Esign Legal Indiana Patents Forms For Free

To file a design patent application for free, all you have to do is conduct a patentability search, gather the required materials, and apply to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Your application should include photographs and drawings demonstrating the innovation in your design.

Many inventors hire a patent attorney to help them navigate the application process, but this is not always necessary or worthwhile. Attorney fees tend to be very expensive, often costing more than the application fees. Some individuals and small businesses would prefer not to bear these extra costs.

Applicants with free options for acquiring intellectual property protection: The Patent Pro Bono Program is a nationwide network of independently operated academic and nonprofit organizations that endeavor to match volunteer patent practitioners with financially under-resourced inventors seeking patent protection.

The cheapest way to get "Patent Pending" status is to file a provisional patent application. All that is required is a detailed description of the invention, an informal drawing, and a synopsis of how you came up with the idea. For small entities, the application fee is $130 and for large companies it is $260.

A patent attorney will usually charge between $8,000 and $10,000 for a patent application, but the cost can be higher. In most cases, you should budget between $15,000 and $20,000 to complete the patenting process for your invention.

Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.4(d)(2), the USPTO permits the use of electronic signatures for all documents filed using the EFS-web platform or via facsimile. This rule includes inventor declarations, powers of attorney, information disclosure statements, etc.