Patent Filing Cost Estimator

Pick patent type, entity size, complexity, and add-ons. Get an itemized 20-year timeline showing every USPTO fee, attorney bill, and maintenance payment. Reveals how the total breaks across filing day, office actions, issue, and the three maintenance fee deadlines that decide what survives.

What this tool does

• All 4 patent types: provisional, utility, design, plant
• USPTO entity discount baked in (large/small/micro — 0%/50%/75% off)
• Year-by-year cost timeline including 3.5/7.5/11.5-year maintenance fees
• PCT international filing path with national stage entry per country
• Attorney fees tiered by complexity (simple / moderate / complex)
• Optional add-ons: prior art search, RCE, Track One expedite, terminal disclaimer

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Help Toolz is a collection of free browser tools that solve real problems without signup walls, ad-stuffed listicles, or affiliate-link articles. Every tool runs entirely in your browser — your inputs never leave your device.

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