total number of claims within 20, the number of independent claims within 3, and avoid multiple dependent claims (because multiple dependent claims will greatly increase the cost of all claims). How much does it cost to apply for a US patent? Compared with other countries, the patent application fee in the United States is generally more expensive. At present, the official cost of applying for invention patents in the United States is $65,438+0,365,438+00 for large entities, and half for small entities. U.S. patent attorney fees, including those ranging from $200 to $700 per hour, can also be determined as a total price; China patent agency fee, generally about 5000 per piece; Generally speaking, an ordinary American invention patent costs 6000-8000 dollars. There are three ways to apply for a patent in the United States: one is to apply for a patent directly from the United States (confidentiality review is required in the Chinese Patent Office in advance, and you can apply for a patent directly from the United States after the confidentiality review is passed); The other is to apply for a patent directly to the United States through the Paris Convention (the priority is only 12 months); Third, apply for a patent in the United States through the PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (priority can reach 30 months). Regarding fee reduction, American patents have a fee reduction policy for individual applications and small entities (less than 500 people), which is mainly aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, which is conducive to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and reducing their burden. The basic patent applications of Chinese enterprises are generally cheaper, mainly because the examination fees of invention patents are higher, while other design patents and utility model patents are cheaper. Coupled with the gradual strengthening of the national fee reduction policy, you only need to provide relevant fiscal and taxation data, and you can apply successfully if you meet the relevant fee reduction policy. For example, enterprises that declare high and new technology can give priority to fee reduction. How much does it cost to apply for a US patent? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a US patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.