IP Authority, LLC provides U.S. patent prosecution services for clients seeking to protect inventions across a broad range of technologies. Our work includes utility and design patent application preparation, Office Action responses, examiner interviews, appeal-related filings, continuation practice, and strategic prosecution support.
We combine technical depth with practical prosecution experience to help clients pursue meaningful patent protection while managing cost, timing, and prosecution strategy. When a matter requires additional resources, foreign filing support, or specialized technical input, we coordinate with associate firms and technical professionals to assemble a flexible team suited to the needs of the project.
Our patent prosecution services include:
- Preparing U.S. utility and design patent applications
- Preparing provisional and non-provisional patent applications
- Coordinating PCT, foreign regional, and national-stage filings through appropriate associate counsel or foreign associates
- Preparing and filing Office Action responses
- Preparing Restriction Requirement and Election Requirement responses
- Preparing Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Requests
- Preparing Appeal Briefs and responses to Examiner's Answers
- Conducting examiner interviews to advance prosecution efficiently
- Preparing continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications
- Preparing and filing Information Disclosure Statements
- Reviewing Notices of Allowance and issue-fee matters
- Supporting post-allowance corrections, including Certificates of Correction
IP Authority brings a technically grounded approach to patent prosecution. We work to understand the invention, the client's commercial objectives, the relevant prior art, and the prosecution history so that responses and claim amendments are prepared with both patentability and long-term patent value in mind.
Our experience spans complex technologies including electrical engineering, software, wireless communications, semiconductor devices, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, medical systems, mechanical systems, and electromechanical technologies.
| Service | Professional Fee |
|---|---|
| Provisional utility patent application preparation | $600 minimum |
| Non-provisional utility patent application preparation | $5,500 minimum* |
| Formal drawings preparation | $150 per drawing |
| Non-provisional design patent application preparation | $1,000 minimum |
| Declaration / Assignment preparation | $170 |
| Power of Attorney preparation | $170 |
| Application Data Sheet preparation | $180 |
| Information Disclosure Statement preparation | $180 |
| Service | Professional Fee |
|---|---|
| Restriction / Election response without traverse | $400 |
| Restriction / Election response with traverse | $800 minimum |
| Missing Parts response | $300 minimum |
| Office Action response | $2,000 minimum |
| Examiner interview | $700 minimum |
| Divisional application | $1,000 minimum |
| Continuation / Continuation-in-Part application | $3,000 minimum |
| Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Request | $1,500 minimum |
| Appeal Brief preparation | $2,600 minimum |
| Notice of Allowance review | $300 |
| Issue Fee Transmittal processing | $175 |
| Proofreading issued patent | $300 |
| Certificate of Correction | $175 |
| Maintenance fee service | $200 minimum |
- Please allow at least 3 to 4 weeks for preparation of application drafts.
- All estimates above exclude required USPTO fees, foreign associate fees, government fees, translation fees, and other third-party charges unless expressly stated.
- Expedited work may be available depending on scheduling and project complexity.
- Fees are minimum estimates and may vary based on technology complexity, claim scope, filing requirements, and prosecution issues.
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