Do you want to apply for a patent and know the costs of the Patent Attorney or would you like to know the utility model costs in addition to the patent costs?

Established companies as well as startups that want to apply for a patent, protect a utility model or generally “patent their idea” often want to know the patent application costs as well as the Patent Attorney costs in advance. In general, the patent costs as well as the utility model costs consist of the official fees of the respective Patent Office – e.g. the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO / DPMA) in Munich for German intellectual property rights – as well as (in case of support by a specialist) e.g. the costs of the Patent Attorney.

The official fees of the Patent Office in Germany can be precisely defined and are based on the Patent Costs Act. A corresponding overview of the German Patent Office is available here.

In contrast, the costs of a Patent Lawyer or Attorney for Patent Law differ depending on the entrusted Patent Attorney’s Office and the scope of the patent application. In addition to the individual hourly rate, the costs for a patent or utility model application are normally based on the amount of work involved (i.e. the time required to prepare the patent or utility model application). Thus, the costs for the application of a simple invention are usually significantly lower than for extensive, complex developments.

In addition to the classic billing according to the actual time spent – i.e. the hours invested in each case – we also offer various flat-fee packages so that the costs for a patent application or the costs of a utility model application are calculable for the client.

Simply select from the following overview from our various offers for flat-rate costs for filing patent rights or utility model rights:

If you do not find a suitable offer among the lump sums, you can also contact our German Patent and IP Law Firm with Lawyer for Trademark Law and Patent Law (German Patent Lawyer and European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney as well as German Attorney at Law, Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer) directly, so that we can coordinate the further procedure for the protection of your idea.