Patent Costs

How much does a patent application cost?

Patent costs will depend on technology, complexity, level of detail required and timeframe – however it pays to have a professional drafted specification at first filing.

Based on experience, indicative costs for preparing and filing a patent application for a single invention would be:

• Drafting costs of a patent specification is typically in range $3,300 and $5,500.
• Filing costs for an Australia provisional patent application, based on a professionally prepared specification (above), is typically in range $110-$330.
• Filing costs for an Australia or New Zealand complete patent application, based on a provisional patent application having a professionally prepared specification, is typically in range $1,200-$1,500.
• Filing costs for an Australia innovation patent application, based on a provisional patent application having a professionally prepared specification, is typically in range $800-$1,000.
• Filing costs for an international patent application (PCT), based on a provisional patent application having a professionally prepared specification, is typically in range $5,500-$7,500 (official fees being about $4,000).
• Filing costs for foreign patent application (outside Australia or New Zealand) patent application, will depend on jurisdiction and translation fees, is typically in range $2,500-$12,000 per country or region.

Patentable provides estimates or capped-fee quotes for preparing and filing patent applications. Please note that there are further costs incurred with patent prosecution, registration and ongoing maintenance.

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