There is some debate over whether this qualifies as a blue-collar job. After all, ATCs usually earn more than $100,000 per year, work in an office-type surrounding, and supervise airline pilots, who themselves earn six-figure salaries.
Good news everyone! The Patent Office has granted a patent on a cure for cancer. Last December, the Patent Office issued Patent No. 8,609,158 on a âpotent drugâ that ârebukes cancer, cancer cells, and kills cancer.â According to the patent, this drug cures a litany of other maladies.
There are two ways you can patent an idea: 1  Write and file your own patent application (the cheapest way) - total cost about $900 for most inventors to get an issued patent (USPTO fees only). Hire a registered patent attorney or patent agent to write and file a patent application for you (the most expensive way) - total cost $5,000-$10,000 mostly in attorney billing time. If you choose to write and file your own patent application, the total cost of a patent is not that great. In this case the only fees you have to pay are the official US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fees.