How much does a patent cost?

How much does a patent cost?

Matt Dixon (Partner) gives expert video advice on: What is the Patent Office?; When are patents granted?; How do I file for a patent application? and more...

Well patent protection can cost anything from a few thousand pounds up to ten's or hundred's of thousand's of pounds depending on the number of countries that you want to get protection in. For typical patent application, the cost of drafting a patent application might be somewhere between £2,000 and £5,000. Then, the cost of prosecuting that to grant in the UK for example, might only be a few thousand pounds more. This can vary vastly depending on the complexity of the technology, the legal difficulties and also the geographical scope that you for.