{"id":2030,"date":"2023-01-01T01:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T06:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/?page_id=2030"},"modified":"2023-05-17T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T01:08:00","slug":"step-4-filing-patent-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/step-4-filing-patent-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 4: Filing patent application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-background-color has-background\">&nbsp;<strong>Step 4: Filing patent application<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the readiness of your invention, the decision has to be made about filing patent application whether to go for a provisional patent application or complete patent application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not quite ready with a complete invention and require further research and development yet you don\u2019t want to lose on the priority date for filing a patent application then going for a provisional patent application is recommended. There are some advantages for filing a provisional patent application, especially in the early stage of work which is discussed in detail in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/provisional-patent-application-in-us-procedure-timeline-cost\/\">provisional patent application<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The patents are territorial in nature, so if you file patent in US, you are getting protection in US only. You cannot stop the use of invention outside US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, if you desire that your invention should be protected in multiple countries, depending on your preference of countries different options, paths, and strategies for filing a patent application is to be adopted with the guidance of a patent agent\/attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International patent application:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/different-types-of-patent-applications\/\">different options and routes available<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategies to go about international patent filing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/patent-co-operation-treaty-pct-application\/\">Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paris Convention and other routes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Filing patent application<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Responsibilities<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inventor<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Inventor.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>reviewing patent application and signing formalities (power of attorney)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patent agent or attorney<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patent-Attorney.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>preparing patent application for filing. recommending best filing route and options for international patent application (if required).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patent office<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-Patent-office.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>receive patent application and provide the receipt along with date and time of filing the patent application.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fees for filing patent application<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attorney fees for filing a patent application in US :<\/strong> Generally, there is no professional fees charged for patent filing patent application (provided fees are paid for patentability search and patent drafting )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official fees for filing a patent application in US :<\/strong> There are many things needed to consider before giving an exact fee amount, as it depends on the number of sheets in the patent specification, the number of claims, etc. but below are approximate costing for this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>official filing fees for Provisional patent application in US<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Large entity<\/td><td>Small entity<\/td><td>Micro entity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>$320<\/td><td>$160<\/td><td>$80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>official filing fees for Non-provisional Patent application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic filing fee &#8211; Utility <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Large entity<\/td><td>Small entity<\/td><td>Micro entity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>$320<\/td><td>$160<\/td><td>$80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The outcome of this step that is filing patent application is :<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You receive a receipt for filing patent application USPTO with the invention title, your name with time and date of filing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, your patent application has secured a priority date for your invention, which makes you less worried about the confidentiality and safety of your invention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The patent application will be taken to subsequent steps requests and fees submitted as per standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mostly the patent application (utility patent application) is filed with the USPTO via an electronic filing system known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/patents\/apply\">EFS-web<\/a>. it is a preferred and cost-effective way of filing a patent application as other forms of patent filing via mail or hand-delivery would be additionally charged fees of $400 for &#8220;non-electronic filing fees&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Next article <a href=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/us\/step-5-publication-of-patent-application\/\">Step 5: Publication of patent application<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Step 4: Filing patent application Based on the readiness of your invention, the decision has to be made about filing patent application whether to go for a provisional patent application or complete patent application. 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