Patent Filing & Prosecution Service
Help inventors file patents and manage patent prosecution
Overview
Patent filing services generate $150,000-$1,500,000 annually with 60-80% margins (working with patent attorneys).
In 2025, protecting inventions requires patent filing.
Revenue from utility patent applications ($3,000-$15,000 per application), provisional patent applications ($800-$3,000), design patent applications ($1,000-$4,000), patent prosecution support ($2,000-$10,000), office action responses, and international patent filing (PCT).
Successful services work with registered patent attorneys or agents, prepare patent applications and drawings, conduct inventor interviews and documentation, file applications with USPTO, manage patent prosecution process, and coordinate with patent attorneys.
Inventors, startups, and businesses as clients.
Marketing through inventor associations, incubators and accelerators, patent attorney partnerships, innovation competitions, and patent filing expertise.
Required Skills
- Patent Law Knowledge
- Technical Writing
- Invention Documentation
- USPTO Procedures
- Patent Prosecution
- Attorney Collaboration
Pros and Cons
Pros
- High fees for patent filing work
- Growing inventor and startup ecosystem
- Recurring prosecution work after filing
- Can partner with patent attorneys
- Help protect valuable innovations
Cons
- Patent attorney or agent registration required for filing
- Complex patent law and procedures
- Long patent examination timelines
- High liability for filing errors
- Competition from patent law firms
How to Get Started
- Partner with registered patent attorney or become agent
- Learn patent law and USPTO procedures
- Develop patent filing processes
- Market to inventors and startups
- Interview inventors and document inventions
- Prepare and file patent applications
- Manage patent prosecution with USPTO
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