Robertson IP

+44 (0)1633 357 051 | enquiries@patenthelp.co.uk

  • Home
  • Get in touch
  • About us
  • FAQs
  • Patents
    • Patent drafting
    • Patent fixing
    • Patent searching
    • UK patents
  • Trademarks and designs
    • Register a trademark
    • Register a design
  • Price list
  • NDA
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Testimonials
  • More
    • Home
    • Get in touch
    • About us
    • FAQs
    • Patents
      • Patent drafting
      • Patent fixing
      • Patent searching
      • UK patents
    • Trademarks and designs
      • Register a trademark
      • Register a design
    • Price list
    • NDA
    • Blog
    • Careers
    • Testimonials
  • Sign In
  • Create Account

  • Bookings
  • Orders
  • My Account
  • Signed in as:

  • filler@godaddy.com


  • Bookings
  • Orders
  • My Account
  • Sign out

Robertson IP

+44 (0)1633 357 051 | enquiries@patenthelp.co.uk

Signed in as:

filler@godaddy.com

  • Home
  • Get in touch
  • About us
  • FAQs
  • Patents
  • Trademarks and designs
  • Price list
  • NDA
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Testimonials

Account


  • Bookings
  • Orders
  • My Account
  • Sign out


  • Sign In
  • Bookings
  • Orders
  • My Account

Prices

Our fees

Prices include VAT.

Professional fees

£144 per hour

All work that our IP experts do for you will be billed at this rate, in fifteen-minute increments.

 

You can ask us to agree to a cap on professional fees in order to control the costs of your project.

IPR application filing

£144

This is the fee for submitting an application for any kind of intellectual property right (IPR).  This does not include preparing the application, which incurs professional fees.

Administrative action

£72

This is the fee for filling in any piece of paperwork relating to your IP on your behalf.  

Forwarding correspondence

£36

This is our fee for filing, docketing, and forwarding to you by email any correspondence from a third party such as a patent office.

Administration fee

12%

Whenever we pay a third party on your behalf, such as a patent office, a translator, or a foreign agent, we charge a fixed percentage of the expense to cover our banking and administration costs.


Typical costs (UK)

Based on the fees above, here are some example costs of common types of projects we carry out for clients. These are based on averages, and the actual cost may be different depending on how much work is required in your particular case.

Patent application preparation

£864 to £1440

Patent application filing

£635

This relates to filing in the UK.

Patent novelty search

£480

Patent application amendment

£288 to £864

In response to an examination report from a patent office.

Patent freedom to operate search

£2,000 to £4,000

Trademark application

£478 to £734

Design registration

£320

Typical costs (international)

These are based on averages, and include anticipated expenses and taxes.

European patent application filing

£2,000

This does not include the cost of preparing the application.

European trademark application filing

£1,100

European registered community design application filing

£700

This does not include the cost of preparing the application

USA utility patent application filing

£1,000

This does not include the cost of preparing the application.

USA trademark application filing

£700

USA design patent application filing

£650

This does not include the cost of preparing the application


Typical lifetime cost

This section gives a very rough guide to the expenses you might expect to incur over the lifetime of a patent.

UK Patent over 20 years

£10,000

Over the twenty-year maximum life of a patent, if it is granted and maintained.

European Patent over 20 years (major economies)

£48,000

Over the twenty-year maximum life of a patent, if it is granted and maintained in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain.

European Patent over 20 years (all countries)

£265,000

Over the twenty-year maximum life of a patent, if granted and maintained in all member states of the European Patent Organisation.

Contact Us

Contact Us

Open today

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Drop us a line!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Copyright © 2019-21 Robertson IP - All Rights Reserved.


Robertson IP Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 12116746.  

Our registered address and place of doing business is First Floor, 46-47 High Street, Newport, NP20 1GA.

We can be contacted by email at enquiries@patenthelp.co.uk.

  • Get in touch
  • FAQs
  • UK patents
  • Price list
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Complaints policy

Powered by GoDaddy Website Builder

Download your free Trade Mark Guide

Don't be confused about trade marks.  Download Robertson IP's easy-to-read Guide to Trade Mark Registration for all the information you need.

Download for free

Cookie Policy

This website uses cookies. Please accept or decline the use of cookies. Privacy Policy

DeclineAccept & Close