Intellectual Property Costs

Our charging arrangements

Our standard attorney rate is £330 per hour plus VAT with minimum time segments of 15 minutes. For defined projects, particularly when acting for a new client, we will normally discuss the work required and provide a specific quotation before substantive work begins.

Where work has not been included within an agreed quotation or fixed fee, it is charged according to the time spent. This includes telephone calls, video meetings, discussions, correspondence and other ad hoc advice.

UK trade mark applications

We normally recommend an initial trade mark review before filing. This considers the likely registrability of the proposed mark, the appropriate classes of goods and services and potentially relevant earlier rights.

Our usual professional fee for this preliminary review is £330 plus VAT.

Our professional fee for preparing and filing the resulting UK trade mark application is ordinarily £165 plus VAT. The UK Intellectual Property Office fee is currently £205 for the first class and £60 for each additional class.

Initial consultation and funding arrangements

We commonly offer a free initial consultation, particularly in relation to a potential patent application. The purpose of that consultation is to understand the proposed work, identify the appropriate next step and, where possible, provide a specific quotation. More extensive technical or legal advice will be chargeable.

Patent Outsourcing Limited does not undertake intellectual property work under “no win, no fee”, conditional fee or success-based funding arrangements. Clients must therefore be able to fund the agreed professional and official fees as they arise.

To discuss a proposed application, please contact David Tuddenham .

All figures are stated exclusive of VAT unless indicated otherwise and are correct at the time of writing. Professional charges and official fees may change from time to time. A specific quotation and the applicable terms of engagement will govern any work undertaken.

Patent Outsourcing Limited is regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board, generally known as IPReg, and our patent attorneys are members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys . IPReg regulates the patent attorney and trade mark attorney professions in the United Kingdom and maintains the applicable professional and regulatory standards. CIPA is the professional representative body for Chartered Patent Attorneys in the United Kingdom. Further information about our regulatory status and professional registrations is available through the links to IPReg and CIPA.