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Typical Attorneys Fees and Charges
Cislo & Thomas LLP seeks to provide the highest quality intellectual property legal services with highly competitive fees and costs. We can provide better service at lower costs than most other general firms which offer intellectual property services because we focus on intellectual property.
Also, we can do this because our focus and expertise is on small and midsized clients who need cost effective legal solutions. We have perfected the art of providing great service, outstanding results and reasonable fees. We also use our conveniently located offices in Santa Monica, Westlake Village and Santa Barbara, California to meet with our clients and provide our patent, trademark and copyright services as economically as possible.
Scroll down or download the following PDF to view our fee schedule for many of the typical legal services we perform. The quotes given are general in nature and should be used as a guide for evaluating the costs of any projects. Specific projects may be more or less expensive which we can quote once we know more about your objectives and the nature of the matter.
These fees apply to all our offices in Santa Monica, Westlake Village/Thousand Oaks and Santa Barbara, California for all patent, trademark, copyright and related intellectual property matters serving clients and other lawyers in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Approximate Fee Schedule PDF
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TYPICAL FEES1
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Effective: January 2010 | |
Meeting with an attorney to find out about the firm is free of charge. If a client's legal situation is addressed, there is a $200 charge to provide up to one (1) hour of advice and counsel. |
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WORK SCOPE - GUIDE ONLY
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APPROXIMATE FEES/COSTS
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Initial IP Consultation and Strategy Session (Up to one hour) | $200 | |
Standard hourly rates for IP specialist paralegals and IP attorneys |
$125 - $420/hour | |
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TRADEMARKS2 | | | | | | | | Trademark Scan and Preliminary Report to Client | | $300 | | | | | |
Trademark Registrability Search, Analysis, and Opinion
- Search without Analysis and Opinion | |
$1,975
$650 | | | | | | Trademark Registration - Application, Preparation, Filing Conference (for one class of goods or service) | | $975 | | | | | | Trademark Prosecution (variable) | | from $550 | | | | | | Trademark Appeal to the Board (without argument) | | from $2,500 | | | | | | Trademark Section 8 and 15 Declaration | | $975 | | | | | | Trademark Renewal Application | | $975 | | | | | | Typical State Trademark Application | | $350 | | | | | | Filing Foreign Origin Trademark Registration - received ready for filing in the U.S. | | $975 | | | | | | Filing most other Foreign Trademark Applications (per country) | | from $1,500 - $2,0003 | | | | | | Filing European Trademark Application | | from $2,500 - $3,000
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PATENTS4 | | | | | | | |
Utility Patent Investigation, Analysis, and Opinion
- Investigation without Analysis and Opinion | |
from $1,975
from $650 | | | | | | In-Depth Patent Infringement Study, Including File History Review | | from $3,000 | | | | | | Patent Validity Determination | | from $3,500 | | | | | | Provisional Patent Application (variable) | | from $3,500 | | | | | | Original Utility Patent Application - Invention of Minimal Complexity | | from $6,500 | | | | | | Original Utility Patent Application - Relatively Complex Biotechnology | | from $7,500 | | | | | | Original Utility Patent Application - Relatively Complex Computer Hardware/Software | | from $7,500 | | | | | | Original Utility Patent Application - Relatively Complex Internet- Related Method | | from $8,500 | | | | | | Basic Information Disclosure Statement, Preparation, and Filing (w/application) | | $300 | | | | | | Average Patent Application Amendment/Argument | | from $975 | | | | | | Patent Application Amendment/Argument - Relatively Complex Biotechnology | | from $1,500 | | | | | | Patent Application Amendment/Argument - Relatively Complex Computer | | from $1,500 | | | | | | Appeal Brief to the Board in Utility Patent Application (w/o oral argument) | | from $4,500 | | | | | | Filing Foreign Origin Utility Patent Application, received ready for filing | | $2,000 | | | | | | Filing Non-PCT Patent Application Abroad (translation fees extra) | | $2,000 | | | | |
| Review of prior filed patent application and second opinion as to approach | $1500 | | | | | Filing Previously Prepared U.S. Patent Application as PCT Application in U.S. | $6,500 | | | | | Filing of PCT Chapter II Demand for Examination (basic) | $1,500 | | | | Entering National Stage in U.S. Receiving Office From Foreign Origin
PCT Application (translation fees extra) | $2,500 | | | | Entering National Stage in Each Foreign Receiving Office From U.S.
Original PCT Application (translation fees extra) | $1,500 - $4,500 | | | | |
U.S. Design Patent Application (one embodiment - simple)
- Expediting fee |
$1,500 - $2,000
$1,000 | | | | | U.S. Plant Patent Application | $2,000 | | | |
| U.S Patent Marking Analysis and Certificate of Compliance | $1500 | |
COPYRIGHTS |
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| | | Copyright Registration - Application, Including Client Conference | $350 | | | | | Copyright Registration - Application for Computer Software, Includes Client Conference | $500 | | | |
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TRADE SECRETS |
| | | | | Setting up Trade Secret Protection Program | $1,500 | | | | | Agreements and Advice | Standard hourly rates | | | | | | | |
INTERNET DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES |
| | | | | Instituting Domain Name Dispute Proceedings Before Arbitration Panel | from $4,500 | | | | | Domain Registration Action | Standard hourly rates
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| 1. | All fees/costs include any Patent and Trademark Office or other governmental fees unless otherwise noted. Filing fees based on applicant as small entity with one class of goods. | | | | | 2. | Additional fees apply for additional classes and if the applicant is a large entity (500 employees or more). | | | | | 3. |
Per class, excluding certain Middle Eastern countries.
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For Attorney, fees only as draftsman fees and U.S.P.T.O. filing fees are out-of-pocket expenses that vary depending on applications. |
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