Representation under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, in the United States Patent Office
I) For the creative applicant filing an initial patent application, under the PCT Treaty, who utilize the USPTO as the Receiving Office
1) Rather than first filing a national patent application in a country, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, or Japan, some of the well endowed applicants select this route to file their initial utility patent application.
2) Due to the extreme precision required in preparing a Patent Cooperation Treaty Application, its accompanying documentation, potential non-North American communications as well as possible translation expenses, the professional charges by the Counseling The Creative® Office to the creative applicant are similar, although higher, for the preparation of the International PCT Application disclosing a “simple” invention than those associated with the initial preparation costs associated with the pre-USPTO-filing of a United States Utility Application for Letters Patent.
a) Counseling The Creative® illustrative fees for preparing a United States utility patent application
b) Counseling The Creative® fees are higher for complex applications
c) Please see www.USPTO.gov for government fees associated with a PCT Application.
II) For the creative applicant filing a PCT International Application, who has previously utilized Counseling The Creative® to prosecute the United States Application for Letters Patent
1) Generally, unless mandated by the First Office Action directed to the previously filed United States Application for Letters Patent, Counseling The Creative® requires a retainer of at least US$2400.00 to file the PCT International Application with the US Receiving Office.
a) Please see www.USPTO.gov for government fees associated with a PCT Application.
III) For the creative applicant, who has already filed their PCT International Application disclosing a “simple” invention, wherein the date for entering the US National Stage and converting the prosecution of the PCT Application into a US Application for Letters Patent before the USPTO is drawing near and wherein said date is subsequent to the international priority date.
1) To minimize expenses, the creative applicant should make the initial contact of the Counseling The Creative® Office at least 90-120 days before the US National Stage is to be entered.
2a) If a PCT Application, already written in the English language PCT format, is to be filed in the USPTO and the creative applicant does not direct Mr. Pearce to make significant alterations to that PCT Application before converting it to a US Application for Letters Patent in the USPTO, Counseling The Creative® requires at least a US$3600.00 retainer for rendering this service as well as all non-North American communication expenses; or
2b) If a PCT Application, not already written in the English language, is to be filed in the USPTO, Counseling The Creative® requires at least a US$4800.00 retainer to have a Counseling The Creative® translator translate the non-English language PCT Application and to prepare and file the translated Application in the USPTO. The applicant may also incur non-North American communication expenses.
3) Professional charges by Counseling The Creative® to the creative applicant for the prosecution of the converted PCT Application in the USPTO which was originally filed in a jurisdiction other than the United States will likely be higher than those associated with the prosecution of a United States Utility Application for Letters Patent originally filed in the United States by the Counseling The Creative® Office.
a) Counseling The Creative® illustrative fees for preparing a United States utility patent application
b) Counseling The Creative® fees are higher for complex applications
c) Please see www.USPTO.gov for government fees associated with a PCT Application.