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Pricing

Take a look at Stake’s flat fee IP law services to help determine the economic value of protecting your IP.

Transparent Pricing

Stake is committed to transparent pricing and offers flat fees for most legal matters.

On this page, we provide estimated flat fees for different types of legal work. 

We operate using individual statements of work for phases of a legal matter. Before beginning work that would incur additional cost, we will submit a statement of work for your approval quoting the actual scope of work and costs. Government fees and other expenses (e.g., expert witnesses, customer surveys, travel) are additional.

We generally require a deposit of the first $10,000 of any statement of work.

IP Playbook

  • IP Playbook $1,950

    Whether you need to align your IP strategy with your business strategy or you're not sure what IP is right for your business, our IP strategy is your next step. Over the course of two workshops and two weeks, we will work together to build an IP Playbook that complements your company's business plan.

What's in-scope?

Patent Applications

  • File a U.S. Provisional Utility Patent Application $4,500

    Typical government filing fee: $130.

  • File a U.S. Utility Patent Application $10,500

    Typical government filing fee: $730 (expedited $2,536).

  • File a U.S. Utility Patent Application (Continuation) $1,500

    If based on Stake-prepared U.S. Non-provisional Utility Patent Application. Typical government filing fee: $730 (expedited $2,536).

  • File a U.S. Design Patent Application $2,250

    Typical government filing fee: $520.

  • File an International (PCT) Patent Application $11,500

    Typical government filing fee: $2,500 (U.S. Receiving Office).

  • File an International (PCT) Patent Application (Follow-on) $1,500

    If based on Stake-prepared U.S. Non-provisional Utility Patent Application. Typical government filing fee: $2,500 (U.S. Receiving Office).

  • File a U.S. National Stage Utility Patent Application $1,500

    Typical government filing fee: $552–$800. Includes preliminary amendment to reduce claim count and remove multiple dependencies.

  • File a Foreign National Stage or Paris Patent Application $1,050

    Foreign associate legal fees, translation fees, and government fees additional.

Patent Prosecution

  • Prepare/File U.S. Patent Office Action Response $3,000
  • Prepare/File Request for Continued Examination (RCE) $3,000

    Typical government filing fee: $600 (1st) or $1,144 (2nd+).

  • Prepare/File Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) $350

    Typical government filing fee: (i) if an IDS timing fee is required, $112.00; (ii) if an IDS size fee is required, the following amounts less any previous IDS size fee paid, $200 (refs. 51-100), $300 (refs. 101-200), $800 (refs. 200+).

  • Prepare/File U.S. Patent Restriction Requirement Response $700

    Election without traverse.

  • Appeal Rejection to the PTAB $4,500

    Typical government Notice of Appeal fee: $362. Oral argument quoted if desired.

  • Finalize Allowed U.S. Patent Application $700

    Typical government issue fee: $516 (Utility) or $520 (Design).

  • Respond to a Foreign Office Action $2,250

    Foreign associate legal fees, translation fees, and government fees additional.

  • Payment of Maintenance Fee or Annuity $300

    Typical government fee (U.S. Patents): $860 (3.5 year) / $1,616 (7.5 year) / $3,312 (11.5 year). Foreign associate legal fees and government costs additional.

Trademarks

  • U.S. Trademark Clearance Search $1,000

    Includes walk-through of results.

  • File a U.S. Trademark Application $1,500

    Includes knockout search. Typical government filing fee (per International Class): $350.

  • Respond to a U.S. Trademark Office Action $1,250

    Typical government fee if a 3-month extension is necessary: $125.

  • Appeal Refusal to the TTAB $3,250

    Typical government fees through briefing: $425.

  • File a U.S. Trademark Statement of Use or Extension $350

    Typical government filing fee (per International Class): $150 (Statement of Use) or $125 (6-Month Extension).

  • File a U.S. Trademark Sections 8 & 15 Declaration $550

    Filed between the 5th and 6th years from the registration date. Typical government filing fee (per International Class): $525.

  • File a U.S. Trademark Sections 8 & 9 Renewal $550

    Filed between the 9th and 10th years from the registration date, and every 10 years thereafter. Typical government filing fee (per International Class): $650.

Copyrights

  • File a U.S. Copyright Application $500

    Typical government filing fee: $65 (standard) or $865 (expedited).

  • Respond to a U.S. Copyright Office Action $550

Analysis & Opinion

  • Novelty Search $1,500
  • Novelty Search with Opinion $2,500
  • U.S. Freedom-to-Operate Search $3,500
  • U.S. Freedom-to-Operate Search with Opinion $9,900
  • In/Validity Opinion (per patent) $9,500
  • Non/Infringement Opinion (per patent) $8,500
  • In/Validity & Non/Infringement Opinion (per patent) $15,000

Litigation

Every litigation is different, but we can operate on a phased flat fee basis. Get an understanding of your budget for a specific case with the Case Review and Preliminary Case Plan.

  • Send a Cease & Desist or Demand Letter $1,500
  • Response to a Cease & Desist or Demand Letter $1,500
  • Case Review and Preliminary Case Plan $3,500

    Start here if you're considering proceeding with any of the following litigation options. We'll review the facts and the law, prepare a preliminary high-level case plan, and help you decide whether and how to litigate.

  • Prosecute/Defend a TTAB Opposition or Cancellation $50,000+

    Typical government filing fee (plaintiff only): $600.  Read More

  • Prosecute/Defend a PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR) $100,000+

    Typical government filing fee (plaintiff only): $23,750 with request, then $28,125 if instituted.

  • Prosecute/Defend a PTAB Post-Grant Review (PGR) $100,000+

    Typical government filing fee (plaintiff only): $25,000 with request, then $34,375 if instituted.

  • Prosecute/Defend a District Court Infringement Action $150,000+

    Typical government filing fee (plaintiff only): $402.

  • Prepare/Respond to UDRP Petition $2,500

    Typical filing fee: $1,500 (1-member panel) or $4,000 (3-member panel).

  • Prepare/Submit DMCA Takedown (via Host Web Form) $500
  • Prepare/Submit DMCA Takedown (via Takedown Letter) $1,500

Deals & Licensing

  • Professional Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) $450

    Also known as a Confidentiality Agreement or a Confidential Disclosure Agreement.

  • IP Assignment $350

    Our fee waived if submitted with an Application. Includes recordation with USPTO (patent government fee $0, trademark government fee $40).

  • IP License Agreement (Internal) $1,490
  • IP License Agreement (External, Negotiated) $4,500
  • Trademark Consent Agreement $1,490
  • Due Diligence (Level 1) $2,000

    We will review the intellectual property involved and basic status information, as well as identify issues that can be investigated further in Level 2.

  • Due Diligence (Level 2) $5,000+

    Level 2 Due Diligence involves the work set forth in the plan formulated during Level 1.

Subscriptions

  • Counsel Subscription $1,495/month

    Legal shouldn't be a pain point in your innovation process. With our Counsel Subscription, we'll build and manage your IP strategy and portfolio.

What's in-scope?

  • Trademark Track & Watch $30/month/mark

    Track renewal deadlines, watch the USPTO database, Google®, and Amazon® for appearances of your trademark, and send a quarterly report detailing upcoming renewal deadlines and guidance on any newly detected potential infringements