Expect additional costs later on for analyzing and responding to foreign office actions, docketing and paying maintenance fees (annuities), etc. Many countries have extra fees to request examination, and most have annual fees (annuities or maintenance fees) payable during the pendency of the application and/or after the patent issues. Canada: A Canadian application corresponding to a US application can be filed for about $1,500 (depending on the exchange rate).
Mr. Peanut. Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a cane.
3) Charles Schulz. The creator of the beloved Peanuts comic strip died in 2000 at the age of 77. He probably didnât expect that more than a decade later his estate would still be earning enough to make him fourth on this yearâs list. Over the last 12 months licensing and advertisement deals brought him $37 million.