Typical Fees
This fee schedule represents typical or approximate fees to expect for various standard services. Actual fees and type of billing depend on your actual engagement agreement. All fees are agreed to in advance, in writing, so you do not have unexpected charges. Payment for consultations are due in advance or at time of consultation. This rate schedule valid through: 11/30/2008
Trademarks
- Initial Consultation Only ... $250
- U.S. Federal Filing - one class, one mark (word or logo, each) - $1500 plus filing fees
- Texas State Filing - one class, one mark (word or logo, each) - $500 plus filing fees
- Madrid Protocol (certain treaty countries) - by quote
- oil industry countries - by quote, by country
- Basic Trademark Search ... $1500
- Extended Trademark Search ... by quote
Patents
- Initial Consultation ... $500
- U.S. Provisional, filing service only ... $750
- U.S. Provisional assistance package ... $1000
- U.S. Provisional preparation and filing ... $2500 to $5000
- U.S. Non-Provisional, preparation and filing (up to 20 claims) ... $7500 typical
- U.S. Non-Provisional, as above, business process or internet ... $10,000 typical
- U.S. Non-Provisional, as above, software or hardware ... $12,000 typical
- U.S. Non-Provisional, as above, complex technology ... $12,000-$20,000 typical
- Claim Drafting Assistance or Review ... $4000-$7500 typical
- PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Filing ... add $2500 plus filing fees typical
- patent office acceptable professional drawings extra, typically $100 per page
Copyrights
- Initial Consultation Only ... $250
- U.S. Registration Application ... $500 per work
- Volume or Ongoing Relationship Discount ... by quote
Employee Invention Agreements
- Initial Consultation ... $500
Internet Website Compliance Package
- Initial Consultation Only ... $250
- Website Terms, content, Registration, Copyright Evaluation & Report ... $3500
- Custom Internet Contracts ... $1000 - $5000 typical
Service Contracts and Software Licenses
- Initial Consultation Only ... $250
- Contract Evaluation ... $1000 - $2500 typical
- Custom Contracts ... $1000 - $5000 typical
General Consulation
- Individual (junior attorney consultation) ... $200/hour typical
- Small Business (counsel consultation) ... $300/hour typical
- Corporate or complex legal (senior counsel consultation) ... $350/hour typical
- Discounts for established clients or volume work
- Monthly retainer ... From $1000 to $5000 per month, annual engagement
Innovation Engagement
- Per Project .... $25,000 minimum typical, in $25,000 increments
Audits, small business
- Initial Consultation Only ... $500
- Trademark Usage Compliance ... $3500 typical
- Website Compliance ... $3500
- Intellectual Property Position ... $4000 typical
- Company Kit ... $10,000 typical
- Company and Employee Inventions ... $4000 typical
- Software and Technology Contracts and Compliance ... $4000 typical
- Review of Company Policies (software, employee inventions, contractors, outsourcing) ... $5000 typical